Those who have annoying neighbors know what it’s like to deal with different irritable situations on a daily basis. In any case, through dialogue, it is sometimes possible to iron out those rough edges. In this case, a UK influencer decided to film himself at the moment he was using his lawn mower machine to slice the neighbor hanging tree since, as he explained, he occupied part of his land. But the video divided users and set up a debate around the ticktoker: are you on the right side of the law?
Through his account @smartgarden1982, the man provoked both words of support and condemnation after posting the 52-second video of himself cutting the excess vegetation that blocked the driveway of his house. The title he used to post the video, which he already has 2 million views on TikTokwas: “What would you do if the neighbor’s tree blocked your entrance?”.
The user, who is also a gardener, took a pruner to cut the branches and leaves that hung from the party wall and thus align the neighbor’s bushes with the fence. In addition to the hashtag: gardener, he used: #neighbornightmare.
His post divided opinion on social media. While many did not hesitate to defend him, others criticized his behavior. A TikTok user wrote to him: “What is your problem with this little tree? We need more trees, not less”; while another accused him: “From my point of view, you exceeded the limit.”
The Daily Mail explained that according to the law of the United Kingdomhomeowners have the right to prune the branches or roots that cross onto your property from your neighbors’ houses or from a public road. They further added that the gardeners They are allowed to trim up to the property line, but face prosecution and possible criminal charges for damages if they go any further. In this case, many users affirm that “it goes beyond the limit”
“Everything correct and legal”, “I would do exactly the same”, “Okay, but I would talk to them first”, were some of the messages of support.
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