Would this bother you?

Deb,I would go absolutely crazy if I had to look at that mess. I feel for you. I have no answers. I'm having a similar problem. The first owners put up a row of pine trees along our driveway. They sold the property to a church who now rent it out.
Over the years many of the pines have died and are full of poison ivy. The hubby contacted the church several times and was told it would be discussed at the next church meeting.
They do nothing. The pines aren't directly on our property but whenever there is a storm we are afraid they will come down on our garage or car.
I hope you can get something done about your problem. It is depressing to look at.
 
Aunt Bea said:
I wouldn't like it but IMO a man's home is his castle and how he keeps his property should be his business.

A sure way to start a neighborhood feud is by contacting village officials.

Next winter the calls may be from concerned neighbors about the condition of your sidewalk.

I say live and let live.

Good luck!
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usually unless it's something that's doing me direct harm or interfering with my sleep at night, i usually try to ignore it.
 

MarciKS said:
usually unless it's something that's doing me direct harm or interfering with my sleep at night, i usually try to ignore it.
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It’s not something I could do. I wouldn’t feel right but luckily we have great neighbours. They even shovel our driveway in the wintertime. My husband was so impressed , told all his buddies at work.
They responded back with ‘That’s cause you’re the OLD guy next door.’ 😂
 
Aunt Bea said:
I wouldn't like it but IMO a man's home is his castle and how he keeps his property should be his business.

A sure way to start a neighborhood feud is by contacting village officials.

Next winter the calls may be from concerned neighbors about the condition of your sidewalk.

I say live and let live.

Good luck!
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You have a good point there, Aunt Bea!
 
debodun said:
I am an elderly single female and he knows that. Good way to get a brick through a window or tires slashed. I picked up a twig on the sidewalk once as I pased his house and opened his trash can and put it inside. Someone must have seem me and told him. I got my ears pinned back. He said he'd let it go that time, but never do that again.
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Told him about a twig & you fear what would happen if you filed a complaint? If you aren't planning on moving So the concern for property value isn't there why do you care what a slob next door does. Seems to me property value depreciation is the main concern for most responding.

No HOA means freedom to live and accumulate trash, otherwise what is an eyesore for one is just not needed junk that may be needed in the future for another.
 
I wouldn't like it, but if it wasn't a violation of city code and the officials weren't already giving the neighbors a warning, then I would just ignore it. It's not doing harm to a person or animal, just an eyesore. I don't think picking up anything off of someone's sidewalk and putting it in their personal trash is okay either. I'd be annoyed if anyone was putting anything in my trash without my permission. Everywhere I've lived, maintenance of the sidewalk in front of anyone's house is the owners responsibility, not the neighbors.
 
Yup, my neighbors back yards both look like that, it is very common here whether in a wealthy area or less wealthy. Water here is very expensive so people usually only put yards in the front. Plus people keep everything in case they need it. One neighbor divides his yard into section with pallets. 😂
 
SeaBreeze said:
I wouldn't like it, but if it wasn't a violation of city code and the officials weren't already giving the neighbors a warning, then I would just ignore it. It's not doing harm to a person or animal, just an eyesore. I don't think picking up anything off of someone's sidewalk and putting it in their personal trash is okay either. I'd be annoyed if anyone was putting anything in my trash without my permission. Everywhere I've lived, maintenance of the sidewalk in front of anyone's house is the owners responsibility, not the neighbors.
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In some places it’s against the law to put anything in some else’s garbage can. You have to ask permission first.
 
we used to have a dude that lived down the alley from our apt complex and he didn't wanna spend the money to take his lumber to the dump. so he would sneak down the alley at night and fill our dumpster. then we had no place to put our garbage. little did he know our landlord was the city mayor. hehe! so i caught him one day and stepped out and flat out told him he couldn't put that there. he whined a bit and went on his way. i found out where he lived and reported it to my landlord. she sent him a mayoral notice. ~grins~
 
jujube said:
Put up a 6' high board fence and then you won't have to see it.
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Fences are expensive and you have to pay a fee to the county to put one up where I live. If you can’t do it yourself they are super expensive. If would be cheaper to buy a hedge or plants to hide the mess.
 
Oh my word, we bought our first home in a neighbourhood very similar to that. Very disheartening.

We lived in that neighbourhood for a year and a bit after the birth of our first child, then moved to a nicer part of town.

Both dear husband and I were never so happy.
 
Aunt Bea said:
I wouldn't like it but IMO a man's home is his castle and how he keeps his property should be his business.

A sure way to start a neighborhood feud is by contacting village officials.

Next winter the calls may be from concerned neighbors about the condition of your sidewalk.

I say live and let live.

Good luck!
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I agree.....provided it didn't affect my safety & well being.
 
Giantsfan1954 said:
Most NYS counties have a code enforcement department as well as a health department...make a call and explain that you're a senior afraid of retribution.
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It would be wise to make the call anonymously. Code Enforcement Dept. can do nothing about retribution. Even police can't have someone guarding anyone; they'll take a report after it happens.
 
debodun said:
I sent a PM to the mayor. Waiting to hear back.
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Mayor's reply to my inquiry about accumulating trash on one's property:

Thank you for contacting me regarding your concern about the trash problem on your neighbor's property. Unfortunately there is no ordinance at present to control this activity on private property. It would only be a violation if it were someone that placed it on public property or private property of which he was not the owner. Sorry for your distress. I suggest that if, in the future you deem it becomes a health hazard as you suggested in your comment about mosquitoes, you can contact the State Health Department to investigate.

Sounds like a political rhetoric brush-off letter.
 
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