I'm always amazed at the number of people who will move into a very nice well kept area. Buy a nice home in that area, and then let the yard and the house deteriorate to nothing of value. And then wonder why they are not received well in the community. That behavior completely baffles me.
It's called conformity. Most children surrender, as resistance is futile. However, there are those rebels.
Of course, this could be the vegie version of the Bird/Bunny/cat lady (the one with hundreds of them in her house) and the neighbors have the gall to complain about the smell...
It is obvious from this comment that you either didn't read the article or failed to comprehend what you read; the lady didn't just move in and let the place grow up around her.
As much as I disagree with busybodium, she's got a real legal problem; I guess things are tough all over.