Easements question
 

Hi, I have a large tree on the side of my property. After the tree I have about 2 feet of grass before the neighbors property begins. I use a lawn service and when come through they circle around the tree so go onto the neighbors property about 2 feet just to get around and cut the rest of my grass. Is that acceptable under easement rules? Just looking to get that answer for sure.

There are no easement rules except what is shown on your official plat and stated in your deed restriction documents. I would suggest that you carefully read these documents to see what they say about easements. If they don't show an easement, then you don't have one. These documents may address encroachments, but the ones I have read usually only allow a 12-inch encroachment in some situations.

You could talk to the neighbor of course, and that is a good idea in general. I can't imagine anybody is worried about you cutting 2 feet of their grass going around a tree, but you never know.

If for some reason its an issue, then one simple solution would be to hire the neighbor's lawn service, then they are cutting both sides anyway.

I see, and thanks. Good suggestions.

I agree. I can't believe that anyone would complain about you cutting part of their lawn. I wish that my neighbor would do my entire lawn!

I wouldn’t want my neighbors lawn service cutting any part of my lawn. They cut his to short and half the time they use a string trimmer not a mower for cutting the lawn. Yes I am OCD when it comes to my lawn and landscaping

Neighbors lawn guy to clear their rock border and AC, has to cut about 12-18” of our side lawn or unload walk behind. On return swipe cut the other 18” of balance to our rock border. Their time 2 minutes.

That way I don’t have to trim or mow side of house. Grass is always uniform and saves me 15 minutes of trim and mowing. I mow at a higher inch, so it always looked weird, unless they hand mowed.

I would definitely ask neighbors, maybe they don’t mow the same height, or just added fertilizer, or their sprinkler gets run over.

Absolutely talk to your neighbor. Some folks are picky when it comes to their lawn. (Length of cut, how often, etc) best both parties are on the same page regarding lawns.

LOL, my neighbor three doors down was cutting his yard and mowed one swath into his neighbor's yard. That neighbor went to the store and bought those solar powered lights and put a row down the property line so my friend would know where his yard ended. Not sure if the HOA has noticed the lights or not.

I run into the same problem between property lines. I do not like them coming on my grass and cutting it so short that it burns besides that that side of the yard has more weeds from the grass cuts ( from other property)that they bring to the yard when they cut. The side of the yard looks like crap after they are done. So I don’t believe they should have the mower on your side of the property. As Petty as it might seem I like my grass at a certain height which it is supposed to grow.

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Great. Now I have to stop thinking about how similar "metes and bounds" sounds like "leaps and bounds". But, happy to have learnt the difference between easement and encroachment. :-)

I belong to the same club.

No HOA.

to funny! :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

I agree that weed seeds travel on the underside of the professional mowers, who do NOT hose down their equipment between yards.