# What can. I legally do (neighbor question - long)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-legally-do-neighbor-question-long/687149>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 28, 2014, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-legally-do-neighbor-question-long/687149 "2014-04-28T02:25:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-legally-do-neighbor-question-long/687149/61 "2014-04-30T04:02:26Z")

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> [@Stink Fish Pot](#):
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> So, measuring my property line and not informing him is rude (but I have a legal right to do it) but him hacking my trees without informing me (which he had a legal right to do) was not rude?

That’s not what people are saying. (or at least, not what I am saying)

BOTH are rude. His rudeness doesn’t make yours ok (and vice versa)

I once heard a proverb - the only problem with an eye for an eye is that pretty soon the world is blind…

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-legally-do-neighbor-question-long/687149/62 "2014-04-30T10:03:49Z")

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The OP has requested to have this thread closed, happy with the answers alresady received, so I’m going to do it.

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