Inconsiderate neighbors not trimming their hedges
I know this subject has come up before but I have a somewhat different question. My neighbor has a ficus hedge that he planted about 4 years ago and is now approximately 12feet high. They trim it maybe twice a year and the problem is that they trim all of the hedge EXCEPT the side in my back yard. We've lived here for 13 years and have always had a fence and dogs. When they first started trimming the hedges and we noticed they weren't going to trim our side we politely asked the yard crew to come over (we would gladly put the dogs away)... nothing. The next time (mind you, this only happens every six months) we went over and politely asked the neighbor himself to have his yard crew come over... nothing. We've had our HOA contact them as well. The problem is that 1) I don't feel I should have to trim THEIR hedge... it's not easy, it's messy and time consuming; 2) it's just plain inconsiderate; they refuse to have their crew come to us to ask to get into the back yard. I have enough to do in my own yard and shouldn't have to waist my precious time trimming their HUGE hedge (we live on acre+ lots so the hedge that borders our backyard is quite extensive). Is this a small claims matter? Thanks for any advise.