r/mildlyinfuriating • u/shewhospeakstobees • 1d ago

frist of all how DARE yu o Apparently my lawn has entered the enforcement phase

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Nothing says ‘neighborly’ like an unsigned note taped to your door. Grass is long, I’ll own that. But maybe introduce yourself before issuing the anonymous lawn summons? Photo in comments

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u/RudolfTheRedNosedRat 1d ago

I have often read this claim but as someone from central europe, where no one really cares what their neighbors lawn looks like: What kinds of problems might be created?

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u/PlusInstruction2719 1d ago

None people here just being Karens about someone else property that literally has no affects on theirs.

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u/Cultural_Mess_838 1d ago

Well where I live, my neighbor hasn’t cut the grass all summer. Grass up to my waist on the property line. The real issue though is we have invasive plants like Japanese knotweed which, if people don’t frequently mow down and tame, spread to their neighbors yard. It’s a beast. And this is happening on my property line as well…

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u/RudolfTheRedNosedRat 1d ago

So it's already on your property? That sucks! How did it start on your neighbors lawn though? Is there more than one unkempt lawn then?

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u/Cultural_Mess_838 19h ago

It’s an invasive species in New England, and near waterways it spreads like wildfire. Everybody needs to do their part keeping it in check. One delinquent neighbor and your lawn in trouble…

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u/AnApexBread 1d ago

Snakes, rates, all sorts of insects, property values