[Chemist_Geek]

I agree with you, that our land needs to be maintained so as not to be offensive to neighbors. In the past, though, I've butted heads with the "property rights" crowd here on FR which would say, with a straight face, that the neighbors have no right to complain about, and the government has no right to enforce sanitation on, this woman.

[grellis]

These situations rise to the level of health hazards. I cathc a lot of flack for it as well, but I have had to live with this kind of neighbor in the past. I have to live with the destablilization of my property's value. I had to keep my kids from playing in our own backyard--all summer long--because I couldn't risk their getting bit by rats. With rights come responsibilities.