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[-] Poggervania@kbin.social 11 points 11 months ago

But she also did not ask him to trim it - imagine if somebody ended up doing your yard without your permission.

Honestly, the dude did a lot more good for the community and she should have been held accountable by the HoA to not let her hedge go onto the sidewalk, but I can see how she would be annoyed.

[-] Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I understand why she's annoyed, but he didn't do her yard, he cleared the street. Everything he cut was overhanging the pavement, restricting access for the public.

[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 16 points 11 months ago

Council advice is that you can cut down vegetation from your neighbour's overgrown gardens - but only up to the boundary point between the properties.

[-] NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Literally the next line:

It is advised to try to talk with your neighbour first to discuss any issues and try to find a suitable resolution before resorting to cutting back vegetation.

Everyone seems to be siding with the old man, but I'd like to see a before picture before I congratulate the man standing in front of the most poorly trimmed shrubbery I've ever seen.

[-] phx@lemmy.ca 10 points 11 months ago

Except per the article it seems to have grown quite a bit beyond that lady's property. Here, the city will send you a couple notices, then do it themselves and send you a bill.

[-] shasta@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

So the right thing to do would be to notify the proper authority and have them trim it as appropriate and send her the bill, which would incentivize her to keep it up in the future

[-] AphoticDev@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 11 months ago

Do they even have HoAs in countries other than the US? I always thought that was another one of our uniquely American insanities.

[-] Letstakealook@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

Just like everything that's shit in America, HOAs were created as another tool for white supremacy.

[-] Mbourgon@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Honestly, if it’s over growing the sidewalks or whatever, then you could call Code Enforcement and have it all cut back. The sidewalk isn’t hers, it’s everybody’s.

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