My neighbour has planted an ivy which is growing up my gable wall . Can I remove it as he is refusing to .?
Question:The ivy is also covering my boundary fence on the neighbpurs side. I cut it back when it reached over but it is starting to damage the fence .
Can I also get him to remove it .
Answers:
Check the laws in your area. In most areas, if a plant such as a tree, ivy, etc., crosses the poperty line, then whatever part of the plant is on/over your property you have the right to remove up to the property line. You can be nice about it, if your local laws allow for this removal, and let you neighbor know that you are removing everything up to the property line, or you can just do it.
As for the fence, be sure that the fence is actually yours, and on your property. If it isn't, then there's not much you can do. If it is your fence, even the part that faces your neighbors property, the fence should be totally on your property, and you should have the right to remove anything on it. Check with you insurance company, and check local laws pertaining to this. You may need to hire a surveyor to determine if the fence is actually yours and on your property, and you may need to hire an attorney to take care of the long term problem.
I personally like Ivy and the romance it adds to anything it grows on. If it really bothers you, go ahead and remove it. It is after all on your property,,just be sure you don't go overboard and continue on his side...
Roundup is relatively cheap.
if it's on your property, you can deal with it as you see fit. On his, you can't do a thing.
You should first polielty ask if they can trim any parts coming in to your garden. If they say you can trim it down then go ahead and if they are refusing then do it anyways. It's in your part of the garden and you can do what you want.
You can't kill it or use weed killer on it. By law you can prune back any growth that is crossing the border between your properties. Legally the prunings still belong to your neighbour so you should simply throw them back into his garden.
To keep up good relations you might let him know in advance that your are going to do it.
why? if it is not breaking or stopping the gable from working properly (i doubt) i would not touch it. it is a plant what have you got against them?
This dispels the saying "Good fences make good neighbors". I would suggest calling a local building permit office and see if they can direct you to the proper department. Also call your homeowners insurance company and tell them the problem.
on your' property get started rip it down or give him a ultimatum ie he will have to foot the bill for a professional to do it
you are fully entitled to cut back the parts on your side of the boundary.
its polite to ask the neighbour to do so first.. but if they dont respond then you go ahead.
beside. ivy growing up property walls is known to create damp which can go right through the wall and damage your home. so best not to let it get too well settled on it.
all the best.
If it is on your property inform your neighbour to remove it, if he does not then inform him you intend to remove it
Once a plant crosses the property line from his to yours, you can do with it as you wish. This applies not only to creeping plants like ivy but overhanging limbs of trees and bushes such as forsythia. You can do either of two things... (1) take the high road and explain to your neighbor that you want him to prune his ivy back to the property line or (2) be nasty and threaten to sue him for the expense of having a gardener come to your home and remove all plant portions upon your property.
Or just cut the ivy yourself, there is nothing he can do, especially with the rediculous expenses of attorneys... If you hate this neighbor... spray the plant with the herbicide 2,4-D.
This will, in all likelyhood not only eliminate the ivy from your property but his as well. 2,4-D stands for 2,4 dichlorophenoxy acetic acid and was 50% of the recipe for the substance known as "Agent Orange".
Think of it like this..if a tree in his yard had a branch that hung over your driveway, you would NOT be allowed to cut it...
Although his ivy is encroaching on your property, you MUST contact legal authorities before you can remove it...if you have an HOA (Home Owner's Association) THEY would be the ones to call...if not, call your city or town hall to find out who in your area would be the agency to enforce him removing the encroaching irritant.
Legal is ALWAYS best...
You can cut it off your side, and be sure you give the cuttings back to your neighbour. Maybe thank him for the loan of it eh.and give him fair warning that if any damage caused to the boundary fence will cost him as well as you to replace it.
Have you ever seen that film "Troll"? Now that's an ivy problem. So if you know any potions/spells, just turn him into a helpless mumbling mushroom, or jibbering dwarf. Or call the council. Council of Trolls that is.
Looks as thought he ivy is making you also climb the wall!
Trace the source as far back as possible, up to the dividing line between the properties. Make your cut here and remove all rooted trailings wherever you find them. Ivy is pernicious. Keeps coming up at unexpected places from tiny rooted off shoots.
It is a long haul.
Yes, but to get him to move any on his side you will have to report him to you local council. The main switchboard will put you through to the right department if you explain the problem to them.
All the stuff about plants overgrowing is correct, but as I understand it, your main concern is your external wall, that presumably faces directly onto your neighbours property. You have a legal right to repair your own wall and fence. You can see the fence is visibly damaged, and I guess you can probably interpret your wall as "damaged" by ivy, but you should get proper advice before you escalate things.
I agree with many of the other answers, you can cut back the ivy that's in your property, or should I say "on" your property. I would tell the neighbour politely you are planning to do this just as a matter of course. If your not on very good terms with your neighbour you may as well go ahead and cut back the ivy that is on your property to the boundary between the 2 properties. You don't want to start world war 3 so i wouldnt suggest applying a weed killer lol :) Plus certain varieties of ivy have a habit of damaging brick work, so you may want to remove it from the house wall. I do agree that it looks aesthetically pleasing on a house and i'd be hypocrit to say otherwise as i have ivy growing up the back wall of my house ;)
on your property yes
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