Very true. I own a Courtyard Villa and this is the way it is.

I was thinking of pouring a bag of rock salt around the root system of the tree, but the copper sulfate would do the trick also. Another option would be a chain saw powered by a lithium Ion battery, those things are very quiet.

In the end it pays to know your neighbors.


Call deed compliance.

Fix the irrigation, pull the tree up and toss it out in the trash.

Hard when neighbor doesnt spend much time there.

I was to
told by the community standards there no tree restrictions in villas , if you live in a villa have it removed.

Make sure all letters are registered so you have proof of sending them in case it becomes a legal matter.

Much?

Not really then you will have a dead tree. If he recently planted it you can just grab it and pull it out.

I would just remove it especially since he hooked up to your sprinkler system.

First send letters with a return receipt to the owner and the broker who has the listing. If it is the Villages listing send the letter to the village real estate office naming the agent and the violation. It is the brokers responsibility to pass on a defect to the prospective buyer. Failure to do so would place the broker at risk of having to cure the defect themselves. Contact community standards along with your name and address contact information which now some villages require and file a formal complaint against the owner.

Yes, there is a place to complain. Call Deeds Restrictions 352-751-3912. The office is open Monday thru Friday and is located at Sumter Square. There are rules against this and they will act on it immediately. You might have to give your name if the problem can't be seen from the street and you'll have to give Deeds Restrictions permission to enter your property to take pictures in order to make the neighbor take care of the problem. Your situation sounds like it could be a theft problem in addition to a violation of Villages rules. I have a problem neighbor too who thinks she can encroach on my property and Deeds Restrictions solved that problem. They are great!

Pull out the tree and put sod in

disconnect his set up. it's your property. How did he manage to plant a tree on part of your property?

That poor tree’s ears must be ringing