Is my neighbor a jerk? (Phoenix: HOA, house, live)

[madison999]

Not on great terms with these neighbors. Barking dogs, park like jerks blah blah blah. Try to avoid them. They don't throw furniture away they put it in the middle of the sidewalk in front of their house until it disappears. Sometimes a couple weeks.

Anyway they planted these bushes along our shared back wall. They make a terrible mess in our pool., Between seeds and dead flower pedals.

I just cut them back so it's not so obvious now. They do not trim them that I know of they just let them grow wild. I trim the stuff that hangs over and throw it across the wall. Aggravating use of my free time.

Would you be upset?

Also if anyone knows what these are, how tall will they get?

[madison999]

Well the pic won't work. Anyway it's a 25 foot long block wall they planted these large flowering bushes all along. They create a ton of seeds and then all the flower pedals. They are 15 feet tall now.

These were guaranteed to grow over our side and make a mess throughout the year, every year.

Thoughts on planting something like that?

[Voebe]

I'm always puzzled by how passive Phoenix people are. Did you try politely mentioning some of the problems to the neighbors early on, like about the barking? Did you make inquiries to the city about whether you have grounds for a noise complaint? Did you make inquiries about whether there are city compliance regulations that might pertain to garbage (the furniture) left on the sidewalk or plants that go beyond the owners boundaries?

[Riggo44]

Good fences make good neighbors.

[Voebe]

Originally Posted by Riggo44

Good fences make good neighbors.

Okay, Robert, but what about bad fences?

[rational1]

You are allowed to trim bushes that grow over the property line. (Barring the existence of covenants) you do not have any control over what neighbors plant on their property.

Throwing trimmings over the wall is passive-aggressive behavior and is guaranteed to make your relationship with them worse.

[Spuggy]

Originally Posted by madison999

Not on great terms with these neighbors. Barking dogs, park like jerks blah blah blah. Try to avoid them. They don't throw furniture away they put it in the middle of the sidewalk in front of their house until it disappears. Sometimes a couple weeks.

Anyway they planted these bushes along our shared back wall. They make a terrible mess in our pool., Between seeds and dead flower pedals.

I just cut them back so it's not so obvious now. They do not trim them that I know of they just let them grow wild. I trim the stuff that hangs over and throw it across the wall. Aggravating use of my free time.

Would you be upset?

Also if anyone knows what these are, how tall will they get?

While you have every right to be irritated throwing clippings over their wall is petty jerk move that’s not helping the situation at all. Have you even bothered trying to talk to your neighbour. If you don’t want the seeds and flowers from the bush flying into your pool get a decorative kind of screen and plonk it in front of the bush.

[flint8ball]

Try a conversation with them first. You may have a local/county ordinance to address the barking dogs. I've done it where I live. Went to court over it. Won. Barking stopped. (bark collars I think).

[observer53]

Sounds like oleanders (the plants)

[Storm27m]

I think throwing the cuttings into their yard makes you seem like the jerk, especially if you haven't addressed the issue with them. On the other hand, if you have addressed it with them and they told you to F off, then by all means...fire away. Just be prepared to deal with a neighbor that gets even more belligerent towards you.
If it were me, I'd be tossing that crap right back into your yard.

I do think you are within your rights to cut the stuff hanging over into your yard. Not much you can do to control what they plant in their yard though. If you're in an HOA, check to see if they have an approved plant list in the rules (mine does, one list for front yard and another for back yard). If the list exists and the plant isn't on there, complain to the HOA (hopefully after addressing with the neighbor but it sounds like you've already burnt that bridge). That does require you to figure out what the bush is though.