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Woman paints house with colorful emojis after neighbor reported her for a short-term rental.

I&#39;ve got three words for you: emoji spite house.In a brilliantly petty display of vengeance, one woman had her Manhattan Beach, CA property repainted pink with two emojis (🤐 and 😜). Neighbors are alleging the paint job is in response to them reporting the property as a short-term rental. Short-term rentals are illegal in Manhattan Beach.In Manhattan Beach, a woman painted her Airbnb rental with emojis because it’s “time for the emoji.” Her neighbors say the emoji house is “bullying” and worry that if the city doesn’t stop it, it’ll become a slippery slope to a “poop emoji house” https://t.co/ZFlyTWHLD5 pic.twitter.com/9nTq65kxDa&mdash; Liam Dillon (@dillonliam) August 6, 2019 According to The Los Angeles Times, Kathryn Kidd had to pay $4,000 in fines after neighbors told the city about her use of the house as a short-term rental (like Airbnb). Not long after, the house became hot pink and emoji-adorned. The emojis sport long eyelashes, which neighbor/snitch Susan Wieland claims are meant to mock her. She was wearing eyelash extensions the one time she met Kidd.         View this post on Instagram           I love painting walls.🤐😝 #wallart #almost #perfectcircles #artdaily #spraycanart #sprayart #ocd #dislexia #exteriordesign #artcommission #art #pink #theemojihouse #Manhattanbeach 📸 @thegoneman A post shared by  Z the Art (@ztheart) on May 31, 2019 at 1:59pm PDT         View this post on Instagram           Rpost from the @thegoneman THE EMOJI HOUSE 🤐🤪 🎨 @ztheart #TheEmojiHouse #theemojihouse #emojiart #beachfrontproperty #art #beachlife #Manhattanbeach #artdaily #pink #emoji #selfie #eyelashextensions #eyelashes #ladypink #artcommission #comissionart #wallart #exteriordesign #funnyart A post shared by  Z the Art (@ztheart) on May 31, 2019 at 5:25pm PDTFor her part, Kidd says, &#39;I&rsquo;m trying not to offend anybody. I did it for the purpose of being happy, being positive, and I think it&rsquo;s cute and quirky and kind of funny, and certainly was a time for the emoji.&quot; The site&#39;s encouraged rubbernecking and photo opps, which detractors claim is a &#39;traffic nuisance issue.&#39;         View this post on Instagram           The emoji house feud in Manhattan Beach. 🤐 @ztheart #emojiwars #emoji #streetart #commissioned #hotpink #manhattanbeach #beachfront #mural #theemojihouse #emojiart #eyelashextensions #funnyart #ztheart #popculture #headlinenews #elporto #eyelashes #beachlife #nbcnews #usapefit A post shared by  April Thompson (@usapefit) on Aug 2, 2019 at 8:36pm PDT         View this post on Instagram           So this is a thing now.... #theemojihouse The houses on 39th street in Manhattan Beach were once painted a neutral color palette of tans, whites and grays, complemented by an adventurous splash of light yellow or blue. But not now: One of the homes is sporting a bright paint job decorated with two giant emojis. Neighbors say it’s retribution in a property dispute that has turned into a battle with the city. A post shared by  Keeping it Social with Pam (@keepingitsocialwithpam) on Aug 7, 2019 at 9:17am PDT         View this post on Instagram           So this is a thing..... #TheEmojiHouse A post shared by @ guywithacommute on Aug 5, 2019 at 8:09pm PDTPersonally, I adore this spite house for the Internet age. It&#39;s a hilariously creative way of telling people to mind their own business.

I&#39;ve got three words for you: emoji spite house.  In a brilliantly petty display of vengeance, one woman had her Manhattan Beach, CA property repainted pink with two emojis (🤐 and 😜). Neighbors are alleging the paint job is in...