Why is my old neighbor mowing his lawn almost every day. Do I have recourse to report him?

[Anonymous]

I'll trade you for the lawn boomer, at least he's doing something constructive and there is a limit to how loud it gets.

Instead I have the next door boomer who listens to loud music all day long outside while he works and has never heard of wireless headphones AND the boomer band down the street who loves to practice in their garage. That's on top of all the loud lawn services which come on different days.

Fortunately I have noise cancellation headphones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Constantly mowing the lawn could show some sort of instability or decline, OP. Perhaps report him as saying you are concerned about his safety? The authorities will have to investigate him then.

I sure hope this comment is a joke/sarcasm. If it isn't then this poster is a blatant bigot.

To assume everyone past a certain age is demented or unstable? Really? You seriously think this man should be reported to authorities? Did you previously live in a country run by a dictator? What exactly do you think authorities will do? Race over to his home, lights and sirens flashing, tackle him to the ground and drag him off for a competency examination?

You need to get psychological help, stat.

And don’t forget requesting a welfare/wellness check knowing there is no need and just to harass someone can be counted as filing a false report.

Because the OP is not concerned about the neighbor. OP is being a big baby.

But, yes, go ahead and waste police time and my taxpayer dollars because you cannot have a conversation with a neighbor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is wrong with him? It's really annoying as I work from home.

Are there any rules on this, I understand once or twice a week but almost every day is excessive.

He is retired probably age 60+

So he should uproot his daily activities because you work from home? Wow

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do YOU make any unnecessary noise, OP? Barking dog? Loud music? Noise is part of living next to others and in most instances we ALL do something that annoys other people.

I doubt you are going to find any county noise ordinance that allows you to force your neighbor to stop mowing daily.

Talking to him in a CIVIL (which means calm yourself completely and do not go in accusing) is your best chance for success.

Keep your goal in mind (getting him to mow less often) and wipe what you think you are entitled to out of your head before you approach him. That's key if you want any chance of achieving your goal.

Don't even do that. It's a silly request.

I don't have time to talk to him and he is not very pleasant, he constantly complains about the neighbor behind him putting up a new fence. I'd rather let the authorities deal with him.

Which authority? The lawn care police?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m with OP. There are public nuisance statutes on the books so why not use them. If anything he’ll at least be taught a lesson, probably for the first time in his life, not to be a self-centered jerk. Bet you he’s doing it intentionally, too, as some sort of misogynistic ritual marking his territory.

Yikes.

Or he’s just an elderly person with nothing better to fill his time, who is oblivious to the fact that his neighbors are working from home. Act like an adult and just go talk to him, OP.

OP working from home is irrelevant. I’m a SAHM and excessive loud gas-powered lawn equipment drives me insane. It is beyond annoying. And OP’s neighbor sounds like an a-hole and/or senile.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is wrong with him? It's really annoying as I work from home.

Are there any rules on this, I understand once or twice a week but almost every day is excessive.

He is retired probably age 60+

Buy him an electric lawn mower

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is wrong with him? It's really annoying as I work from home.

Are there any rules on this, I understand once or twice a week but almost every day is excessive.

He is retired probably age 60+

Technically are you allowed to work from home?

This. Are you properly zoned to allow a full time home office during “normal” times (ie, not during a pandemic restriction)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OMG, you'd hate our neighborhood. I live in a warm-weather climate with houses pretty close together, and landscapers are out daily doing yard work on all of my neighbors' yards. There is no day that I don't hear lawnmowers, trimmers, leaf blowers, etc. You just cannot be serious here. And yes, I somehow manage to work from home.

So the issue is that everyone uses landscaping companies who zip in and out in 20 min , this guy takes at least an hour to mow almost everyday next door. I am ok with landscapers zipping in and out throughout the neighbors but an hour a day next to my window is way too much. Whats funny is he is very into social causes like the environment as noted by his car stickers, but burns his gas mower.

Nope. One neighbor versus an entire two streets. Still not a big deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do YOU make any unnecessary noise, OP? Barking dog? Loud music? Noise is part of living next to others and in most instances we ALL do something that annoys other people.

I doubt you are going to find any county noise ordinance that allows you to force your neighbor to stop mowing daily.

Talking to him in a CIVIL (which means calm yourself completely and do not go in accusing) is your best chance for success.

Keep your goal in mind (getting him to mow less often) and wipe what you think you are entitled to out of your head before you approach him. That's key if you want any chance of achieving your goal.

Don't even do that. It's a silly request.

I don't have time to talk to him and he is not very pleasant, he constantly complains about the neighbor behind him putting up a new fence. I'd rather let the authorities deal with him.

Which authority? The lawn care police?

He could ride all day every day and there is no authority who can do anything about it. If you called cops and told your story you should be on alert because they are going to start looking at things to cite you for.

[Anonymous]

My elderly dad mows his lawn probably 3-5 days a week because he likes the exercise but has a big yard and finds it too tiring to do it all in a day. So he does it in batches. He has every right to do so.

[Anonymous]

I have a neighbor that has 5 cars coming and going at all hours. Can we trade?

[Anonymous]

Grass grows faster in spring maybe around 1/4" each day so he's mowing about a 1/4" each day probably not collecting or bagging since his is so miniscule. Now if we were in the dog days of summer like in August where the grass hardly grows, he would just be plain foolish to cut it everyday and waste gas.

I'm not sticking up for him but trying to provide some justification for mowing every day. LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My elderly dad mows his lawn probably 3-5 days a week because he likes the exercise but has a big yard and finds it too tiring to do it all in a day. So he does it in batches. He has every right to do so.

np He may have the right but, he isn't neighborly since he is annoying people. I get it op. My neighbor's dad is older and he enjoys mowing the lawn and you can't enjoy being outside AND he takes forever to get the job done. Not much I can do honestly but, go inside when he is out there.

[Anonymous]

I'll trade you for my neighbors young adult kid, who is apparently an unemployed redneck street racer. The muffler noise vibrates our floor.

[Anonymous]

0 recourse.

Because they are not doing anything illegal. Annoying? Sure. I’m sure the sound annoys you and seeing them out there doing it every day for no reason annoys you. But ultimately this is a MYOB situation. They’re not doing anything wrong or illegal.