[quote=no_such_reality]How much did lawyering up cost your friends Svelte?
Also curious the OP said the neighbors had sprinlkers that sprayed their car and “( were there for a while before we bought home)” and “didn’t really have a good fence” Did it have a dilapidated fence? Chain linK? what’s the relationship from the fence to the sprinklers?
Also curious, the roses they cut? Were they yours or theirs? Or in the disputed zone that you now say is yours due to the property survey courtesy of sprinklers obviously, been in effect ‘theirs’.
As for the didn’t really have a good fence. Did it have any fence? Or is this an open side yard?
Really it just highlights challenges of unclear property boundaries.[/quote]
When we purchased home there was a planter approx 3 feet wide with 3 nice red rose bushed and other plants along whole drive way. The planter was bordered on one side by our drive way and the other side has a nice cement border (not cheapie Home Depot by the foot ones). We figured the planter was ours and that the cement border was the divider. After we moved in found that the sprinkler in the rose planter was neighbors. Completed a survey and found that property line went another 2ft past planter.
Initially we weren’t going to do anything but the sprinklers became a nuisance. Then one day they came out and chopped off all roses (this was before we said or did anything). Was asked if they could move or cap sprinklers. Neighbor told hubby roses were his mothers so sentimental to him (I call bs on that, they must have 10 other roses bushes in front yard, if they were so important why wouldn’t you plant them in our yard front and center, not on neighbors by driveway). Hubby said we didn’t want to really change anything and that they were welcome to leave roses bushes there. Then within a week they ripped out everything. We then planted more 3 more rose bushes and they all mysteriously died.
Several other things have happened since and we just want it to end. Now our game plan is to clear everything we can within our property line and put up a nice border white picket fence. Several other neighbors have a similar fence so it fits with neighborhood. Then wait a little for dust to settle and plant new plants.
We’ve tried the avoiding game, but it’s not working. Hope the fence puts an end to it once and for all.
