Neighbor questions about property line and trees/fencing....

[Sunnydee]

Originally Posted by garyw300

My neighbor put up a fence a couple years ago to keep the deer out of his grape vinyards. I have no problem with that. The problem I have is that the weeds on my side of the fence are getting out of control. We have been unable to find the markers placed in the ground by the surveyors. I asked my neighbor if I could trim the weeds and he said no even though they are on my side of the fence. Neither of us know where the property line is. My question is do I have a right to cut down the weeds on my side of the fence? As of late I have had problems with animals such as mice and rats making nests in the grass. It is a problem we never had before. My neighbor has been totally unreasonable of my requests. I just want to do what is correct I can't afford a surveyor as we have medical bills we are still trying to pay off. Can someone help me please?

You absolutely have the right to cut down weeds on your side of the fence. If you don't want to do that you could always use Roundup or some other chemical weed killer and get rid of them that way. It is my understanding that if it's on your property you can cut it, including overhanging branches. Best wishes.

[MidValleyDad]

Originally Posted by garyw300

My neighbor put up a fence a couple years ago to keep the deer out of his grape vinyards. I have no problem with that. The problem I have is that the weeds on my side of the fence are getting out of control. We have been unable to find the markers placed in the ground by the surveyors. I asked my neighbor if I could trim the weeds and he said no even though they are on my side of the fence. Neither of us know where the property line is. My question is do I have a right to cut down the weeds on my side of the fence? As of late I have had problems with animals such as mice and rats making nests in the grass. It is a problem we never had before. My neighbor has been totally unreasonable of my requests. I just want to do what is correct I can't afford a surveyor as we have medical bills we are still trying to pay off. Can someone help me please?

You are not clear if the fence is on the property line. You can trim anything that is on your property. If the fence is set back from the property line you do not have the right to go onto his property to trim the weeds

[villageidiot1]

Originally Posted by MidValleyDad

You are not clear if the fence is on the property line. You can trim anything that is on your property. If the fence is set back from the property line you do not have the right to go onto his property to trim the weeds

The OP stated that, "Neither of us know where the property line is." I think it is unreasonable that he asked the neighbor if he could trim the weeds and the neighbor said no. I would tell him to either trim the weeds or that I will take care of them. You may not be clear on this but what is the neighbor going to do? He can't exactly call the police and accuse you of trespassing on your side of the fence. I would just make sure that I don't damage the fence or the neighbor could sue you for damages.