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You already called management once, and they failed to really solve the problem. I'd call City code Enforcement without hesitation. In fact I had to do it once myself and guess what? Problem Solved!
I don't get why it would be your responsibility to call the property manager. That's the owner's job.
Because the owner lives out of town and isn't present to see the neglect, and the property manager apparently isn't taking care of it like they should.
If weeds and leaves are the worst offense that your neighbors can give you then you don't have a damn thing to complain about. I am glad that you don't live in my neighborhood. We call it 'the neighborhood of low expectations' because nobody gives a rip about someone else's lawn height, whose car is parked on the street, and we're even tolerant of noise. And we all get along and live our lives peacefully, and several of the men - my husband included - help each other out with kinds of things.
And in my city there is no code requirement on lawn care. They have more important things to do.
You are NOT the lone pariah here. Your "live and let live" ethic is commendable.
You are NOT the lone pariah here. Your "live and let live" ethic is commendable.
Don in Austin
Believe me when I say I am generally the same way. I realize that there are much bigger issues in the world and in my own life. I just wanted some advice on how to handle this. It doesn't ruin my day or anything, I'm just sick of basically having to step into this mess everyone I get in or out of my car. I'm not a vindictive person and I hope I didn't come off that way.
Have you ever tried having a chat with your neighbor? I know you said that they are not approachable, but 4 years seems like a long time to not try to be on some sort of friendly terms with them. If the worst thing I could say about my next door neighbors is an unkempt portion of the lawn and a screen lying on the ground, then I would be jumping for joy. Is there something else bothering you about your neighbors, and this is your breaking point?
At any rate, approachable or not, I would walk over and introduce myself (if this has never been done), and ask if we could talk about the side of the yard that we share. Maybe you could agree to pitch in if they made some sort of effort? You did you say that you didn't have a personal problem with them, so why not give it a try?
Sometimes you just have to choose your battles with your neighbors.
You're getting bent out of shape by a bit of tall grass next door and a window screen on the ground? I wish I was so lucky. The renters next door to me have a backyard half full of many kinds of weeds and an overgrown blackberry jungle. The weeds spread their seeds onto my place and I have to pull thousands of them every year. They stack big bags of rotting garbage next to the property line and let it go for 8 months last time, before hauling it. The landlord has no property manager and he's mostly off on international vacations. I've never seen him visit the property since these tenants moved here. Prior to this bunch, there was a household of drug addicts and thieves living there. You could have it much worse, if another set of tenants moved next to you.
Not true if the city, town or village requires cutting.
We have limits for fire hazards which are sporadically enforced but that doesn't mean it ever looks nice.
We have CC&Rs even in non HOA communities which typically, but not always, have rules on landscape maintenance and a process to enforce the rules.
But the city right next to mine has NO method to enforce the rules without an HOA. Someone would have to sue the homeowner to get them to follow the rules.
And no, I do not live in an HOA community. My point is that if what your neighbors yard looks like is important to you, you should research the rules and process to enforce them before buying a house. HOAs are more likely to suit these people.
Because the owner lives out of town and isn't present to see the neglect
Still, it's his/her responsibility to fix. It isn't the neighbor's responsibility to call someone to fix it. The neighbor just notifies the responsible party of the issue, and if I were her, I would ask the owner to implement some sort of monitoring and regular reporting back to the owner. The owner is at fault for not knowing what's going on.
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