Pre-existing foliage on shared fence causes problems
When I purchased my home four years ago, there was existing, mature landscape. The following year we had an inground pool built and in doing so two of my three neighbors often communicated with us about what was working and what wasn't with the plants. The third neighbor never spoke to us.
On the side of our house where the non-speaking neighbor resides the fence had this lush and beautiful foliage all along it just about the length of the house, one reason of which I purchased my home (nice landscape). Over time, I have had the worst time with periodic 'burning' of the leaves in specific patterson all of my plants there.
One day I came home and found the entire length of my fence with this foliage had been chopped down to below the top of the fence and all of the cuttings were thrown on to my walkway. Long story short, I caught the neighbor spraying roundup on it recently. I have tried to talk to them, went over one early evening to ask to please let me know if there are any problems and the woman shut the door in my face and shut the porch light out, leaving me standing in the dark.
What are my rights to keeping this foliage? I love it, I want the privacy as we have a pool and spa. I would like to add some lattice to the top of the fence on my side to aide in the weight and height of the plant. Do I need permission to do this?
Any ideas at all in getting the neighbor to stop killing my plants all along the fence would be appreciated.
Thank you!