So what if it was an untended yard.
It's her property.
My city just passed a law that a fence no higher than 4' can be put on the street side of your property.
This is a thickly settled city but some idiot do-gooder thought it made the city looked too fortified and unfriendly.
Probably less than 5% of the homes had the taller fences but one person complained and ANOTHER new law was put on the books.
Madness !
What a crock of B.S.
Can't even have a garden without these a$$holes hassling you over a permit(money).
Why can't these jerks mind their own business?
They must not have any real issues to deal with.