I believe a neighbor sprayed a vegatation killer in my yard. Two years ago I caught him applying poison to my dandilions. He was told that I don't use poisons. Now this year there is about a three foot area along the property line that is weed free. Yesterday I dicovered on the blind side a 6 inch wide stretch along the house that is completely dead and black. Just like behind his garage.
Perhaps you can post a NO TRESPASSING sign along your property line, and if your neighbor crosses that line--for whatever purpose, you are more than entitled to call the police and have him fined.
Other than that, I don't think you can stop the guy from spraying any chemical concoction he wishes on his lawn.
Posts: 266 | Location: Zone 5 | Registered: November 09, 2007
ask him to stop if he says it won't hurt any thing make him drink it, had a butt like him next to me, made him see the errows of his way when I rake all the leaves in the neighbor hood up on his yard
Posts: 22 | Location: KCZone5 | Registered: September 05, 2008
Originally posted by cary-og: ask him to stop if he says it won't hurt any thing make him drink it, had a butt like him next to me, made him see the errows of his way when I rake all the leaves in the neighbor hood up on his yard
About as unhelpful a suggestion as I've seen. Physical assault is hardly the solution. Is that really how you would solve the problem?
Your having trespassed on your neighbor's property isn't much of an example either, I'm afraid.
I'm sure quilter29 is looking for a solution with more thought and less bluster.
Wayne
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Posts: 1816 | Location: Zone 4a, transplanted to the hills of Western Maine. | Registered: October 07, 2005
Yes, but is it worth the time, effort, and money to take legal action?
If it was a commercial firm instead of a homeowner, you'd probably have some recourse through the state regulators / applicator licensors rather then civil court.
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made him see the errows of his way when I rake all the leaves in the neighbor hood up on his yard
Meh. Leaves are easy to clean up.
If you positively must retaliate, make it fun and cheeky. Miracle Gro is an artistic medium when applied to front lawns in patterns. For instance, A Yankees logo on the lawn of a Red Sox fan...
The bottom line is you can live with it, be neighborly and try and negotiate it (over time), or be in for a long and protracted battle that the stress of which will cause you more harm then the poisons he's spraying.
priciples and values are dear to me, if I felt that my neighbor was useing some thing harmful to my family I would take the matter upon myself and not to a bitch place like this
Posts: 22 | Location: KCZone5 | Registered: September 05, 2008
Seems like I remember a saying something about honey and vinegar????? While there are times that strong measures are called for, this seems to be far from one of those--at least yet. A calm explanation of your reasons for your request, accompanied with a short compendium of the dangers of spraying your yard (available from the supplier or on the bottle if you know what he sprayed) and your reason for asking him to cease and desist would seem to be an initial step. A certified/return-signature-requested letter outlining the legal steps available to you IF he continues to spray/treat YOUR property (you can look it up in your local law library, or possibly online--or have an attorney write the letter) would be your next step. If that still doesn't solve the problem--move forward at your attorney's suggestion. (Your local Attorney General can probably give you some information, and if it IS a criminal act in your state, might be of assistance more than advisory) If there's no solid fence at your conjoining property line, perhaps building one would solve the problem. Not the cheapest, but probably the least expensive.
If you don't have wrinkles around your eyes, you haven't smiled enough.
Neighbor issues come and neighbor issues go. Sometimes I find it most helpful to remember that on his side of the property line, I'm the problem neighbor to him. If you're not doing things the same way he is (in this instance, weed control), are you still doing something to deal with them? Or are they running rampant, causing issues for his lawn. I'm not saying he has any right to treat your lawn, but you have a responsibility as someone sharing a property line to take care too, maybe hand pulling weeds or replacing the lawn with a no/low maintenance alternative. Be a good neighbor to those around you, and they will return the favor.
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Posts: 2759 | Location: Zone 4 - MN | Registered: August 18, 2006
