Man Wanted to Call a Professional to Mark His Property Line, And His Neighbors Agreed

When neighbors argue over property, the one who started the argument doesn’t always come out on top. One day, a man decided to take matters into his own hands when he thought his neighbors had planted hedges on his property. And when the city got involved to mark the property lines, he was stunned to find out something about his house that he didn’t know when he bought it…

Neighborly Dispute

A while back, Bonnie and her parents moved into a community with little space between houses. While most aspects of the space outside your home isn’t under the homeowner’s control, what falls onto their property is up for negotiation, for the most part.

That is, unless the neighbors have something to say about it.

A Lack of Privacy

Bonnie and her parents wanted security in their home, and the one thing that bothered her parents most was the fact that their neighbors could see directly into their kitchen window.

So, they set out to accomplish a simple fix for the problem, planting some hedges that would act as a border between the family’s window and their neighbors yard. But, their neighbors weren’t so happy about that.

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

The plants that Bonnie’s parents put up ultimately cost them thousands of dollars, because of installation and maintenance costs. But, that was worth it to have some privacy.

And the hedges should have only been a one time expense, or so they thought before their neighbor spoke up about his thoughts on the matter.

A Rustle in the Night

A week after the hedges were put in, Bonnie’s parents awoke in the middle of the night to a rustling sound in the hedges. When they went to investigate the sound, they found their neighbor chopping down the hedges they had just paid for. So much for ‘good fences make good neighbors!’