Is there anything I can do about the garbage and weeds in my neighbors yard?
In general, unless there is some local ordinance that controls garbage and weed issues in your neighbor’s yard, you are probably not going to be able to do anything unless it has risen to the point where the garbage and weeds in your neighbor’s yard might actually be considered a nuisance. A nuisance doesn’t apply to mere aesthetics. The fact that you don’t like the way it looks, that you don’t like the way they keep their yard up in terms of garbage and weeds, is not going to rise to the level of nuisance. If your neighbor paints his house orange and you don’t like the color, that’s not really counted as a nuisance. On the other hand, if garbage from your neighbor’s yard is piling up and creating odors that you can smell on your property, you may have a nuisance claim. If there is garbage creating a health hazard, the health department may be able to step in and do something to deal with that issue or you may have rights you can enforce yourself because it is creating a dangerous livi
