Posted: 8/10/2014 3:46:01 PM EDT
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I was wondering the legality of someone spraying a commercial grade herbicide along a shared fence line, 1'to 3' on to my side, killing grass, shrubs and trees? Yes, I keep the grass cut and trimmed on my side of the fence.
Any answers to this? Thanks |
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I was wondering the legality of someone spraying a commercial grade herbicide along a shared fence line, 1'to 3' on to my side, killing grass, shrubs and trees? Yes, I keep the grass cut and trimmed on my side of the fence. Any answers to this? Thanks Why would you say this was a waste of time? Your post has been up for a day, and this isn't GD. I've sprayed my boundary and interior fence lines with herbicide and kept the kill zone within a few inches of the fence, just enough so I can mow without having to trim, and so the weeds don't short out the hot wire. I couldn't imagine an overspray of 1', never mind 3', and if it did end up killing my neighbor's shrubbery then I'd expect to be asked to replace it. So, what did your neighbor say? |
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Thanks for the reply. I guess I'm just used to the fast pace of GD. Seen plenty of views and no replies.
Yes, they are spraying from 1' to 3' on my side of the fence. It's a fire station the fire chief doesn't care. I approached him last summer concerning the same issue. You can actually smell it on the shrubs where they are turning brown. |
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In true Arf fashion, I recommend you hook up a game camera pointed at the fence line. Once you're 100% sure that someone's maliciously spraying onto your side, go over the chief's head (city safety director, mayor, however your city does it).
If you were in Ohio, maybe it would rise to the level of criminal damaging. Civilly, I don't know if there's anything you can do. If you can prove the trees and shrubs have value you can try small claims court. |
