I would suggest that you read your deed restrictions, especially if you live in a villa, and look for a paragraph entitled, "Easements of Encroachment". This paragraph allows "non-willful" encroachments of up to "1 foot" beyond the property line between houses. Some people incorrectly think that this provision applies to the side yard landscaping easement area adjacent to a neighbor's exterior wall. It doesn't. It applies to the common boundary lines between adjacent properties, not the easement area.
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