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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live next door to the richest man on the planet?
Well apparently, it is actually not all it is cracked up to be.
This is according to the neighbor of Elon Musk, who has revealed what living next to the billionaire is truly like after he had the cops called on him for being ‘naked’.
According to people who live close to the Tesla boss’ compound near Austin, Texas, security is pretty tight since the tech mogul moved in.
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Speaking to the New York Times, neighbor Paul Hemmer is not best pleased with the living situation, claiming that Musk is responsible for zoning code violations and referring to the place as ‘Fort Knox’.
According to Hemmer, he has been under continuous surveillance from the multiple security camera and last year, he was accused by Musk’s security team of indecent behavior.
Hemmer denies the team’s accusations that he was naked and instead says that he was on his own property in black underwear.
The cameras also caught him peeing while out walking his dog.
Hemmer said: “The cameras got me, it’s scary, they have guys sitting and watching me pee.”
In retaliation, Hemmer flew a drone over Musk’s property in an attempt to record the alleged zoning violations.
A formal complaint was launched against the billionaire by a group of local residents after Musk moved in back in 2022, voicing their disapproval with the 16-foot chain-link fence that was built around the compound.
According to the report by the New York Times, the fence is 10 feet higher than local height restrictions allow.
The SpaceX CEO also installed outward-facing surveillance cameras and his neighbors have also protested against the increase in traffic in the area.
In a complaint, Hemmer wrote: “Transporting service employees to other houses, leaving their cars on our quiet streets, hauling laundry to and fro to other houses has to stop.”
Hemmer and other neighbors appealed to the West Lake Hills Zoning and Planning Commission, who sided with the residents.
Talking about the decision, commissioner Jim Pledger said: “If an exception was made, we’d incentivize people to break the rules.”
The West Lake Hills city council plans to review the commission’s decision next Wednesday (May 14).
There is a possibility that the council could hit Musk with a mandate to dismantle the installations that don’t comply with regulations.
