thunderousbass
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Michigan
My neighbor has a large tree and has branches that encroach over a fence. The entire trunk of the tree is within their property just behind their fence. Their root system also encroaches on our property, damaging our sod/grass and preventing us from making a garden. The neighbors also throw the branches that fall of the tree over the fence and onto our yard especially when it rains or when it's windy so they don't get caught. The children in the neighbor's house creep out and think of this as some sort of a game. They hide and when no one is in my yard, they start throwing branches, twigs, and sometimes even damage my property by poking holes. The father has some sort of a grass fetish it seems. I truly believe he is mentally retarded since he does not understand what it means to respect property lines.
I have already tried numerous times talking to them but it seems they simply do not understand English. They continue to harass us every year. Whats worse is that the father of the household does not acknowledge or understand that what his family and he are doing is a crime. He continues to be quarrelsome and extremely ignorant to my requests. What's worse is he does not apologize for what he or his kids do...just shows how much of an inhumane/retarded person he is. Sometimes I wonder what kind of a father he is to his kids who I think are growing up to be the same belligerent, harassing individuals their father is. Do I have a right to throw these branches back into their yard? (after all, the branches that fall on my property are technically their "property"....I would simply be returning them to the rightful owner). What recourse do I have? What can local ordinances and police do?
I would like legal advice/direction from someone in law school or from someone who is a lawyer or has settled a similar problem in the past with court system.
Or anything for that matter....I need some direction in this case.
My neighbor has a large tree and has branches that encroach over a fence. The entire trunk of the tree is within their property just behind their fence. Their root system also encroaches on our property, damaging our sod/grass and preventing us from making a garden. The neighbors also throw the branches that fall of the tree over the fence and onto our yard especially when it rains or when it's windy so they don't get caught. The children in the neighbor's house creep out and think of this as some sort of a game. They hide and when no one is in my yard, they start throwing branches, twigs, and sometimes even damage my property by poking holes. The father has some sort of a grass fetish it seems. I truly believe he is mentally retarded since he does not understand what it means to respect property lines.
I have already tried numerous times talking to them but it seems they simply do not understand English. They continue to harass us every year. Whats worse is that the father of the household does not acknowledge or understand that what his family and he are doing is a crime. He continues to be quarrelsome and extremely ignorant to my requests. What's worse is he does not apologize for what he or his kids do...just shows how much of an inhumane/retarded person he is. Sometimes I wonder what kind of a father he is to his kids who I think are growing up to be the same belligerent, harassing individuals their father is. Do I have a right to throw these branches back into their yard? (after all, the branches that fall on my property are technically their "property"....I would simply be returning them to the rightful owner). What recourse do I have? What can local ordinances and police do?
I would like legal advice/direction from someone in law school or from someone who is a lawyer or has settled a similar problem in the past with court system.
Or anything for that matter....I need some direction in this case.
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