Does he have cameras outside? Do you own any black spray paint and a dark hoody?

Here you go OP. That should soak up the light pretty good.

https://www.arborday.org/trees/privacyhedge/

It is. A massive storm came through and I am pretty sure the lights crapped out until he replaced them.

If he's worried about security, I agree with the spray paint and hoodie. Give him something to validate his light, then explain how you were robbed and that you did a ton of research indicating that IR and cameras are a far better solution to the problem.

He installs IR floods and cameras! No visible light for you, security for him. TADA.

You sound like you might know what you are talking about. How do the do with wind?

Tie into the electric line (covertly of course) with some device that uses lots of juice. A honking A/C unit will do nicely. When he discovers how much electricity he's paying for maybe he will cease this nonsense. Anyway, lights aren't the best burglar deterrent. A big old mean looking dog is.

I think I know that guy

Never had any problems with them, and if it's really bad then build in a hold post while they are young

A nuisance is a condition that substantially interferes with the use and enjoyment of land by causing unreasonable discomfort or annoyance to persons of ordinary sensibilities attempting to use and enjoy it. Barnes v. Mathis, 353 S.W.3d 760, 763 (Tex. 2011). Actionable nuisance may fall into one of three categories: negligent invasion of another's interests; intentional invasion of another's interests; or other conduct, culpable because abnormal and out of place in its surroundings, that invades another's interests. City of Tyler v. Likes, 962 S.W.2d 489, 503 (Tex. 1997). Nuisance is a field of tort liability, a kind of damage done, rather than any particular type of conduct. Id. at 504. A nuisance can occur in one of three ways: (1) by physical harm to property; (2) by physical harm to a person on his or her property, such as an assault on his or her senses or by other personal injury; or (3) by emotional harm to a person from the deprivation of the enjoyment of his or her property, such as fear, apprehension, offense, or loss of peace of mind. Tex. Union Pac. Res. Co. v. Cooper, 109 S.W.3d 557, 560 (Tex. App.Tyler 2003, pet. denied) (op. on reh'g). Noise and glaring light can be a nuisance. See GTE Mobilnet of S. Tex. Ltd. P'shp. v. Pascouet, 61 S.W.3d 599, 615 (Tex. App.Houston [14th Dist.] 2001, pet. denied).

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My in-laws went through a similar situation. They live on 5 acres outside of Lufkin city limits. They removed the absolute minimum amount of trees to get their log home built. It was a beautiful wooded experience. The lot next to them went unsold for a long time, which they regret not buying.

A retired police office eventually bought the lot. First thing he did was clear cut it. Then he attempted to surround the entire lot with a barb wire fence. My in-laws voiced opposition to that so he put a wood rail fence on their side. He also placed multiple floodlights on tall poles to light up his entire yard. I'm not kidding, the place looks like a football stadium at night. They complained about that as well, but all he did was adjust the lights a little away from them. Even so, it has totally ruined my in-laws "live in the woods" vibe.

And why did he do all of that, you ask? He's paranoid about being robbed. No joke.

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I think my aunt and uncle live in that neighborhood. Story sounds familiar.