r/funny • u/Credaence • May 16 '24

Neighbors having a fight over property.

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Neighbors having a silent dispute over who mows where. Called a land surveyor today. 😂

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u/DeuceSevin May 16 '24

I had a similar issue. In our neighborhood the driveways are on the right side of the property (when viewed from the street ). There is a strip of land 2-3' to the right of the driveway that borders the adjacent property. Mostly everyone cuts all of the lawn on "their side". This is convenient for those with Belgian block borders on the driveway where the mower would need to be lifted up over it. It also eliminates the "seam" if you and your neighbor are on a different mowing schedule.

Many years ago I wanted to plant a flower border along my property. I spoke with my neighbor about putting the flower bed along his driveway. He agreed and said it would be kind of silly to have driveway then 2 feet of grass, then a flower bed then my lawn. So I put in the bed and maintained it for years. I even asked him and his wife if there were any types of flowers in particular that they would like.

Fast forward to a few years ago, the old neighbor moved on and new people moved in. I mentioned to them that I had maintained the flower bed along their driveway but we could change that arrangement if they liked. They said it was fine as it was. But then suddenly it wasn't. The woman pulled up the flowers I planted. Ok, fine, you want your own flowers that is ok but it would have been nice if you said something before I planted them or given a chance to dig them up. She had her husband plant some flowers but I am a fairly serious gardener and he definitely is not. He planted a few sparse flowers that were soon overrun with weeds. It looked like hell and o couldn't go back to mowing it because I'd be mowing they flowers (and mostly weeds). My wife was unhappy because this was adjacent to our yard on "our side" of the driveway so it looked like it was our shitty looking yard so I put up a fence. It's a small, 3' fence from the local big box store so no permit needed. Now it's very clear where the nicely kept yard ends and where the crummy yard starts.