Tuesday's Tip: Confronting a neighborhood nuisance

Complaints about neighbors are some of the most common - and difficult - gripes.

November 17, 2009 at 3:30PM

Whistleblower gets many complaints about slovenly neighbors, but this one was a little different: a house that isn't really a home at all. This concerned citizen doesn't know how to go about doing something about it. Here's her story:

How would you go about putting an end to this situation? Or should she mind her own business? Where do property rights end and neighborhood rights begin?


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