Woman Rips Out Neighbors’ Veggies From Her Own Backyard, They Demand Compensation

Settling in a new home is more than just unboxing. You also need to set up essential services, decorate and secure it, familiarize yourself with the area, and much, much more.

On top of all of that, Reddit user Necessary_Context896 hired a landscaper, too. But when they took a look at her backyard, they realized that the woman’s neighbors were using her property as their vegetable garden.

In a post on the subreddit ‘Am I the [Jerk]?‘, the homeowner explained that her contractor offered to rip everything out, but she isn’t sure if that’s OK. So she’s asking the internet to share their thoughts on the matter.

Homegrown tomatoes are great, but healthy boundaries and respect are even better

Woman Rips Out Neighbors’ Veggies From Her Own Backyard, They Demand Compensation

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So when this woman realized that her neighbors were using her backyard as a garden, she took action

Woman Rips Out Neighbors’ Veggies From Her Own Backyard, They Demand Compensation

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Woman Rips Out Neighbors’ Veggies From Her Own Backyard, They Demand Compensation

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Such minor encroachments are quite common

When people begin to think that their neighbor is starting to use their land, experts advise to act immediately. Even if it’s just a minor thing like building a fence in the wrong location or installing a drainage pipe that crosses the property line.

This is because property boundaries are very important to the use of land and even a small encroachment by your neighbor onto your land may result in consequences that you just cannot foresee.

For example, if your neighbor builds a new driveway that comes onto your property by a few inches, this may be enough for a title company to refuse to issue insurance when you sell your house.

Luckily, in this case, it sounds like the tomato growers didn’t contest the encroachment, perhaps due to the minor nature of the issue or a desire to maintain a decent relationship with their woman.

In fact, minor intrusions, such as tree branches and other plants from your neighbor’s land growing onto yours, are said to be quite common and are often solved with a simple conversation.

Hopefully, these folks will also find a way to get pass the incident without escalating it further.

Woman Rips Out Neighbors’ Veggies From Her Own Backyard, They Demand Compensation

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The majority of people who read the story said the woman didn’t do anything wrong

Woman Rips Out Neighbors’ Veggies From Her Own Backyard, They Demand Compensation

But some believe she should’ve handled the situation differently

Woman Rips Out Neighbors’ Veggies From Her Own Backyard, They Demand Compensation

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Paul Rabit 1 month ago

Yeah again: Just because someone is technically in the right doesn't mean they can't be the AH. OP has to live next to their neighbor a long time - sometimes a little communication and a couple bucks towards a new tomato plant can go a long way.

18points

Alexandra 1 month ago

That would be nice on OP's part, but what about the neighbours? They trespassed, more or less. It still wasn't their property the plants were on. A proper acknowledgement on their part would not go amiss either.

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Paul Rabit 1 month ago

Sure, but you can't really control how other people act. I'd have approached it assuming that they didn't know where their property-line was, or the neighbor wasn't paying attention when they planted. People make mistakes - it happens all the time.

4points

Don't even 1 month ago

A little communication from the neighbor who planted them would have been nice, but no they instead just did whatever they wanted. There will be plenty more problems from them.

5points

Papa 1 month ago

I agree. I liked the comment to the original post above suggesting OP go buy a couple small tomato plants and give them to the neighbors. Why have an ongoing battle with them if you have a chance to avoid that?

5points

JayWantsACat 1 month ago

This. NTA be could've handled it better.

2points

WindySwede 3 weeks ago

But if op would buy them tomatoes or plants, then the neighbour would know that they can make mistakes and OP will still pay for it. And it wasn't even OP wbo removed them..

0points

Justin Smith 1 month ago

And not letting people in the wrong get rewarded is better .

0points

Nikole 1 month ago

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LaserBrain 1 month ago

The property line is the property line.

16points

Pam 1 month ago

Fences make great neighbors

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Paul Rabit 1 month ago

18points

Alexandra 1 month ago

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Paul Rabit 1 month ago

4points

Don't even 1 month ago

A little communication from the neighbor who planted them would have been nice, but no they instead just did whatever they wanted. There will be plenty more problems from them.

5points

Papa 1 month ago

5points

JayWantsACat 1 month ago

This. NTA be could've handled it better.

2points

WindySwede 3 weeks ago

But if op would buy them tomatoes or plants, then the neighbour would know that they can make mistakes and OP will still pay for it. And it wasn't even OP wbo removed them..

0points

Justin Smith 1 month ago

And not letting people in the wrong get rewarded is better .

0points

Nikole 1 month ago

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LaserBrain 1 month ago

The property line is the property line.

16points

Pam 1 month ago

Fences make great neighbors

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Woman Rips Out Neighbors’ Veggies From Her Own Backyard, They Demand Compensation

Homegrown tomatoes are great, but healthy boundaries and respect are even better

So when this woman realized that her neighbors were using her backyard as a garden, she took action

Such minor encroachments are quite common

The majority of people who read the story said the woman didn’t do anything wrong

But some believe she should’ve handled the situation differently

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Woman Rips Out Neighbors’ Veggies From Her Own Backyard, They Demand Compensation

Homegrown tomatoes are great, but healthy boundaries and respect are even better

So when this woman realized that her neighbors were using her backyard as a garden, she took action

Such minor encroachments are quite common

The majority of people who read the story said the woman didn’t do anything wrong

But some believe she should’ve handled the situation differently

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