Bad neighbour not cutting grass :(

no they wouldnt do that as they are hardly even there and dont give a sh***t like i keep saying, they have told me that straight to my face.

 

Melannie, people are hesitating to recommend a solution because the situation as you have described it, is an inevitable flashpoint.

How can we in good conscience recommend you vandalise someone else's property even if they were not violent?
And you say they ARE violent!

 

just a suggestion but is there any chance you could buy the land ? that's if you'd like the garden...but by the sounds of it you're dealing with an 'iffy character'...if it's possible it could solve your problem...As for the weed killer i wouldn't go down that route it's bound to back fire....I really understand where you are coming from and feel for you..good luck..

 

Is there nothing you can do about the gaps in the fence to stop the grass and debris coming through? A big sheet of plastic would cost less than the weedkiller - you could nail it to the fence your side.

 

I have had some problem neighbors in the past:fingerdrum:, who didnt look after their lawns......and i would just cut theirs when i was doing mine....it never caused an issue.

I would be hesitant to do anything to destroy their lawn, even if they say they dont care.....and they say they are the "home owner", but do you know that for sure? I have neighbors who share our driveway, and they say they own their house....they dont, her dad bought it for them:o.........so they could be just claiming to own it
If they arent the real owners and you spray anything on their lawn, you maybe dealing with an irrate owner(actual owner) who knew nothing about this.

I would try talking to them one more time , and in the conversation, offer to cut it for them....its a pain to have to do it(believe me, i know).....but do do somthing to their lawn....i wouldnt......it will most likely cause more harm then its worth, and i couldnt damage someone else's property, no matter how much they pissed me off.

Good luck. :thumb:

 

THERE..........perfect solution:WINK1:.......since they are never there, offer to maintain it for them, since you are there and have to look at it, that it wouldnt be a problem to cut it........and do you really want to look at a dead patch of grass?

 

wait till the grass is long, then contact your council and tell them the long grass is breeding mosquitoes .... they may send the owner a friendly letter advising them to mow on a regular basis

 

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Melannie, I understand that things may be getting you down. However, if all we are talking about here is a bit of overgrown grass, personally I'd just turn a blind eye and resign myself to doing a bit of clearing up now and again. Things really could be an awful lot worse. In the past I've had a halfway house full of crims next door, two large, aggressive dogs leaving steaming piles everywhere and people blasting gangsta rap through my house at all hours of the day and night. At times, I'd have killed for a deserted prairie on the other side of the fence.

I don't mean to sound unsympathetic - I'm sure this is making you miserable. But if your neighbour is even half as nasty as you say, I think you'd be better off leaving well alone.

 

Melannie, what you are suggesting could result in you being arrested for criminal damage. No matter the state of next doors garden all the plants in it, including the overgrown grass, is their property. However, I would suggest reporting the problem to the local council. Most councils nowadays have policies in place regarding neglected properties.

 

I've read all of this thread with great interest.

Forgive me, but is there an element of garden snobbery going on here? This thread is about a perceived problem with the neighbour's garden, and there was mention of another neighbour whose bush was overgrown.

The fact of the matter is I would guess none of us are blissfully happy all the time with everything in the neighbourhood, but we live and let live.

It seems to me that this is a trivial matter that is easy to resolve without any dispute and minimal cost. Here's how I'd go about it:

1. Do something with the fence so that the neighbour's debris doesn't come in.
2. Acknowledge that you have your garden, and they have their garden. Yours is yours, theirs is theirs.

Sorry this isn't what you want to read, and of course this is just my opinion which you have the right to take on board or ignore, but that's how I'd deal with it, then everybody can just get along.

 

My farmer neighbour sprayed my hedge off last year & appologised for doing it. He didn't realise.

This year he's not come near my place with spray & consequently there is a riot of wild flowers next to us, full of birds & insects.

At the end of the season I will offer to cut it all down for him as a token gesture, and as a way of getting free compostable stuff

 

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Seriously - if last time you nearly came to blows, consider what they'd do if you put weedkiller on their property.... you might think they're not interested in the land, but give them an opportunity to report you to the police.........

:(

Don't know the answer re stopping the grass onto your side though - maybe put a border around your side of the land and put weedkiller on your side??? I know - not much help - sorry.

Angela

 

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