My neighbor only cuts their grass once or twice a year. Some of it is 3 feet long. What should I do?

Answer 1

Perhaps this neighbor has a lawnmower that doesn't work well, or hardly works at all.

Or maybe the neighbor's health is a factor----they may have spinal and/or leg pain and can't push a mower.

Be a good neighbor. Mow their lawn for them.

Perhaps they will bake you a batch of fresh, homemade chocolate chip cookies in appreciation.

JUDGE'S JUNGLE

Answer 2

Hey Java89, it is your business. If you take the time and effort to keep your yard looking halfway decent, you don't want your neighbor's yard bringing it down. My neighborhood has community agreements we have to abide by. If someone violates these, then the community board addresses the issue with the homeowner.

What makes a crummy neighborhood a crummy neighborhood? When the houses are rundown and the yards look like a feed lot. Home value goes down and it can make it very difficult to sell a home with a neighbor like yours.

So, see if the neighbor has health issues, as has been suggested. If so, ask if you can help them out, get a referral for a lawn company that may work on a lower scale or do it for them yourself.

If not, try talking to them about it and keep the 'good neighbor' thing going as much as you can. If they still don't do anything, contact the city. There are ordinances about lawns and grass mowing.

Good luck. You're right to be concerned.

Answer 3

Don't look. It is NOT your business. Maybe they grow it that long to keep your kids out of it. Do not cut on their property....you will be charged for trespassin. You cannot expropriate their land either. Maybe they grow the grass that high to hide the view of the junk in your yard? And maybe they are grass seed growers(which means the grass has to grow to full length before it will seed. I worry less about rodents as cats see this as a place to hunt for such and birds will land feeling safe.
They may be geneticists.
Again, non of your business. You could go to the city, and they could say that it is "their garden". If theirs goes, so too should your vege garden.(everything being equal). It may also be against their religion(and nobody official is gonna touch that)
Put the shoe on the other foot. What if all the neighbors had humungeous houses, and humvees and there you are with your station wagen and your average house. The neighbors say your "box of a house" is unsightly because it does not fit in the neighborhood. Now you are the one who is being bothereed. You would most likely tell them to "look some other way" cause you have "rights". Uh-huh.
You don't seem to want to know the neighbor (otherwise this issue would be answered by him) but you will tresspass over to measure the length of his grass....
Less cutting means less watering and less fertilizing. Totally organic. Maybe the neighbor want to sythe it down into hay bales.
You need to get a life.

Answer 4

Call your town's municipal building and find out if there are any codes your neighbors are violating. If so, they can be cited and fined. On the other hand, is there a phsical reason they don't cut the grass? (are they elderly or handcapped?) If there's a reason, you could volunteer to cut it for them. If they refuse your help, though, you don't have much recourse but to plant a hedge on your side so you can't see their lawn.

Answer 5

Yep Roxane is right. Plus you probably want to mow a couple of feet along their property line when you do your yard to avoid mice, rats and snakes coming onto your yard. (The nbrs will probably mow to just make sure you don't appropriate some of their land. Keep doing it for a few years and put up a fence around your extended mow line and the land is yours)

And you might also happen to spray some weed killer along their side of the property line when you're keeping up your property. That will help keep the mess back - and if your nbrs don't like it, they'll probably mow.

Plus you probably want to chit chat w/ the neighbors directly if you happen to see them outside, and try to give them the hint.

Answer 6

I have the same problem. Cities usually have ordinances which enforce lawn mowing. The city can write a letter and inform your neighbor to mow the lawn or they will do it and explain the cost.
Just call the city maintenance dept and they will get right on it.
If your neighbor has health problems, maybe you could offer to find someone to mow for them for a nominal fee or even be a good samaritan and mow it yourself for free.

Answer 7

talk to your neighbor, see if there is a reason they only mow the lawn a couple times a year...
and go from there...be polite, tell them your worried about the risks of wildlife and rodents that thrive in long grass, as well as insects ect. as well as the impact it has on the overall asthetics on the neighbourhood.

if after that theres no positive responce then try calling your town hall and see if theres any healthcode violations ect.

Answer 8

I'm not sure if this would apply to you, but I would call the city, or county maybe, and complain about it. Maybe they will issue a ticket or code violation or something. Good luck!!

Answer 9

I would say mind your own business and don*t worry about your neighbor; he may have health issues and just cannot do it.Or could not afford a lawn mower, maybe he is letting it go to seed.
Stop worrying about your neighbor and take care of you own. Don*t be like Prez. Bush, taking care of everyone elses countries while his own his in chaos

Answer 10

Report them to your township.