You can believe the Government or you can believe a group of lawyers who convinced 12 gullible jurors that Round-up causes cancer.

Now that's a tough choice. Is neither an option?

YES, this is exactly my present case. Our mower walked away and hasn't come back for whatever reason I have no idea. We thought we had this all worked out before we left. People complain about short staffing in restaurants and big box stores, etc.. Well I can tell you for a fact that finding someone to SHOW UP and cut your grass (as a snowbird, particularly) is next to impossible from 1000 miles away. Did I mention weeds; no one wants to pull weeds. I have made countless phone calls of late. Some promise to show up but never do and the process begins anew ad infinitum - very frustratng and exhausting.

My point is, assuming your neighbor is remiss is an assumption that may be unwarranted. A neighborly phone call/text/email would be in order, upon the assumption that they may be unaware. :shrug:

Incidentally, if you or anyone has any suggestions for mowing in Tall Trees, I'm all ears ... thanks

FredF

I agree with this post and I would like to throw a slightly different light on this weed situation. It was stated that they have a lawn service and some have noted that the lawn services can sometimes be less than professional. What I would add is that since these folks have just arrived from Ohio that they may be thinking about GRASS in terms of northern grass which is a different variety than Florida grass.In the summer Florida has many more weed seeds flying around in the air than in Ohio. And weeds here in the villages gets spread by the professional grass cutters themselves. They are NOT going to stop and wash off their lawnmowers blades and undercarriage EACH time between different lawn customers. So THEY also spread WEED seeds. In Ohio, likely most of their neighbors did not leave on vacation for a half of each year. And many were probably younger and cut their own grass. Florida summer heat and RAIN are more the problem than INCONSIDERATE NEIGHBORS. When people move to any NEW location they need to leave some of their former judgments (like summer lawn quality) back at their old location.

There are also propane flame weed killers for those that worry about Round-Up. Burn up those little rascals!

I'm trying the flame thrower approach with mixed results

personally, I would not want unauthorized neighbors TRESPASSING on my property. Just being well intentioned should NOT justify trespassing. Maybe they don't appreciate spraying on THEIR yard.

Thats OK as long as you have their PERMISSION.

Common sense is a better guide than the rules. Weeds should not be discernable from the frequently mowed lawn.

We drove by a couple of houses close to each other a week ago and the houses quite frankly looked abandoned because how bad the yard had grown with weeds. The front doors even had multiple business cards (I assume for lawn care) stuck in the door. If this was the house next to me I could feel your pain. Take a picture and send it to the neighbor and ask? Heck for all you know the lawn care guy is charging them for weekly when they only mow just before they arrive back from the north, LOL

OP, I would suggest that you download and read your deed restriction document from the website, "districtgov.org". Here is what mine says about weeds:

"Maintenance of landscaping shall further mean the exercise of generally accepted garden-management practices necessary to promote a healthy, weed-free environment for optimum plant growth".

Obviously, this is very subjective and common sense is not sufficient to ensure the agreement of everyone. That is why I would suggest getting an opinion from the Community Standards office as to whether your neighbor is in compliance with their standards. That is their job. You don't need to "turn them in" but it will at least give you an official opinion when you discuss the issue with the neighbor.

Doesn’t “getting an opinion” begin the “turning them in” process?
I don’t think Community Standards just drives around giving opinions…….they respond to complaints.

Good neighbors are great things to have, we lucked out and are surrounded by a great group of folks. They keep an eye on things while you're gone and let you know so it doesn't get out of hand. I'm confident I could ask anyone of them and I'd get assistance and that goes the other way as well.

In my opinion one of the best things about this place.

Watchers
 

That got me wondering about the Community Watch cars we see going by pretty regularly. Still relatively new here so read up on what all they do. No mention of taking notice of such things. Are they discouraged from bringing up such things? Interesting thread. Drove by a perfectly manicured lawn yesterday with a surprisingly tall and thick stand of weeds amongst the shrubbery. Now having to ponder the continuum between that and an abandoned property. . . :-)

While on the subject, I'll take the opportunity to speak highly of "Terrence" - an independant lawn guy I've gotten to know a bit in our neighborhood. I *think* his company is Outdoor Maintenance. No website. The type of person that you like to see succeed. I believe his number is 352-303-6127. Hope it's OK to post that here.

According to Community Standards, they would be glad to provide an opinion based on a photo as to whether the neighbor is violating their deed restriction. It would NOT initiate a complaint. To me, this would be valuable information to have before discussing the issue with the neighbor.