Sydney man charged over neighbour attack

A man will face court accused of forcing his way into a neighbour's unit in Sydney's west and pouring diesel onto the staircase.

Police allege the man, 58, was carrying diesel, matches, an iron bar, a screwdriver and a hammer when he entered the Montrose Avenue unit in Fairfield East on Monday afternoon.

He's accused of confronting the 44-year-old man living there, pouring diesel on the stairs and chasing the younger man when he jumped out of a second-level window to escape.

A man, 58, will appear in Fairfield Local Court on Tuesday charged with aggravated break and enter with intent to inflict assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Police aren't saying what caused the confrontation.