Drusas

...dogs have conscious functioning.

It being bad because it was rushed doesn't make it not bad.

It seems more likely that it comes down to fossils.

But when the lot starts to fill up (which “usually happens at 4AM or so,” according to Tung) what looks like a maddening ballet of autonomous parking — and honking — begins. The noise goes for as much as an hour at a time before it settles down, she said.

Did you read the article? Because that sounds really egregious.

It's something you have to worry about in basically all apartments (in the US--despite thin walls and no insulation, I never had loud and inconsiderate neighbors when I lived in Japan). You might get lucky and get a place with good soundproofing, but the odds are slim.

I have been thinking of him as "the mayonnaise" personally.

This is so badly needed. I hope they get good traction. Not only do renters get stiffed all the time by outrageous rents/rent increases and illegal non-return of security deposits (and more!), there are also people who sincerely believe that renters shouldn't even be allowed to vote because they're "not invested in the community".

Makes me livid.

Maybe there are no stupid questions, but there are bad questions.

Your neighbor is legally correct, unless the roots are causing significant damage, in which case you can probably get them held liable for repair.

Don't give him advice, for fuck's sake. He's the bad guy in this scenario.

I hope you realize that you are the bad guy in this scenario.

You have the right to trim limbs that hang over your property, as long as it doesn't damage the health of the tree. That's it. You can't kill part of a tree, just like you can't kill part of a person or part of a cow or whatever else.

Your neighbor is not crazy for wanting the tree to remain healthy. Trees are a good thing for both the environment and for mental health and are important for providing shade in a warming world. Their leaf litter is also important for insects and birds.

Getting so worked up about some leaves that you want to kill somebody else's clearly beloved tree suggests that you are being unreasonable. Invest in a leaf blower or hire someone to deal with the leaves if it's such a big deal to you. Or, better yet, leave them so they can help the local environment.

Someone's never heard of tree law. If you do go this route, please update us when you get sued.