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zpg1l8

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Landlord won’t fix the heat and it’s-6 degrees outside No heat: I live in an apartment complex that shares heat and we have our own digital dial to control our heat. We put a maintenance request about 3 weeks ago, because we haven’t heard the heat turn on. So we were out of heat for longer than 3 weeks. At the time we were transitioning from 50 degree weather to now-6degree weather here in Minnesota in the last 3 weeks. When maintenance came in they told us our heater compressor needed to be replaced that’s why our heat hasn’t worked. We have sent emails asking for a time frame because we feel like it hasn’t been done in a timely manner. Temperature have came down to 67 degrees in our units (probably getting heat from other units) so not sure what to do next or what options we have? How cold is too cold to be ok without heat if other units are keeping heat at least at 67 degrees. We also pay heat for our unit but it’s shared by all the residents and what ever the heat bill is for the whole building it’s equally distributed to the residents based on square footage

j0sy04n

j0sowd2

This is very specific to your city ordinances. Minnesota only has a general requirement of habitability. In general most cities that have an applicable ordinance it states that heating systems must be capable of heating to at least 68 degrees when required (notice the ordinances don’t typically say maintain the heat at this temperature). Need to figure out if your city has an ordinance and if so what temperature it requires. If the temperature is within 1-2 degrees of the ordinance may or may not be worth reporting -would be up to your judgement.

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zpg1l8

legaladvice_train

Landlord won’t fix the heat and it’s-6 degrees outside No heat: I live in an apartment complex that shares heat and we have our own digital dial to control our heat. We put a maintenance request about 3 weeks ago, because we haven’t heard the heat turn on. So we were out of heat for longer than 3 weeks. At the time we were transitioning from 50 degree weather to now-6degree weather here in Minnesota in the last 3 weeks. When maintenance came in they told us our heater compressor needed to be replaced that’s why our heat hasn’t worked. We have sent emails asking for a time frame because we feel like it hasn’t been done in a timely manner. Temperature have came down to 67 degrees in our units (probably getting heat from other units) so not sure what to do next or what options we have? How cold is too cold to be ok without heat if other units are keeping heat at least at 67 degrees. We also pay heat for our unit but it’s shared by all the residents and what ever the heat bill is for the whole building it’s equally distributed to the residents based on square footage

j0sowd2

j0wfxxc

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Talk to an attorney, I am not a lawyer and cannot give you legal advice. In my personal opinion however - In most states on a matter like heat or electricity he has 48 hours after you call to get someone out there to start working on it. If he doesn't he could be liable for hotel bills, or if you get 3 estimates and have the cheapest one fix it, you can then submit the paid bill in lieu of rent. You could also withhold rent until its fixed and he cannot evict you or charge you late fees. You do have to put the rent in a bank though, so its not free rent time. Once the work is completed you usually have about 10 days to pay the withheld rent.

zpg1l8

legaladvice_train

Landlord won’t fix the heat and it’s-6 degrees outside No heat: I live in an apartment complex that shares heat and we have our own digital dial to control our heat. We put a maintenance request about 3 weeks ago, because we haven’t heard the heat turn on. So we were out of heat for longer than 3 weeks. At the time we were transitioning from 50 degree weather to now-6degree weather here in Minnesota in the last 3 weeks. When maintenance came in they told us our heater compressor needed to be replaced that’s why our heat hasn’t worked. We have sent emails asking for a time frame because we feel like it hasn’t been done in a timely manner. Temperature have came down to 67 degrees in our units (probably getting heat from other units) so not sure what to do next or what options we have? How cold is too cold to be ok without heat if other units are keeping heat at least at 67 degrees. We also pay heat for our unit but it’s shared by all the residents and what ever the heat bill is for the whole building it’s equally distributed to the residents based on square footage

j0wqa6u

j0sowd2

Call your local (state/city) housing authority. Keep detailed information on how long the heat has been out in your residence. Keep any copies of work orders that you've made. By law (federal) you have to have working heat in your unit. Let your property manager know that you expect to be compensated for not having working heat in your apartment. Get a lawyer.

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9skco2

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Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back.

e8pjy6d

e8ph263

Just don't go onto his property. You may also want to setup a security camera to see if he is coming onto yours. That is if you are trying to get him in legal trouble.

I’d consider getting/renting an industrial blower and let it blow towards his house, his little leaf blower won’t stand a chance ;)

9skco2

legaladvice_train

Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back.

e8q325k

e8pxg9t

Two households, both alike in dignity..

Sounds like what you are doing is legal, and hilarious. As long as no damage occurs from flying debris contained in the leaves. I lived this same war for several years. Both ours and our neighbors 1/4 acre lots were heavily wooded, so we both had to clean up a lot of leaves. Neighbor would wait until we were not at home and then blow leaves onto ours and his other neighbors lots. My husband & I finally caught him outside one day and asked what he was doing. Guy actually responded “but they’re from YOUR trees!” I asked how he could tell which were his and which were ours, and why he was blowing leaves on the other neighbors yard that had no trees? No response. We started mowing a line down the property line. Cleaning up every leaf on our side and telling him to take care of what was on his side. He moved shortly after.

9skco2

legaladvice_train

Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back.

e8ph263

e8q325k

I’d consider getting/renting an industrial blower and let it blow towards his house, his little leaf blower won’t stand a chance ;)

Two households, both alike in dignity..

9skco2

legaladvice_train

Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back.

e8q24mh

e8q325k

Are you Rand Paul's neighbor? https://www.gq.com/story/inside-rand-pauls-neighborhood-fight

Two households, both alike in dignity..

9skco2

legaladvice_train

Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back.

e8q325k

e8projx

Two households, both alike in dignity..

Just put up a fence. Legally he isn't responsible for leaves that end up naturally in your side, and this will only escalate further.

9skco2

legaladvice_train

Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back.

e8ph263

e8pxg9t

I’d consider getting/renting an industrial blower and let it blow towards his house, his little leaf blower won’t stand a chance ;)

Sounds like what you are doing is legal, and hilarious. As long as no damage occurs from flying debris contained in the leaves. I lived this same war for several years. Both ours and our neighbors 1/4 acre lots were heavily wooded, so we both had to clean up a lot of leaves. Neighbor would wait until we were not at home and then blow leaves onto ours and his other neighbors lots. My husband & I finally caught him outside one day and asked what he was doing. Guy actually responded “but they’re from YOUR trees!” I asked how he could tell which were his and which were ours, and why he was blowing leaves on the other neighbors yard that had no trees? No response. We started mowing a line down the property line. Cleaning up every leaf on our side and telling him to take care of what was on his side. He moved shortly after.

9skco2

legaladvice_train

Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back.

e8pxg9t

e8projx

Sounds like what you are doing is legal, and hilarious. As long as no damage occurs from flying debris contained in the leaves. I lived this same war for several years. Both ours and our neighbors 1/4 acre lots were heavily wooded, so we both had to clean up a lot of leaves. Neighbor would wait until we were not at home and then blow leaves onto ours and his other neighbors lots. My husband & I finally caught him outside one day and asked what he was doing. Guy actually responded “but they’re from YOUR trees!” I asked how he could tell which were his and which were ours, and why he was blowing leaves on the other neighbors yard that had no trees? No response. We started mowing a line down the property line. Cleaning up every leaf on our side and telling him to take care of what was on his side. He moved shortly after.

Just put up a fence. Legally he isn't responsible for leaves that end up naturally in your side, and this will only escalate further.

9skco2

legaladvice_train

Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back.

e8q7q6n

e8ph263

Whatever you do, don't cut his trees down.

I’d consider getting/renting an industrial blower and let it blow towards his house, his little leaf blower won’t stand a chance ;)

9skco2

legaladvice_train

Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back.

e8q5tl6

e8q7q6n

My observation is that both of you are idiots and deserve to be living next to each other so the rest of the world can mock this stupid feud you have going on. Not just about who the leaves belong to (which is ridiculous) but the fact that neither of you have the balls to properly address each other as human beings and resolve this conflict properly. Instead falling back on petty passive aggressive behavior of blowing leaves back and forth. According to your story he started it by blowing it into your property and you should have gone and spoken to him at that very moment. Instead you escalated it by blowing leaves back into his property. That being said, the leaves belong to the property where they fall. They are not his leaves or your leaves. Unless your neighbor is not following a statute in your town that mandates leaf cleanup, you have no recourse about him not cleaning his yard as often as you. The fact that he has huge oaks and you have small to no trees is meaningless. This is autumn and leaves fall from trees. The only complaint you both have against EACH OTHER (because at this point both of you are guilty of the same offense) is to stop blowing leaves into each other's properties. You lost your high ground when you sank to his level and blew the leaves onto his property. Blowing leaves onto your neighbor's property is not a proper cleanup method and is disrespectful. Both of you need to learn how to clean up your own properties properly and without impact to each other.

Whatever you do, don't cut his trees down.

9skco2

legaladvice_train

Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back.

e8q7q6n

e8q24mh

Whatever you do, don't cut his trees down.

Are you Rand Paul's neighbor? https://www.gq.com/story/inside-rand-pauls-neighborhood-fight

9skco2

legaladvice_train

Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back.

e8projx

e8q7q6n

Just put up a fence. Legally he isn't responsible for leaves that end up naturally in your side, and this will only escalate further.

Whatever you do, don't cut his trees down.

9skco2

legaladvice_train

Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back.

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e8q7q6n

If OP pays someone to clean his yard, and then captures the neighbor blowing his leaves into OPs yard on camera, can OP claim damages against the neighbor? Can OP throw any of their left overs from their trees into the neighbors lot?

Whatever you do, don't cut his trees down.

9skco2

legaladvice_train

Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back.

e8q5tl6

e8q24mh

My observation is that both of you are idiots and deserve to be living next to each other so the rest of the world can mock this stupid feud you have going on. Not just about who the leaves belong to (which is ridiculous) but the fact that neither of you have the balls to properly address each other as human beings and resolve this conflict properly. Instead falling back on petty passive aggressive behavior of blowing leaves back and forth. According to your story he started it by blowing it into your property and you should have gone and spoken to him at that very moment. Instead you escalated it by blowing leaves back into his property. That being said, the leaves belong to the property where they fall. They are not his leaves or your leaves. Unless your neighbor is not following a statute in your town that mandates leaf cleanup, you have no recourse about him not cleaning his yard as often as you. The fact that he has huge oaks and you have small to no trees is meaningless. This is autumn and leaves fall from trees. The only complaint you both have against EACH OTHER (because at this point both of you are guilty of the same offense) is to stop blowing leaves into each other's properties. You lost your high ground when you sank to his level and blew the leaves onto his property. Blowing leaves onto your neighbor's property is not a proper cleanup method and is disrespectful. Both of you need to learn how to clean up your own properties properly and without impact to each other.

Are you Rand Paul's neighbor? https://www.gq.com/story/inside-rand-pauls-neighborhood-fight

9skco2

legaladvice_train

Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back.

e8q5tl6

e8projx

My observation is that both of you are idiots and deserve to be living next to each other so the rest of the world can mock this stupid feud you have going on. Not just about who the leaves belong to (which is ridiculous) but the fact that neither of you have the balls to properly address each other as human beings and resolve this conflict properly. Instead falling back on petty passive aggressive behavior of blowing leaves back and forth. According to your story he started it by blowing it into your property and you should have gone and spoken to him at that very moment. Instead you escalated it by blowing leaves back into his property. That being said, the leaves belong to the property where they fall. They are not his leaves or your leaves. Unless your neighbor is not following a statute in your town that mandates leaf cleanup, you have no recourse about him not cleaning his yard as often as you. The fact that he has huge oaks and you have small to no trees is meaningless. This is autumn and leaves fall from trees. The only complaint you both have against EACH OTHER (because at this point both of you are guilty of the same offense) is to stop blowing leaves into each other's properties. You lost your high ground when you sank to his level and blew the leaves onto his property. Blowing leaves onto your neighbor's property is not a proper cleanup method and is disrespectful. Both of you need to learn how to clean up your own properties properly and without impact to each other.

Just put up a fence. Legally he isn't responsible for leaves that end up naturally in your side, and this will only escalate further.

9skco2

legaladvice_train

Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back.

e8qc003

e8q6rpc

Capture his acts on camera. Collect and bag leaves for disposal or compost. Send neighbor an invoice for your time and materials at a reasonable going rate for your area. Get quotes for per hour lawn care to set your rates. When ignored, take to small claims. Bring the video evidence of him blowing the leaves into your yard in the first place, video of you doing the cleanup, how long it took, your quotes, and your invoice. This does **not** apply to any leaves that *naturally* end up on your lawn. Blowing them back might be immediately satisfying but isn't legal and sets you up as the defendant in the above scenario. Or, set up a compost pile in your backyard along your property line with him, nearest his windows. Dispose of he leaves and other kitchen wastes there. Thank him for his contribution to your ~~ripe~~ organic compost heap.

If OP pays someone to clean his yard, and then captures the neighbor blowing his leaves into OPs yard on camera, can OP claim damages against the neighbor? Can OP throw any of their left overs from their trees into the neighbors lot?