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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. This is the most entertaining thread ever, with nuggets of very helpful insights. Thanks, DCUM forum. The odd thing is we had no idea this new neighbor existed until months after he moved in, and the previous resident didn't mind us leaving them there. We didn't know there was a new occupant in that house.

We can't modify the fence because--and this is tough to explain in text--the sides and back of the fence are indeed shared with two other houses. The fence predates our arrival. If the three of us had the cash, maybe we'd collectively tear it down and start over. We all are affected by this new neighbor's position (it's not just our trash cans). He has his property deed on his side, and none of us dispute that. As for generating the good will of his new neighbors, well, that's another story...[/quote]

Good will my a**. He’s not obligated, morally or otherwise, to let you put your cans on his property. How many posters have to tell you that before it gets through your thick skull??[/quote]

Doing something you are "obligated" to do doesn't create any goodwill.

Allowing something that you don't have to because it makes life easier on everyone (yourself included, because trash cans aren't in the alley) *does* create goodwill.

Putting the kibosh on an arrangement that has been in place for years that has little to no impact on you simply because "it's my property, so there" actively removes goodwill.

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DP, so he is obligated to continue and abide by an agreement he was not part of creating or ok’ing?
How do you know what he wants to do with his five blades of grass ?
YOU HAVE NO IDEA!!!
IT IS HIS AREA, he is not a jerk or bad neighbor for not wanting your cannon his yard.
Geez I bet you think your dog can per and poop there too?
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