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High fences make bad neighbors.At least that’s what those living near Elon Musk’s “Fort Knox” high-walled compound near Austin, Texas, claim — including allegations that the mogul’s security forces called the cops on one neighbor for allegedly standing naked in the street.Paul Hemmer, a retired real estate agent and head of the neighborhood homeowners association in West Lake Hills, has been among the most vocal residents complaining about Musk’s alleged zoning code violations.He told the New York Times that he has been under constant surveillance from Musk’s security cameras, which were installed on the grounds of a property that the billionaire mogul purchased with the intention of merging with two other adjacent lots to serve as a compound for him, his 13 kids and their mothers.“I call that place Fort Knox,” Hemmer told the Times.Last year, Musk’s security team accused Hemmer of indecent behavior, alleging he was nude outside his home.Hemmer denied that he was naked and said he was on his property wearing black underwear.On another occasion, Hemmer stopped to urinate while walking his dog — which Musk’s security surveillance captured.“The cameras got me,” Hemmer told the Times.“It’s scary they have guys sitting and watching me pee.”Hemmer’s outrage at Musk prompted him to fly a video-equipped drone over his property in a bid to document alleged violations, the Times reported.Hemmer and other residents of an upscale cul-de-sac in West Lake Hills, an affluent suburb just west of Austin, launched a formal complaint against Musk after he moved in to their neighborhood in 2022.The world’s richest man — whose portfolio of companies includes Tesla, SpaceX, X and Neuralink, — purchased the $6 million, 6,900-square-foot mansion through a limited liability company.Musk’s arrival in the neighborhood, however, was anything but subtle as neighbors soon observed unsettling changes, the Times reported.Workers installed a towering 1...