We live in a CYV and I believe that we have a right of way easement to access the side of our home that is gated off by our neighbor for just that reason, inspecting that side of the house, powerwashing, cleaning gutters, etc.
The neighborly and courteous thing to do is to inform your neighbors that you wish to enter their property for maintenance issues. Everyone should be able to accommodate your request.
We had a hot tub delivered and placed it in our backyard. We asked our neighbor if they could park their car so as to not block our access path to the backyard. In CYV's the access to our backyard thru our gate is by going in our neighbor's driveway.
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