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Posted by Tony Hwang on June 14, 2006, 12:24 am
Eigenvector wrote:
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>>The back of my neighbors' shed faces my backyard.
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>>They told me they were going to re-side the entire house last October. It
>>never happened.
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>>In the meantime, the back side of the shed is starting to make my view
>>look tacky. It needs paint, and a few boards need to be nailed back on.
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>>Can I paint the back side of their shed, without their approval, or do I
>>need to ask?
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>>Thanks.
>>
>>Corinne
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> I know I'd be royally pissed if my neighbors took it upon themselves to
> "clean up" my property.
>
> Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, as they say.
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>
Hmmm,
Kinda insulting? I once parked my fifth wheel in my back yard when first
moved into this house 11 years ago, guy behind one day came to me and
asked me to give him some money so he can plant a tree or two to block
the view of my trailer roof. I just shut the door in his face.
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Posted by user on June 14, 2006, 10:51 am
> Kinda insulting? I once parked my fifth wheel in my back yard when first
> moved into this house 11 years ago, guy behind one day came to me and
> asked me to give him some money so he can plant a tree or two to block
> the view of my trailer roof. I just shut the door in his face.
Neighbors can be interesting. We have one who put up a stockade fence
5 or 6 feet inside his property line last Spring. Later in the summer,
I was out working in the yard, and he came by to complain that I wasn't
maintaining the foliage that butts up against his fence - basically,
raspberry bushes.
I pointed out that not only would I have been trespassing, but that
I preferred that the raspberries be allowed to grow wild along the
entire property line, as they provide a nice barrier and food source
for the local animals.
His response? "Well, it's still your job to maintain them on your
side of the fence." Either he had no idea where the property line
was ( possible, considering how much of his own land he had effectively
cut off ), or he considered maintenance of his property to be
a community effort. ;-)
- Rich
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Posted by z on June 14, 2006, 12:28 pm
user wrote:
> His response? "Well, it's still your job to maintain them on your
> side of the fence." Either he had no idea where the property line
> was ( possible, considering how much of his own land he had effectively
> cut off ), or he considered maintenance of his property to be
> a community effort. ;-)
Hmm... This might work out well for you. Look up "adverse possession".
The law is different in different states...
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Posted by user on June 14, 2006, 2:56 pm
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> user wrote:
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>> His response? "Well, it's still your job to maintain them on your
>> side of the fence." Either he had no idea where the property line
>> was ( possible, considering how much of his own land he had effectively
>> cut off ), or he considered maintenance of his property to be
>> a community effort. ;-)
>
> Hmm... This might work out well for you. Look up "adverse possession".
> The law is different in different states...
Call me odd, but I have little interest in benefiting from someone
else's stupididity, especially if it ends up ultimately raising my
tax bill. ;-)
- Rich
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Posted by z on June 15, 2006, 10:53 am
user wrote:
> Call me odd, but I have little interest in benefiting from someone
> else's stupididity, especially if it ends up ultimately raising my
> tax bill. ;-)
You shouldn't encourage stupidity; it tends to spread too much anyway.
Like mint plants. It's not like your neighbor is stupid but
good-hearted; sounds like the neighborhood could clearly benefit from
him getting one of those kid tv show moral lessons. Besides, you don't
have to claim your extra acreage until it's time to sell the place.....
(I probably wouldn't do it either, of course, but I can be an armchair
general as well as anybody else. You fight him, I'll hold your coat.).
> - Rich
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