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Originally Posted by HRDave
Thanks for the responses folks. I appreciate the help. I have read the deed very carefully and the only mention of the area between the houses is for maintaining the adjacent structure & yard maintenance, which I would interpret as mowing, edging, etc. No mention of enhancements or landscaping. I’m going to give our Villages Realtor a call & get their opinion before I talk with ARC. We’re not mad at our neighbor, we just don’t want to end up in a dispute when we do our landscaping project.
Thanks again!
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Landscaping IS yard maintenance. If they are responsible for yard maintenance, then they are the ones who get to decide (with ARC's approval) what goes in the yard and what doesn't go in the yard.
If you are the responsible party, then you are the ones who get to pick (with ARC's approval).
You should have had the property surveyed, or received a copy of an existing survey map, so you know EXACTLY what is yours to change and what is not yours to change (with ARC approval).
When I moved in, my neighbor pointed out some shrubs in the back yard, right on our property line. Part of the shrubs were on her side, part were on mine. She told me she planted them years ago, because that spot was damaged by the shade tree roots that grew there. The shrubs are contained in old tires that you can't see because of the shrub foliage (it's a very clever setup).
I told her I absolutely love them, it's a really nice way to show the property line at the back corner of our properties, and I thanked her for doing it and promised I'd make sure it was weeded when she was out of state for a few months every year.
But if I didn't like them, I would have been free to remove them and pretty it up however I preferred - on MY side of the property line.