Re: the Neighbor's hedge
- Subject: Re: the Neighbor's hedge
- From: &* L* <L*@lyman-dixon.freeserve.co.uk>
- Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 20:50:34 +0100
If there is animosity present already, whatever you do with the hedge is
only going to aggravate the situation, so you can either try and maintain
the staus quo by ignoring thereby maintaining the low grade hostility and
making yourself miserable at the same time. Or alternatively hack it down
as far as Californian law will allow you to, feel better and wait for
reprisals (I have neighbours too!)
Best wishes
Anthony
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Dills" <cdills@charter.net>
To: <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 7:23 PM
Subject: the Neighbor's hedge
> Yes, in theory we have the right to plant what we want on our
> own property. One should however consider the neighbors.
>
> I took out three Pampas Grass thirty years ago because I was
> told some of neighbors were allergic to the pollen but mainly because
> they started seeding everywhere, even the neighbors. It was not a
> "neighborly" plant.
>
> My present neighbor has an aggressive hedge. And this brings
> up two questions. The first is legal and therefore is addressed to
> Californians in particular. The other is a social one and replies are
> invited from everyone.
>
> Question #1: The Legal one. How far can I cut it? Do I have
> to stop at the property line (the next day it will be over the line)?
> Or do I have a right to cut it back a foot inside the neighbor's
> property line, provided it does not alter the view from his/her side?
>
> Questions #2: The Social One. What is the
> customary,neighborly, social amount I can cut, again providing it
> does not affect the view from his/her side?
>
> Unfortunately, this neighbor has not shown any inclination to
> be neighborly with me. So there is a certain amount of apparent low
> grade animosity present!
>
> I am at present in the process of trying to reclaim some of
> the sun that this hedge is hiding. I would really appreciate a bundle
> of opinions on this.
> ---Chas---
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