Property disputes can turn into an absolute headache - especially if neighbourly relations are a bit frosty. One woman's experience is a prime example after the property adjacent to hers got bought by a new owner who was keen on sprucing up their garden space. Sharing her saga on Reddit , the wisteria enthusiast wrote: "Our house has multiple ancient wisteria plants growing on the chain-link fence between my property and my neighbour's.
"I maintain my side of the fence regularly and love having it there, but my neighbour was a bit of a recluse and allowed it to overtake his apple tree and other plants in his yard. He recently sold his house and the new owner came over asking me to help pay to have it removed from the tree and generally trim it back. "She wanted me to split an estimate for $2300 (£1,800).
She got a second estimate for $900 (£700), but I feel like if I help pay it it will only be the beginning of her getting money out of me." The wisteria expert told her new neighbour she'd sleep on it. But after mulling it over, she concluded that it wasn't her duty to finance her neighbour's landscaping issues.
The story took another twist when she relayed her decision: "I told her that and she of course got really defensive. She said she's overwhelmed by how overgrown her whole backyard is from all sides, but 'It's not my fault the previous owner neglected their yard'. She claims it's my responsibility because the plants are on my side, though extremely interwoven into the.
