Managing neighborly disputes can get tricky. Fences, weeds, and even trees that straddle two properties can cause tension and disputes. When a tree falls from your neighbor’s lawn into yours, things ...

Waking up to find your neighbor's tree unexpectedly sprawled across your yard is any homeowner's unwelcome surprise. This event is the kind that can instantly trigger a cascade of issues and questions ...

Trees can be a huge improvement for any lawn, but they don't last forever. If your neighbor's tree falls on your yard, what ...

"Good fences make good neighbors," as Robert Frost famously put it. Trees are another matter, however. A tree overhanging your property, shading out your garden, sending roots into your septic system, ...

A pile of leaves, pieces of rotting fruit, dead tree branches. It's not your tree, it's not even planted inside your fence, but now it's your job to clean up its mess. The first reaction might be to ...

Q: When we bought our home 33 years ago, we installed a privacy fence on the property line of our backyard. About 10 years later, our neighbor attached boards and building materials to our fence posts ...