Man's entitled neighbor reports him for his lawn's grass height, then begins using weed eliminator spray all over his side of their shared fence: ‘She's with the city, she has more power’

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Lana DeGaetano • "Show me to me please."
Sep 1, 2024 7:00 AM EDT

The whole point of a shared fence between two homes is to ensure that there is a clear distinction between which section of the greenery is considered your property and which section is considered theirs. An unreliable, entitled neighbor would make it their mission to micromanage what you do with your lawn and then take matters into their own hands (by doing something that does not seem quite legal).

If you've also fallen victim to nosy neighbors, we're sure you understand this frustration. The very idea that a neighbor feels entitled to make changes to your property is beyond me, but this kind of issue happens every day. You get Bob from next door complaining about a loose tree branch in your yard that doesn't even hang over the shared fence. Then, you have Karen strongly advising you to stop mowing your lawn so early in the morning (it's 2 PM on a Saturday).

The man in this story was reported to the city for his grass allegedly exceeding the 10-inch legal limit. No surprise, a Karen neighbor who works for the city sent that tip in. His grass did not exceed the legal limit, and he regularly got his lawn cut and his weeds whacked. The neighbor then decides to spray weed-removing chemicals all over OP's side of their newly shared fence (which is also hazardous for OP's dog). This Karen neighbor seems to be getting away with her behavior, and the man is trying to figure out his next steps.

Scroll to read the entire story, including some tips from folks who think he should fight fire with fire.

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    NFH keeps spraying grass and weed kiler on my side of fence
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    My NFH put up a fence and I am allowed to have grass grow up to 10 inches on my side of the fence. This NFH filed a complaint with the city, she works for the city, and they didn't find any issue. Then she kept calling and harassing them and they came out and then found me in violation. They even used one of
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    those cameras that Realtors use to make a room seem bigger. I was not fined and since that time, this neighbor has sprayed weed ki Ir on my side of the fence ki g my grass. And mind you, I get my grass cut every two weeks and have a weed service come out every two months. I also have a German Shepherd
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    and when she sprayed weed kiør earlier this Spring, I strongly believe it made my dog sick and it cost me about $700 going to the vet twice when he fell sick and kept throwing up everything including water. I called animal control and they came out but then said they talked to her and she was just trying to keep the weeds down on her fence
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    (exaggerating as if my lawn is overrun by weeds) and then they said that she didn't break any laws and to only call back if she broke a law. I checked animal control's laws and realize that all of the laws are against the dog owner should the dog bite or is off leash. But there's nothing about protecting the dog from evil neighbors.
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    As petty as this is, I am also frustrated because she does not get to decide how tall or short my grass is kept in my own yard! She acts like I'm the weed god and control all the weeds in hers. So what can I do about this? She has done other things. I feel that because she's with the city, she has more power because they just see most citizens as peons
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    anyway especially where we live. The city only puts money into the downtown to attract tourist but if you live outside of the downtown, they put very little money into it. And they treat us all as if we are inner city rejects deserving of abe. The lady who works for the Dept that comes out to check the grass said that I should write an email to her boss and to the city
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    manager. She also said I should include an email to the neighbor's boss, too, and complain about it. I'm tired of this. It's so easy to kick me when I'm down because my daughter has been in the hospital since April and I'm still taking care of my responsibilities. But I may cut every other inch of my yard down to 1 inch but I'm not cutting that fence line and
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    keeping it at 10 inches to prove a point! Even if I have weeds, God forbid, I'm not breaking any codes! Thoughts and sorry but I'm frustrated. Here's a pic where she's kind my grass again.
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    PickForward5864 OP 2d ago • The yellow grass is on my side and you can see that it far exceeds the fence line from the first pic which is still bad enough. It is further out and my dog has a huge sense of smell. He's always going over there and it literally cuts out a fourth or so of my yard from being able to be used by him as I try to keep him from that area.
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    SnooWor... • 2d ago Report her to the town. have a lawyer send her a cease-and- desist letter to stop ki g your grass.
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    danaadele • 2d ago I'd find weeds and toss them in her yard so her yard ends up full of weeds
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    hadrianga... 2d ago Mint seeds! of beef boullion thrown onto her lawn! Thistle seeds. Anything the will grow in her yard!!!
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    CapObvious 1d ago • Why don't you create a border along the fence with some bushes? Or bamboo. Japanese knotweed grows nice too I heard.
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    Disastrous-Space... • 1d ago I wonder ... maybe... the real problem may not be The grass, but rather your dog. She may have some prejudices or bad experiences with the dog, but can't say it, since having the dog is legal.
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    PickForward5864 OP. 11h ago That is why I think she's doing it. She doesn't like my dog and he's still a puppy and so goofy. She's doing it because God forbid I got a dog. In April, she came out on her balcony just to complain about my dog and then she said "You have weeds" when I told her to stop spraying chemicals in my yard. The animal control came out and they said she hasn't broken any laws as all of the laws are geared towards the dog owner like if a dog bites someone or is off leash. But
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    Salisbury Witch • 20h ago Hire a lawyer. If she's used her position with the city for any reason, notify them. To me, that could be abuse of power. But check with an attorney. Ask your attorney to send the city a letter about her using her position to intimidate and damage your property.
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    Moder_Svea 7h ago You should be a nice neighbour and start spraying your weeds yourself! And we have already seen how easy it is for the spray to drift across the fence line, into the neighbours garden, and their plants.. shame if that should happen to the plants and grass on her side.
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