Ways to 'manage' dangerous and troublesome 'neighbors'.

1.  Boil Capsicum sp. in water or vinegar, then throw it into the 'four corners' of the home or apartment (north, west, south, east- counterclockwise).  This inflames or provokes the spirits of the house or apartment, to reject the tenants.  Obviously, this involves 'breaking and entering', unless the neighbor has given you a set of spare keys.  In some British and Irish folklore, the spirits of the home 'live' or enter through corners, literally open ended 'triangles' (one symbol of the 'manifest', as is the circle and 'perfected cube').  The same is true in South Eastern U.S. folklore, as well as the chimney and hearth/oven/cook-stove.


2.  Steal a sock from the neighbor tie it to a train or throw it into a river moving west.  They will move (preferably the 'head' or the 'heads' of the household.


3.  Obtain the hair of  a deceased 'criminal' and place it in a northern or western facing door or window (to invite the soul in)...they will be harassed out of the residence and we'll leave it at that.  Except, renting or selling will be difficult unless the hair is returned to the original 'location'.


4.  I learned this in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the 90's.  Chicken legs tied on a roof will cause ALL the inhabitants 'under the roof' severe intestinal distress (wasting).  Probably best for extremely dangerous neighbors, as it eventually causes them to expire, if they fail to move.  Chicken legs, used to be sold in groceries in the South U.S. as food, even though they were meager, nutritionally.  I find it a bit humorous, as Baba Yaga's (A Russian Folk Spirit) house moved on chicken or bird's legs.  Moved literally and 'figuratively' (a movement in the U.S. can mean a 'bowel movement', 'a change in music' or a change of location or position).  This is a cross-cultural or Quintessent meaning, as described by A. Chumbley (yes, I read his works).