Can I force my neighbour to tidy up her property?
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Folks,
A young woman moved into our street about 3 years ago, directly across the road from my house. She lives on her own and, like me, has a driveway at the front of her property that has a grass strip down the side of it (approx. 1M wide by 4M long).
There is also a rear garden (5M by 8M approx) that I can't see from my house.
The grass in each garden has not been cut this year, and she has a car in her driveway that hasn't moved for AT LEAST a year and a half. It's off the road, so no worries about road tax.
The grass and weeds at the front of her house is, in places, half a metre high. There are also loads of weeds growing up through the monoblock. The back garden is full of rubbish and is equally overgrown.
She parks her other car (a rattly Alfa that hasn't seen a sponge since she bought it) half on the pavement which makes it difficult to gets cars onto/off our driveway.
My Mrs had a gentle word with her, even giving her the number of a gardener my mother uses but nothing changed. I then contacted the local council (this is in Scotland) who said they would inspect the property (they did) and would send her a letter asking her to tidy the place up but I was told there was nothing the council could do to force her. The street is all privately-owned.
Apart from this one woman everyone else in the street takes good care of their gardens etc and it annoys me (perhaps more than it should) that her gardens are a tip, and the car parking shenanigans.
So - is there anything more I can do, or do I have to put up with it until either she does something about it (unlikely) or one of us moves?
Oh, and just to pre-empt the standard question, no she is not 'fit'.
A young woman moved into our street about 3 years ago, directly across the road from my house. She lives on her own and, like me, has a driveway at the front of her property that has a grass strip down the side of it (approx. 1M wide by 4M long).
There is also a rear garden (5M by 8M approx) that I can't see from my house.
The grass in each garden has not been cut this year, and she has a car in her driveway that hasn't moved for AT LEAST a year and a half. It's off the road, so no worries about road tax.
The grass and weeds at the front of her house is, in places, half a metre high. There are also loads of weeds growing up through the monoblock. The back garden is full of rubbish and is equally overgrown.
She parks her other car (a rattly Alfa that hasn't seen a sponge since she bought it) half on the pavement which makes it difficult to gets cars onto/off our driveway.
My Mrs had a gentle word with her, even giving her the number of a gardener my mother uses but nothing changed. I then contacted the local council (this is in Scotland) who said they would inspect the property (they did) and would send her a letter asking her to tidy the place up but I was told there was nothing the council could do to force her. The street is all privately-owned.
Apart from this one woman everyone else in the street takes good care of their gardens etc and it annoys me (perhaps more than it should) that her gardens are a tip, and the car parking shenanigans.
So - is there anything more I can do, or do I have to put up with it until either she does something about it (unlikely) or one of us moves?
Oh, and just to pre-empt the standard question, no she is not 'fit'.
TBH ignoring the car park issue, what has the state of her garden got to do with anyone else. Yeah, it might be unsightly, but if that's all, then there isn't really a problem.
You'd be quite surprised if you found she shaves her muff.
Wacky Racer said:
eldar said:
I hate to say it, but pictures? Of the garden
Does she have an overgrown bush?Edited by ShadownINja on Thursday 10th September 20:06
@ some of the replies already.I know it winds me up more than it should, probably something to do with me being home all week (currently unemployed, looking after our 19-month daughter while the wife works).
She's a readhead so inkeeping with her gardening (or lack of) I bet the old addage about carrot tops of "Rusty roof, smelly cellar" would apply in this case!
When my wife spoke to her she kind of giggled and said "I don't have green fingers". Well, I don't want award-winning gardens just neat & tidy would do.
)oobster said:
@ some of the replies already.I know it winds me up more than it should, probably something to do with me being home all week (currently unemployed, looking after our 19-month daughter while the wife works).
She's a readhead so inkeeping with her gardening (or lack of) I bet the old addage about carrot tops of "Rusty roof, smelly cellar" would apply in this case!
When my wife spoke to her she kind of giggled and said "I don't have green fingers". Well, I don't want award-winning gardens just neat & tidy would do.
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