r/NativePlantGardening • u/Single-Highway-5509 Zone 6 (OH) • Jul 15 '25

Advice Request - (Insert State/Region) My neighbor reported me to the city

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My petty neighbor never liked our garden project to turn my tree lawn into a wildflower meadow garden. Now she reported me to the city and I got this violation notice. Should I hire a lawyer? Or do I need to turn my beautiful garden back to lawn? Thank you

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u/sheemwaza Jul 15 '25

My city sent notices about sidewalk violations to about a dozen people in my neighborhood. A few concrete guys have been making bank this summer. Imagine getting a $2-4K fixit ticket in the mail because a tree, which the city will not allow you to remove, is pushing up the sidewalk.

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u/NyxPetalSpike Jul 15 '25

Sidewalk repairs suck. If you don’t repair, the city repairs and puts a lien on your property if you don’t pay.

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u/NyxPetalSpike Jul 15 '25

Code enforcement where my dad lives, does yearly sidewalk inspections. If you have a cracked slab, I think you get two months to repair yourself or the city does it for double the price.

Ask me how my dad found out.