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Old 08-15-2024, 04:34 AM
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may want to try to contact owner first.

“IF” as you mentioned they have a lawn service, the landscaper may not be showing up weekly while they are absent, BUT charging for a weekly service.

Difficult for homeowner to flip expense of violation to the landscaper
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Old 08-15-2024, 04:51 AM
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Hello everyone, me & my husband just moved here a little over a month ago from Ohio. My question is that our neighbor on one side is a "snowbird" & apparently won't be back until November & he does get the lawn mowed but the weeds are growing so high. I already had to pull the ones that are next to the garage. I hate to complain but I thought property owners are supposed to keep up on that ? Thanks in advance.
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Our very kind neighbors contact us when the weeds are out of control in our otherwise low maintenance frontage. We then prompt our property manager that the routine yardman he employs has neglected to provide service. However, it seems that is a far too common occurrence over the past 7 years of ownership. It is sad but true that the yardmen are not trustworthy unless supervised. This year, we hope for compliance by requesting the fellow(s) to send “before” and “after” photos.

Only time will tell.
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Old 08-15-2024, 05:13 AM
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Some posters have suggested contacting the neighbor. I recommended taking a photo and showing it to Community Standards. They can determine if the neighbor is violating any rules or deed restrictions. They may tell you that there is no violation. In that case, contacting a neighbor, who is out-of-town and who the OP doesn't know, about something that is not a violation, would not be the neighborly thing to do. Even if there is a violation, you don't need to file a complaint, if the neighbor will correct it. My opinion.

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Old 08-15-2024, 05:30 AM
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Please try to contact your neighbor first. If they won’t do anything is one thing but just turning them in to community standards is not a neighborly thing to do
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Old 08-15-2024, 05:35 AM
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Hello everyone, me & my husband just moved here a little over a month ago from Ohio. My question is that our neighbor on one side is a "snowbird" & apparently won't be back until November & he does get the lawn mowed but the weeds are growing so high. I already had to pull the ones that are next to the garage. I hate to complain but I thought property owners are supposed to keep up on that ? Thanks in advance.
Take a pic and send it to him and suggest the company he has doing the lawn is not doing in his absence- this happened to me (Deans) and I appreciated the notice - be careful of scammers when being a snow bird!!
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Old 08-15-2024, 05:37 AM
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Are you are assuming that they have a weeding service? Most people don't.
No, I actually am assuming they don’t have one,
but the technique suggests to the snowbirds that they should have one or at least let’s them know in a nice way the weeds are too high.
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Old 08-15-2024, 06:01 AM
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They are more considerate then neighbors who spray round-up (with a little cancer cookie for you and the animals).
There are many medicinal "weeds" that are benificial to humans. Some are great when dryed for teas.
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Old 08-15-2024, 06:03 AM
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They are more considerate then neighbors who spray round-up (with a little cancer cookie for you and the animals).
There are many medicinal "weeds" that are benificial to humans. Some are great when dryed for teas.
The Federal Government says that Round-up does not cause cancer.
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Old 08-15-2024, 06:11 AM
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Are you are assuming that they have a weeding service? Most people don't.
Then just how do the weeds get picked?
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Old 08-15-2024, 06:15 AM
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Then just how do the weeds get picked?
Most people do it themselves. I use Round-up with a battery operated sprayer. Very convenient.
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Old 08-15-2024, 06:20 AM
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They are more considerate then neighbors who spray round-up (with a little cancer cookie for you and the animals).
There are many medicinal "weeds" that are benificial to humans. Some are great when dryed for teas.
Yes, perhaps they are developing a weed garden for tea.
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Old 08-15-2024, 06:41 AM
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My neighbors appreciated that I contacted them about their weeds, especially because they were paying their yard service people to keep everything under control.

Turns out one contractor simply wasn't doing their job.

My wife and I are one of the first to move into our neighborhood of 103 homes. We have an email list to keep everyone informed. We all shared our email and phone contact info.

We all work together to help everyone in our neighborhood.

One thing that is sometimes troublesome is when contractors don't do the work they are being paid to do. Contacting the neighbor directly let's them know to contact their servicepeople.

If the neighbor doesn't take any action, that is when you get the district involved about noncompliance.

Work together with your neighbors!

I do realize this can be difficult when your neighborhood is not organized as we are here in our area of Marsh Bend. Our neighbors are great!
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Old 08-15-2024, 06:53 AM
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We had a weed person who just stopped coming. It took a while to find another so contact your neighbor and see if that’s what happened. It is very hard to find someone reliable. We just have stone!!
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Old 08-15-2024, 06:58 AM
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We had a weed person who just stopped coming. It took a while to find another so contact your neighbor and see if that’s what happened. It is very hard to find someone reliable. We just have stone!!
I have found that most lawn services do not pull weeds.
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Old 08-15-2024, 07:01 AM
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Take a photo and show it to the Community Standards office located at 984 Old Mill Run. If it is a violation, they will enforce it by contacting the owner. Note that the website for a lot of Villages management information is "districtgov.org".
Or look up their contact information on the Couny Assessor website, and send the picture. Maybe they will appreciate a thoughtful neighbor letting them know about a problem.
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