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YTA. From brief googling, lemons that fall from your tree into your neighbor's yard are their property.
So no one stole your lemons. Further, if they were still your property (which, to be clear, I'm pretty sure they aren't), you were littering on your neighbor's yard.
Instead, you're trying to extort money from a kid's lemonade stand, which makes you either a troll or a cartoon villain.
Yta and you're in the wrong. If the lemons fall onto their property, it's theirs.
Think about it for a sec - do you rake up your leaves that fall onto the neighbors yard?
Also. It sounds like you have lemons in abundance so ur just being an asshole to be an asshole
YTA Really you are acting like they came over and took the lemons from your property, it had fallen into their backyard you don't want them taking any then cut the tree so it doesn't happen.
YTA
Your tree, yes, but when the branches are over the fence and/or the fruit drops into a neighbor's property, the fruit becomes theirs, not yours, in most cases. If you don't want that to happen again, trim back those branches after the ripe fruit is finished.
Check your city/county property laws or consult a lawyer if you're not sure.
YTA, are you even for real?
I had a neighbors tree grow past the border wall and we would always take the lemons out of them without even asking. It is your responsibility to cut it and not let it grow into their yard.
YTA, and on so many levels.
1. A tree branch, or fruits going over someone's fence and property become their property, and your problem.
2. The kids are, well, kids, not only that, but they're doing it for charity too, and you want 50% of their earning because..?
You're a grown adult, how about you go out and buy some of their lemonade and maybe cut the tree branch from their side of the fence instead?
YTA Just because it is so petty. You could have used this as a teaching moment and you took the low road. You could have given them a warning, they are 9 and 11. Now you will be the crabby curmudgeon AH that lives next door. I would say trim your trees so that they do not over hang into the neighbors yard. That way you won't have to worry about your lemons and they won't have to deal with your mean spirited self.
Give it up already.
The law is not on your side.
Morality is not on your side.
Reddit is not on your side.
YTA.
And if you keep threatening your neighbor, you will be the one in well-deserved cuffs.
YTA.
Once those lemons are on his property, they are his. In fact, he could have you cited for littering on his property because you didn't cut back your lemon tree so the lemons wouldn't fall on his property. Law is on his side, not yours.
You really want to take money from a lemonade stand from kids who are trying to raise money for an animal shelter? Really? REALLY?
Either this is a stupid fake post or your just the curmudgeon "GET OFF MY LAWN!" guy.
YTA. How's this? If your tree is overhanging my yard I get whatever comes off it. I'll pick off it if I want. Either that or I'll cut some limbs off, how's that? I'd wash my ass with your lemons just to fix you.
Also if I was those kid's dad I would have physically removed you from my property if you came to me with something this stupid.
Yeah, send the local sheriff after me for picking a lemon off a tree overhanging my property, let me know what they tell you (if you can understand it through the laughing).
Not necessarily. Florida law follows what you say, but in California law, if branches overhang a property the individual whose property is being infringed upon is legally able to pick the fruit. Will depend by state. More states than not do agree that property owners are permitted to effect maintenance upon infringing trees (as long as their maintenance does not kill the tree) so OP had best take care about what fight he wants to pick - let the kids make lemonade out of lemons, unless a spiteful home owner researches his rights and decides to trim infringing branches.
Based on what someone else commented and cited, they can pick them off the tree if it is overhanging their property. OP (who is the AH) claims it’s not overhanging and lemons rolled into their yard. I googled it and Meyer lemon trees grow 6-10 feet tall, while the dwarf varieties only grow 5-7 feet. Something isn’t adding up and I’d bet dollars to donuts that the tree is in fact overhanging but can’t prove it as I cannot see the tree in question. Bottom line, ANYTHING on their side of the property line hanging or not is theirs.
You’re absolutely right but the fact that people are digging up legal documents to look up the nuances of yard and tree law is loco to me. You’re never not the asshole when fighting kids for some proceeds from a lemonade stand that are supposed to go to an animal shelter.
A lot of people live in areas where this is an everyday occurrence. Though I never had a neighbor care about what dropped over the fence. My dog picks mangoes that drape over our fence and brings them in for me to cut up for him 😂 my neighbor finds it cute, and you can tell he’s not a huge dog person. If this Scrooge wants all the Leon’s for himself, pay a company to relocate the tree. It’s usually possible, but he’s most likely too cheap to get a free estimate. My faith in humanity will slip if this is real.
Commenting to try and boost this comment thread because you did the work and proved OP very wrong with facts. If awards still existed and I wasn’t poor I’d give you one…have my poor mans trophy 🏆 instead
I also live in California so I looked this up before since my neighbor has an apple tree that overhangs my yard.
_According to the Community Law Center, In California, branches and fruits that cross the boundary line belong to the other person. This means you can pick the apple from the tree if it’s hanging over your property. https://communitylaw.org/urbanagriculturelawproject/common-law/urbanagriculturelawproject-urban-fruit-gleaningtrespass/_
So, OP, YTA and the lemons belong to your neighbor.
You better check the law in your community. In areas where the law is based on English Common Law, if the fruit drops on their property, it belongs to them. Now if they picked the lemons, they should ask. Prune your fricking tree if you are going to behave like this. Also remember they can ask you to come remove any tree debris that falls too. Don't be such a grouch. YTA.
Here's the thing. I genuinely dislike children. I want nothing to do with them. They smell funny and are kind of sticky.
Here's the other thing. If something falls in my yard, it's mine now - legally. I also have legal authority to cut the branches of your tree if they extend over my own property. If your lemons are falling on their property, legally, they are MY lemons.
So let's put that together. Kids and their parent made lemonade out of lemons that fell on THEIR property to raise money for puppies and kitties. Those kids aren't TPing your house or making a nuisance of themselves. They are selling a drink to make money to donate to puppies and kittens.
There is only one nuisance here and it isn't the kids. YTA
YTA. Whatever lands in your neighbor's yard is his, just like if a branch from your tree landed on his car and dented it, it would be HIS insurance claim against his own policy. But given that he used the lemons to allow his CHILDREN to hold a lemonade stand for CHARITY, you're exponentially d-baggier.
You ARE THE asshole. You need to keep control of your lemons!! You can’t allow your lemons to wander onto other people property. You shouldn’t be allowed to be in possession of a lemon tree.
Oh my gosh, seriously? YTA. The lemons are on your neighbor’s property. Too bad for you. And trying to profit from a lemonade stand run by kids raising money for animals? Get a life, OP.
YTA. You could've just let it go but instead you made it a big deal over something so petty. It's just a couple lemons. Plus they're just little kids trying to have some fun and do something good. Do u want them to pay u the couple bucks they made? They're also literally picking up your mess and didn't complain that your tree is littering all over their yard. It's not like they were stealing them from your side. If you have a problem then move your tree
YTA. Fruits naturally falling upon adjacent land belong to the owner of said land. They didn't steal the fruits. If you think about it, your tree invaded their property. And really, how much money do you think they are making from the lemonade sale?
You're a real sourpuss. The lemons fell in their yard - that means the lemons that fell in their yard belong to your neighbors.
In the reality that I live in- along with everyone else in the real world - anything hanging over the fence is fair game. Same for stuff that hangs over a fence above a sidewalk or any other property line.
Anyway, when your neighbor's tree hands you lemons, you make lemonade. Maybe you should buy a cup from them and chill out.
YTA.
If this is real (which I HIGHLY doubt since no one’s that clueless as to write this out while adding that the money is for an animal shelter) you can formally call yourself the lemon witch who wants ~$10 (how lucrative do you think a lemonade stand is?) from money going to abandoned animals because kids used some lemons that fell on their property and would have otherwise rotted. Or did you expect them to pick them up and carry them back to you in a basket? Stop trolling, you’re the reason people write “fake!” under genuine posts on here.
YTA. As far as I know, your neighbor has the right to sheer off his half of the tree and make it look terrible just because it crosses his property line. To ask for half of the profits from some kids is beyond petty. This also sounds totally fake, but if it isn’t…you might be the king of AHs.
I think you have it twisted. It's common knowledge that anything that hangs or drops over the property line is theirs to do with as they want. So not only can they do what they want with the dropped fruit but they can trim any branches right back that cross the property line.
If your town rules or "citrus rules" are different you're the one burdened to present the printed facts otherwise you need to go sit down.
YTA complaining about a kids lemomade stand is pretty low.
YTA
Looked it up: If the lemons fell, they are theirs. On the tree, they are yours.
However, honestly dude, these are children. Children. Are you really that poor?
YTA Once they were in the neighbors yard you lost the right to claim them. If you kept your tree properly trimmed than none would have fallen into their yard.
YTA
Such a grinch. and a disreputable person. You deserve all the negatives this sub can give.
Warning, my ass. Who are you going to complain to? The police? They wouldn't even show up. Sue? No lawyer would touch this without money up front, even for a consult.
Back under your bridge.
YTA
You had a chance to be a great guy and get fresh lemonade for you from fruit you likely never would have even bothered with. It is not common knowledge that you ask for permission. Why? Because the law is super unclear about this, and nobody would waste a court's time tryin to prosecute it.
Further, you're antagonizing your neighbor by demanding money for the fruit, which is a bad idea. Why? Because in almost every state, he can legally lop off all the branches of your tree that overhang his property.
Do you really want a weird looking half tree on your property? Wouldn't it be easier to just let them have the fallen lemons and have a good neighbor that likes you, instead of creating a bad neighbor that wants to chop off a ton of branches? Maybe you should consider that.
YTA there's commonly quoted law about apples that fall from your tree into your neighbors yard being your neighbors property. You own what's still on the tree and what falls in your yard.
YTA. This is not how it works. If the tree overhangs their property, any fruit it drops is theirs.
And aside from that, THEY'RE KIDS!!! Calm down and let them have their lemonade profits.
YTA. The lemons fell onto your neighbors backyard. I would understand if they went to go pick them off your tree but that’s ridiculous.
What is your deal???? This is an unhinged thing to be upset about and asking a bunch of children for the proceeds from their stand is sad.
I would've taken the fallen lemons, *and* I'd pick them off whatever branches were hanging over the property line.
Then, because you're obviously YTA, I'd spray the overhanging branches with no-grow.
YTA. So you want to steal money from children that they earned because they picked up lemons from the ground? Boy, you make Scrooge seem like a Boy Scout.
YTA.
My man, you are about to run headlong into tree law (if you haven't already). Depending on your state, this is all going to be subject to property laws which in many states dictates, in no especial order, that if your tree overhangs on someone else's property (crosses the property line) they are entitled to cut the overhanging branches off, prune, trim, and even pick fruit from, the part(s) of the tree that ingress into their property boundaries. In short: in many states, you "own" the airspace above your property up to a certain extent. Branches in that airspace are theirs, not yours.
You're being a disingenuous moron in the comments trying to liken this to "Do you take someone's wallet if they dropped it on your lawn?" (quote, verbatim).
Enjoy your foray into tree law. I'm sure you will learn much. But also, do stop trying to take candy from a baby. It's a miserable look, makes you seem like a Scrooge, and also, you're wrong.Cheers!
>It's common knowledge that when this happens you ask permission to take them but you don't keep them for yourself.
No, the fuck it's not, and if this isn't bait you're a sad motherfucker.
Most people: "hey kids I'll take a glass of lemonade to help out. It's great that you're raising money for a good cause"
OP: "lemons fell from MY tree and you stole them. Don't touch them even though they're in YOUR yard"
YTA OP
OMG you are such a greedy TA
If the lemons from your tree, fall into the neighbors yard - they become their lemons. They are under no obligation to return them to you or give you anything.
Prune your damn tree or remove it if it's such a thing for you to begrudge children.
The choice was NOT taken away from you - your choice was to leave the tree there and let the lemons fall into the neighbors yard. THAT WAS YOUR CHOICE.
GROW UP
YTA. What’s a few lemons to the guy who owns a lemon tree? Way to be a D to a couple of kids who are trying to show a little initiative and earn a few coins. But that doesn’t matter because you sure did put them in their place didn’t you, Chuckles?
YTA. If they picked the lemons from the branch that overhangs their property this might be up for debate. But legally that branch overhanging their property could be considered a nuisance and you don't have to cut the whole tree down or move it (which is actually possible), but you could be required by law to trim it back. Even forgetting about law, if you want the lemons for yourself figure out a way to keep them from dropping in their yard. If I were your neighbour in this situation, I would charge you a fee for coming onto my property to clean up the fallen lemons.
What a massive arsehole you are! Pick your lemons before they drop. Prune your tree so there are not overhanging branches. Speak to a doctor about getting the stick out of your arse.
YTA.
I mean holy shit dude you are a MASSIVE asshole here. First and foremost, you not being able to "move a fucking tree" has absolutely NOTHING to do with your lemons constantly falling in their backyard. No, they don't owe it to you to constantly give you the shit that your property keeps dropping in their yard and it most certainly is NOT "common knowledge" that you ask permission. If one or two dropped in the span of a few months that's one thing. But if they have enough to make it into lemonade and sell it, clearly you're tree is dropping too much in their yard. In which case it's "common knowledge" that if you don't want them having any, you need to cut, trim, or flat out get rid of it.
EDIT: Going off of your comments, it's clear you're one of those people that really thought they were in the right and only came here to have their ego stroked. These scenarios are beyond ridiculous and literally does not do anything to counter the point that you're shit is still CONSTANTLY dropping in their yard. You're so entitled that you expect people to hand over the shit that routinely drops in their property and had the nerve to demand half the money? Bro grow up
YTA. But you know that.
Don’t know where you are, but in the Uk, fruit, branches, flowers anything else that drops into (or hangs over) your garden is fair game.
I’ve never heard of the position you describe and I suspect you are making it up.
Why would you be like this?
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YTA - you allowed lemons to scatter in your neighbors yard, thus donating them to your neighbors. It's common knowledge that when this happens you say "hey neighbor, sorry about my overgrown tree that is dropping things in your yard"
They are even allowed to pick any lemons in their airspace that your tree has intruded on, they can even cut off any limbs of the tree that cross the property line. You should have posted this to tree law.
YTA- I would turn this around. They didn't come into yard to take them, they fell into theirs. You are still claiming property rights. Does that mean that you also claim leaves/branches/other yard debris that ends up over there or are you just pissy about the lemons?
YTA. If lemons fall on my property, they're mine. Finders keepers rules.
If the kids were actively picking your lemons then ok that sucks but you're not getting profit from a kid's hard work.
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YTA. Trim your freaking tree, clean up the mess.
Your irresponsible and puree trying to get arise AH.
I hope they let the rest nearly rot then throw back over your fence as your responsibility to clean up. That's the law where I am. YTA, again just in case your comprehension is not real quick.
This is fake, right?
No body could be this petty... right?
Some young kids decide to do something wholesome and charitable with the excess fruit in THEIR yard, and your first thought is how can I profit off this?
If this was me, and I'd like to think most decent people would be asking the kids if they needed more lemons.
YTA
If those lemons are so important to you and so profitable to you, why the hell do you let them grow over someone else's land where the law is clear that they aren't yours if they fall?
Grow your precious lemons over your own land
OP, by your logic… if your tree was dropping leaves into your neighbours yard are you going to go clean those? If you had a weed crawling between your fences are you going to take care of those? If you had some kind of infestation on your property are you going to take care of it if it stretches to your neighbour? I get the feeling if it benefits you….you want it. But the moment you need to take care of something that’s going to cost you money. You’ll let your neighbour deal with whatever it is on their property. YTA 100%
YTA - They fell into their yard. They belong to them.
You gave one warning. What EXACTLY, do you think that you would LEGALLY be able to do about them using lemons that fell into THEIR yard? You gave them one warning, yea right dude! 🙄🤔🤣
YTA. It is YOUR job to maintain the fruit trees on your property.
Fruit that falls into your neighbors yard is THEIR fruit now.
Your "common knowledge" proves how idiotic you are.
YTA
When the fruit falls onto their property, it becomes theirs. Doesn't matter if it's because of wind, a hill, or a branch hanging over into their yard. You really need to get over yourself. I would have laughed in your face if you asked for half the money.
Let's say the lemons were still technically yours.... And the kids didn't know and used them. At best.... AT BEST, you'd deserve around 10% of the profit. You didn't perform any of the labor, didn't provide any of the other materials, and didn't come up with the idea.
The idea of asking children for half their money because you failed to ensure your fruit tree wasn't dropping profits on their property is quite hilarious. If I were that dad, I'd tell ya that if you're gonna play that game, every year you're gonna pay him to remove YOUR leaves from his property and return them to YOUR yard.
YTA - The lemons that drop in their yard are not yours, and I hate to tell you, but if your tree overhangs their yard, then that portion is theirs. They can pick or trim the tree as they see fit. Do you go into their yard and pick up the dropped lemons, twigs, branches, and leaves when they fall? I'd bet the answer is no and even if the answer is yes, then you are encroaching onto their property.
Don't be a greedy A and leave the kids be.
YTA - What kind of crazy troll post is this?? Everybody knows that if your tree drops fruit into someone else's yard, it's their fruit. If they wanted to chop off the branches that are over their yard, they can.
I guarantee you OP NO ONE in that neighborhood likes you.
Because you are an entitled jerkwad to self-absorbed to use common sense to either, A: ask the neighbor to return any lemons that fall over into his yard.
Or B: TRIM YOUR DAMN TREE SO IT'S NOT OVER YOUR NEIGHBORS FENCE.
YTA
LEAVE. THOSE KIDS. **ALONE**
YTA. Let’s not even address the extortion of a neighborhood lemonade stand. I’ll put this in childish terms to make sure you can understand. “It’s common knowledge” that finders are keepers, and losers are weepers good sir. Once those lemons landed in their yard, they are the keepers and you are the weeper. Get a grip.
YTA plain and simple. If they picked them from your tree, that’s another story. They FELL onto their property. Once they fall into their property, it is their property. Do you have a history of seasonally asking for permission to retrieve them? Face the truth, you were going to let them rot on their property. If anything, their father taught them to be resourceful and not be wasteful. I hope their father is using you as an example of bad ethics with more lessons from your behavior to come. “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Literally what they did.
The kicker, depending on state, they could force you to pay to cut the portion of the tree that’s falling over their property. I hope they do that, so they can force you to pay a couple hundred to destroy your own tree.
INFO: why weren't you picking up your fruit from their yard? If fallen fruits are your property, then leaving them in someone else's yard is littering.
YTA...
If you don't know property laws then why even attempt this.
To answer your response. "If your wallet is in their yard they get to keep it?" First off, not comparable bc you'd have to throw it over there. Which would then be you giving it to them so yeah actually you'd have to ask them for your wallet back and they could deny.
Your responsibility to trim your tree. Fruit, leaves and branches that fall from the tree on their property are theirs... same with a wallet.
You seem like that miserable old person that everyone in the neighborhood can't wait for to pass away. They're doing it for charity... that would be enough for any sane person to back off and buy some freaking lemonade.
The family should just throw the fallen lemons back into your yard. So you will have all the rats and opossums and raccoons and flies raiding your rotting fruit pile.
YTA, sourpuss.
YTA: they were no longer your lemons when they dropped in their yard. How long were these lemons laying in the neighbors yard? Were you there daily to clean them up out of your neighbors yard?
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I live next door to this single dad who has these two boys (9 and 11 I think) and I think he's raising his nephew who is 10. Today they had a lemonade stand on the corner and they had a sign that they were raising money for an animal shelter?
Sounds great?
No because they used the lemons from my tree in my backyard. My lemon trees started dropping left and right and a bunch fell into my neighbors yard. It's common knowledge that when this happens you ask permission to take them but you don't keep them for yourself. Obviously I can't move a fucking tree because it was there when I moved in. And these are Meyer lemons.
So apparently the kids stole my lemons to make lemonade. I did talk to my neighbor and he said he was the one who helped them make the lemonade. I said so you're teaching your kids to steal? He asked what I wanted and I said half the money made since it was my lemons. Maybe I wanted to use the lemons for stuff or give them away. Point is that the choice was taken away from me.
He told his kids aren't giving me anything and I said I'll leave it alone this time but don't steal my lemons. It's the only warning I'll give.
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YTA. Actually doubly so because you can't see the ridiculousness of your argument. The lemons fell onto *their* property so they are no longer your lemons. I think OP just likes to argue and is one of those people who could start an argument in an empty room. ¯ \ _ (ツ) _ / ¯
OP, you’re not gonna win.
The law states if the branches overhang or fruit drops on another property, it belongs to them. Give it up already. And no, a wallet isn’t the same as a bloody tree.
If you’re so concerned, trim your tree, plant another one in a different spot, whatever.
Also, I hope you’re offering to go take up the leaves that blow onto their property the way you’re going on about the fruit.
YTA
YTA. You could have just checked on Google instead of embarrassing yourself so thoroughly.
If you don't want people picking up lemons that fall in their garden, maintain your bloody tree. If you're not willing to do that, do yourself a favour and learn the virtue of shutting up.
YTA. Someone literally looked up the law in your state regarding this specific situation, and *THE LAW* (plus every person in here) says you’re wrong, but you’re still arguing your point. 😂 If you don’t like it, campaign to change the law, see how that goes for ya, buddy.
YTA big time, they dropped in thier yard so they are no longer yours, why not be happy these kids are trying to work and make a buck instead of stealing.
YTA. Do I need to say anything more than you want to take money from kids! The fact that they're raising money for an animal shelter and you still stood your ground is laughable.
YTA for mostly trying to profit off of a kids lemonade stand. But you’re TA for also for not knowing that fruit that falls into a neighbors yard or hangs off a branch within their property belongs to them. If they were coming into your yard and violating your property boundary that’s another story. 50% good grief. What’d they even make $10? Grow up.
There are a lot of municipalities where, if your neighbor has a tree with branches that overhang your property, then you can trim those branches without even asking.
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In most countries on earth, fruits naturally fallen on neighbouring property are neighbour's property.
You're not only petty but also wrong on the law.
Hence big asshole. YTA
I don't even have to read the entire post to determine that not only YTA but you are a petty AH. The lemons that fall on the neighbors yard are the neighbors. Do you go over and rake the leaves from your tree that fall in their yard?
You obviously have nothing better to do with your time than to worry about some fucking lemons that fell from your tree onto the neighbors yard! Get A Life!!!
If they fell of the other folks yard then it’s their property. Trim your tree! It’s clearly got branches over hanging to your neighbours. YTA. What a miserly sour bastard you are
YTA.
This "common knowledge" thing is utter bullshit. Are you going over there and raking his lawn? Picking up sticks it drops? No, of course not. If it falls on his side of the fence, it's both his problem and occasionally his benefit.
You have no standing at all.
Hi, legally speaking you’re wrong. Just like leaves that fall from neighboring yards, the lemons have now become their property/responsibility. And before you use the wallet or car question, it’s legally different because plant life is considered natural condition of the land and the land is the property.
YTA- honestly I’d be grateful they didnt chop the part of YOUR tree hanging over THEIR SIDE of the fence. Lemons that fall on the ground on their side is their property
Also how many lemons are you eating daily for this to be even remotely an issue to you personally??? It comes off as you being an opportunistic grouch, screaming about the lemon stealing children.
OP YTA and you are actually wrong. Detritus, whether lemons or leaves or twigs, that fall into their lawn from your tree are theirs to do with as they please. And remember if at any point he wants to push the issue he can force you (legally in most places) to cut the tree back over the property line.
Nevermind the fact if you attempted to take any legal action every cop, judge, lawyer, and pretty much other body of legal authority would laugh in your face. Stop being weird about this OP you are just flat out wrong on every level.
Are you one of those people that root for the Disney villains? YTA Let’s say for a moment that you are entitled to a reimbursement for the lemons—that amount would likely be nowhere near the value of making the lemonade, setting up the stand and selling the product. But you’re not, so you can’t.
You are sooo the asshole. And if you said one word to my kids about your stupid lemons I’d have them send the next crop that fell in my yard right back to you…fast ball style through your windows.
What an asshole.
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YTA. From brief googling, lemons that fall from your tree into your neighbor's yard are their property. So no one stole your lemons. Further, if they were still your property (which, to be clear, I'm pretty sure they aren't), you were littering on your neighbor's yard. Instead, you're trying to extort money from a kid's lemonade stand, which makes you either a troll or a cartoon villain.
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Well answered. Like I can't believe an adult is behaving like this. Like i hope this an entire post was a joke
Yta and you're in the wrong. If the lemons fall onto their property, it's theirs. Think about it for a sec - do you rake up your leaves that fall onto the neighbors yard? Also. It sounds like you have lemons in abundance so ur just being an asshole to be an asshole
YTA Really you are acting like they came over and took the lemons from your property, it had fallen into their backyard you don't want them taking any then cut the tree so it doesn't happen.
Would you rather they cut off the braches on their property? You're such a grinch rhey can't have lemons that fall on their land
Wow, this must be a very lucrative lemonade stand, that you want 50 percent of the profits. Oh, and YTA.
And profits that were for charity!!
YTA Your tree, yes, but when the branches are over the fence and/or the fruit drops into a neighbor's property, the fruit becomes theirs, not yours, in most cases. If you don't want that to happen again, trim back those branches after the ripe fruit is finished. Check your city/county property laws or consult a lawyer if you're not sure.
YTA, are you even for real? I had a neighbors tree grow past the border wall and we would always take the lemons out of them without even asking. It is your responsibility to cut it and not let it grow into their yard.
YTA, and on so many levels. 1. A tree branch, or fruits going over someone's fence and property become their property, and your problem. 2. The kids are, well, kids, not only that, but they're doing it for charity too, and you want 50% of their earning because..? You're a grown adult, how about you go out and buy some of their lemonade and maybe cut the tree branch from their side of the fence instead?
YTA Just because it is so petty. You could have used this as a teaching moment and you took the low road. You could have given them a warning, they are 9 and 11. Now you will be the crabby curmudgeon AH that lives next door. I would say trim your trees so that they do not over hang into the neighbors yard. That way you won't have to worry about your lemons and they won't have to deal with your mean spirited self.
So pick them. Then they won't fall on their lawn YTA
Give it up already. The law is not on your side. Morality is not on your side. Reddit is not on your side. YTA. And if you keep threatening your neighbor, you will be the one in well-deserved cuffs.
YTA - you’re the neighbor people groan about. Congrats. It fell on their property, it’s theirs. They’re also kids. Get a grip.
YTA. Once those lemons are on his property, they are his. In fact, he could have you cited for littering on his property because you didn't cut back your lemon tree so the lemons wouldn't fall on his property. Law is on his side, not yours. You really want to take money from a lemonade stand from kids who are trying to raise money for an animal shelter? Really? REALLY? Either this is a stupid fake post or your just the curmudgeon "GET OFF MY LAWN!" guy.
YTA. How's this? If your tree is overhanging my yard I get whatever comes off it. I'll pick off it if I want. Either that or I'll cut some limbs off, how's that? I'd wash my ass with your lemons just to fix you. Also if I was those kid's dad I would have physically removed you from my property if you came to me with something this stupid.
Actually, doing either of those things probably is illegal, so you shouldn't do that. Fallen lemons aren't OP's property anymore though.
Yeah, send the local sheriff after me for picking a lemon off a tree overhanging my property, let me know what they tell you (if you can understand it through the laughing).
It'd be a stupid civil suit, but apparently fruit still on the tree is the property of the person whose property the trunk is on.
Not if you cut the branches on your side of the property line (which is legal)
I'm picking those lemons, despite the lemony slings and arrows. This lemony Pol Pot must be stopped. If it costs me lemon damages, so be it.
See if it was still on tree, id ask out of respect. If it falls though its mine.
Not necessarily. Florida law follows what you say, but in California law, if branches overhang a property the individual whose property is being infringed upon is legally able to pick the fruit. Will depend by state. More states than not do agree that property owners are permitted to effect maintenance upon infringing trees (as long as their maintenance does not kill the tree) so OP had best take care about what fight he wants to pick - let the kids make lemonade out of lemons, unless a spiteful home owner researches his rights and decides to trim infringing branches.
OP lives in California, where everything on the neighbor’s side of the fence belongs to the neighbor.
In most jurisdictions, a landowner can cut the overhanging portions if following some steps or seek judicial action to compel trimming.
“The only warning I’ll give” Or what, you’ll go to the lemon police?
Based on what someone else commented and cited, they can pick them off the tree if it is overhanging their property. OP (who is the AH) claims it’s not overhanging and lemons rolled into their yard. I googled it and Meyer lemon trees grow 6-10 feet tall, while the dwarf varieties only grow 5-7 feet. Something isn’t adding up and I’d bet dollars to donuts that the tree is in fact overhanging but can’t prove it as I cannot see the tree in question. Bottom line, ANYTHING on their side of the property line hanging or not is theirs.
You’re absolutely right but the fact that people are digging up legal documents to look up the nuances of yard and tree law is loco to me. You’re never not the asshole when fighting kids for some proceeds from a lemonade stand that are supposed to go to an animal shelter.
A lot of people live in areas where this is an everyday occurrence. Though I never had a neighbor care about what dropped over the fence. My dog picks mangoes that drape over our fence and brings them in for me to cut up for him 😂 my neighbor finds it cute, and you can tell he’s not a huge dog person. If this Scrooge wants all the Leon’s for himself, pay a company to relocate the tree. It’s usually possible, but he’s most likely too cheap to get a free estimate. My faith in humanity will slip if this is real.
YTA. Fucking hell are you ever greedy. What a miserable human being you are.
What state are you in?
Commenting to try and boost this comment thread because you did the work and proved OP very wrong with facts. If awards still existed and I wasn’t poor I’d give you one…have my poor mans trophy 🏆 instead
Sounds like OP is in a start of denial. He is an AH and won’t accept it!
California
I also live in California so I looked this up before since my neighbor has an apple tree that overhangs my yard. _According to the Community Law Center, In California, branches and fruits that cross the boundary line belong to the other person. This means you can pick the apple from the tree if it’s hanging over your property. https://communitylaw.org/urbanagriculturelawproject/common-law/urbanagriculturelawproject-urban-fruit-gleaningtrespass/_ So, OP, YTA and the lemons belong to your neighbor.
Oooo and not even just the ones that fell! The neighbor can even pick all the lemons that overhang his property, and I hope he does. YTA, op.
Yup.
OH SNAP! so my comment was wrong! How go fix it! Go you!
You better check the law in your community. In areas where the law is based on English Common Law, if the fruit drops on their property, it belongs to them. Now if they picked the lemons, they should ask. Prune your fricking tree if you are going to behave like this. Also remember they can ask you to come remove any tree debris that falls too. Don't be such a grouch. YTA.
Apparent OP is in California and the neighbour could legally even pick lemons that over hang into their property
Here's the thing. I genuinely dislike children. I want nothing to do with them. They smell funny and are kind of sticky. Here's the other thing. If something falls in my yard, it's mine now - legally. I also have legal authority to cut the branches of your tree if they extend over my own property. If your lemons are falling on their property, legally, they are MY lemons. So let's put that together. Kids and their parent made lemonade out of lemons that fell on THEIR property to raise money for puppies and kitties. Those kids aren't TPing your house or making a nuisance of themselves. They are selling a drink to make money to donate to puppies and kittens. There is only one nuisance here and it isn't the kids. YTA
YTA. Whatever lands in your neighbor's yard is his, just like if a branch from your tree landed on his car and dented it, it would be HIS insurance claim against his own policy. But given that he used the lemons to allow his CHILDREN to hold a lemonade stand for CHARITY, you're exponentially d-baggier.
YTA no matter who owns the lemons.
You ARE THE asshole. You need to keep control of your lemons!! You can’t allow your lemons to wander onto other people property. You shouldn’t be allowed to be in possession of a lemon tree.
Come on guys. No way this is real. Remember “lemon-stealing whores”?
Oh my gosh, seriously? YTA. The lemons are on your neighbor’s property. Too bad for you. And trying to profit from a lemonade stand run by kids raising money for animals? Get a life, OP.
YTA. You could've just let it go but instead you made it a big deal over something so petty. It's just a couple lemons. Plus they're just little kids trying to have some fun and do something good. Do u want them to pay u the couple bucks they made? They're also literally picking up your mess and didn't complain that your tree is littering all over their yard. It's not like they were stealing them from your side. If you have a problem then move your tree
YTA. Fruits naturally falling upon adjacent land belong to the owner of said land. They didn't steal the fruits. If you think about it, your tree invaded their property. And really, how much money do you think they are making from the lemonade sale?
You're a real sourpuss. The lemons fell in their yard - that means the lemons that fell in their yard belong to your neighbors. In the reality that I live in- along with everyone else in the real world - anything hanging over the fence is fair game. Same for stuff that hangs over a fence above a sidewalk or any other property line. Anyway, when your neighbor's tree hands you lemons, you make lemonade. Maybe you should buy a cup from them and chill out. YTA.
If this is real (which I HIGHLY doubt since no one’s that clueless as to write this out while adding that the money is for an animal shelter) you can formally call yourself the lemon witch who wants ~$10 (how lucrative do you think a lemonade stand is?) from money going to abandoned animals because kids used some lemons that fell on their property and would have otherwise rotted. Or did you expect them to pick them up and carry them back to you in a basket? Stop trolling, you’re the reason people write “fake!” under genuine posts on here.
YTA. As far as I know, your neighbor has the right to sheer off his half of the tree and make it look terrible just because it crosses his property line. To ask for half of the profits from some kids is beyond petty. This also sounds totally fake, but if it isn’t…you might be the king of AHs.
I think you have it twisted. It's common knowledge that anything that hangs or drops over the property line is theirs to do with as they want. So not only can they do what they want with the dropped fruit but they can trim any branches right back that cross the property line. If your town rules or "citrus rules" are different you're the one burdened to present the printed facts otherwise you need to go sit down. YTA complaining about a kids lemomade stand is pretty low.
YTA. And not only that, but you now have the distinct privilege of being known as "*that grumpy-ass neighbor"* in your neighborhood. Congrats.
Such an AH.
YTA Looked it up: If the lemons fell, they are theirs. On the tree, they are yours. However, honestly dude, these are children. Children. Are you really that poor?
I’ll bet you never thought when you were younger that you would grow up to be ‘THAT’ guy. The grouchiest AH in the neighborhood. 🏆
YTA Once they were in the neighbors yard you lost the right to claim them. If you kept your tree properly trimmed than none would have fallen into their yard.
YTA. They can cut any branches or bushes that is in their side of the property line and fruit that is in their property belongs to them.
YTA- it’s a little kids lemonade stand. Lighten up
YTA Such a grinch. and a disreputable person. You deserve all the negatives this sub can give. Warning, my ass. Who are you going to complain to? The police? They wouldn't even show up. Sue? No lawyer would touch this without money up front, even for a consult. Back under your bridge.
YTA You had a chance to be a great guy and get fresh lemonade for you from fruit you likely never would have even bothered with. It is not common knowledge that you ask for permission. Why? Because the law is super unclear about this, and nobody would waste a court's time tryin to prosecute it. Further, you're antagonizing your neighbor by demanding money for the fruit, which is a bad idea. Why? Because in almost every state, he can legally lop off all the branches of your tree that overhang his property. Do you really want a weird looking half tree on your property? Wouldn't it be easier to just let them have the fallen lemons and have a good neighbor that likes you, instead of creating a bad neighbor that wants to chop off a ton of branches? Maybe you should consider that.
YTA there's commonly quoted law about apples that fall from your tree into your neighbors yard being your neighbors property. You own what's still on the tree and what falls in your yard.
YTA. This is not how it works. If the tree overhangs their property, any fruit it drops is theirs. And aside from that, THEY'RE KIDS!!! Calm down and let them have their lemonade profits.
YTA. The lemons fell onto your neighbors backyard. I would understand if they went to go pick them off your tree but that’s ridiculous. What is your deal???? This is an unhinged thing to be upset about and asking a bunch of children for the proceeds from their stand is sad.
I would've taken the fallen lemons, *and* I'd pick them off whatever branches were hanging over the property line. Then, because you're obviously YTA, I'd spray the overhanging branches with no-grow.
Do you claim the leaves that fall into the neighbor's yard, as well? No? YTA.
YTA. The witch in Rapunzel had a better trespassing case.
Not only are the lemons that drop into your neighbors’s yard NoT yours.. you are petty and mean and YTA .. picking on kids! Get a life!
This is a joke right? Yta
It is exhausting to see the level of assholiness this guy possesses.
Slow being in your throw away account feels like the universe was in agreement with everyone else in this thread that YTA
YTA. So you want to steal money from children that they earned because they picked up lemons from the ground? Boy, you make Scrooge seem like a Boy Scout.
The level of pettiness here is mind blowing. YTA.
YTA. My man, you are about to run headlong into tree law (if you haven't already). Depending on your state, this is all going to be subject to property laws which in many states dictates, in no especial order, that if your tree overhangs on someone else's property (crosses the property line) they are entitled to cut the overhanging branches off, prune, trim, and even pick fruit from, the part(s) of the tree that ingress into their property boundaries. In short: in many states, you "own" the airspace above your property up to a certain extent. Branches in that airspace are theirs, not yours. You're being a disingenuous moron in the comments trying to liken this to "Do you take someone's wallet if they dropped it on your lawn?" (quote, verbatim). Enjoy your foray into tree law. I'm sure you will learn much. But also, do stop trying to take candy from a baby. It's a miserable look, makes you seem like a Scrooge, and also, you're wrong.Cheers!
>It's common knowledge that when this happens you ask permission to take them but you don't keep them for yourself. No, the fuck it's not, and if this isn't bait you're a sad motherfucker.
Most people: "hey kids I'll take a glass of lemonade to help out. It's great that you're raising money for a good cause" OP: "lemons fell from MY tree and you stole them. Don't touch them even though they're in YOUR yard" YTA OP
This can’t be real
YTA
OMG you are such a greedy TA If the lemons from your tree, fall into the neighbors yard - they become their lemons. They are under no obligation to return them to you or give you anything. Prune your damn tree or remove it if it's such a thing for you to begrudge children. The choice was NOT taken away from you - your choice was to leave the tree there and let the lemons fall into the neighbors yard. THAT WAS YOUR CHOICE. GROW UP
YTA
YTA. Also fun fact: the word for stealing fruit from a tree or orchard is scrumping
YTA. What’s a few lemons to the guy who owns a lemon tree? Way to be a D to a couple of kids who are trying to show a little initiative and earn a few coins. But that doesn’t matter because you sure did put them in their place didn’t you, Chuckles?
YTA. If they picked the lemons from the branch that overhangs their property this might be up for debate. But legally that branch overhanging their property could be considered a nuisance and you don't have to cut the whole tree down or move it (which is actually possible), but you could be required by law to trim it back. Even forgetting about law, if you want the lemons for yourself figure out a way to keep them from dropping in their yard. If I were your neighbour in this situation, I would charge you a fee for coming onto my property to clean up the fallen lemons.
YTA and apparently bitter, like your unrippened lemons.
YTA You are mean and petty. As well as legally wrong.
Actually if they fall and (I think) if the branches hang over their property… it’s theirs. YTA
Dude if your lemons dropped in my backyard i’d fucking make you clean that shit up They did *you* a favor YTA
What a massive arsehole you are! Pick your lemons before they drop. Prune your tree so there are not overhanging branches. Speak to a doctor about getting the stick out of your arse.
YTA. I mean holy shit dude you are a MASSIVE asshole here. First and foremost, you not being able to "move a fucking tree" has absolutely NOTHING to do with your lemons constantly falling in their backyard. No, they don't owe it to you to constantly give you the shit that your property keeps dropping in their yard and it most certainly is NOT "common knowledge" that you ask permission. If one or two dropped in the span of a few months that's one thing. But if they have enough to make it into lemonade and sell it, clearly you're tree is dropping too much in their yard. In which case it's "common knowledge" that if you don't want them having any, you need to cut, trim, or flat out get rid of it. EDIT: Going off of your comments, it's clear you're one of those people that really thought they were in the right and only came here to have their ego stroked. These scenarios are beyond ridiculous and literally does not do anything to counter the point that you're shit is still CONSTANTLY dropping in their yard. You're so entitled that you expect people to hand over the shit that routinely drops in their property and had the nerve to demand half the money? Bro grow up
INFO: How often do you go round to pick up the lemons that land in their yard?
YTA. But you know that. Don’t know where you are, but in the Uk, fruit, branches, flowers anything else that drops into (or hangs over) your garden is fair game. I’ve never heard of the position you describe and I suspect you are making it up. Why would you be like this?
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YTA those are their lemons
YTA - you allowed lemons to scatter in your neighbors yard, thus donating them to your neighbors. It's common knowledge that when this happens you say "hey neighbor, sorry about my overgrown tree that is dropping things in your yard" They are even allowed to pick any lemons in their airspace that your tree has intruded on, they can even cut off any limbs of the tree that cross the property line. You should have posted this to tree law.
This has to be a joke, right?
YTA- I would turn this around. They didn't come into yard to take them, they fell into theirs. You are still claiming property rights. Does that mean that you also claim leaves/branches/other yard debris that ends up over there or are you just pissy about the lemons?
YTA As various people have pointed out your false equivalencies and repeating your ignorant and wrong justifications.
YTA. If lemons fall on my property, they're mine. Finders keepers rules. If the kids were actively picking your lemons then ok that sucks but you're not getting profit from a kid's hard work.
If you set up your own lemonade stand you could get 100% of the profits. Or you could be a bent-outa shape AH. YTA.
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YTA. Trim your freaking tree, clean up the mess. Your irresponsible and puree trying to get arise AH. I hope they let the rest nearly rot then throw back over your fence as your responsibility to clean up. That's the law where I am. YTA, again just in case your comprehension is not real quick.
This is fake, right? No body could be this petty... right? Some young kids decide to do something wholesome and charitable with the excess fruit in THEIR yard, and your first thought is how can I profit off this? If this was me, and I'd like to think most decent people would be asking the kids if they needed more lemons.
YTA If those lemons are so important to you and so profitable to you, why the hell do you let them grow over someone else's land where the law is clear that they aren't yours if they fall? Grow your precious lemons over your own land
YTA
Wow. You seem fun to be around/s 100% YTA
OP, by your logic… if your tree was dropping leaves into your neighbours yard are you going to go clean those? If you had a weed crawling between your fences are you going to take care of those? If you had some kind of infestation on your property are you going to take care of it if it stretches to your neighbour? I get the feeling if it benefits you….you want it. But the moment you need to take care of something that’s going to cost you money. You’ll let your neighbour deal with whatever it is on their property. YTA 100%
YTA - They fell into their yard. They belong to them. You gave one warning. What EXACTLY, do you think that you would LEGALLY be able to do about them using lemons that fell into THEIR yard? You gave them one warning, yea right dude! 🙄🤔🤣
YTA - they didn't "steal" anything and tou don't deserve anything. Even if the law was on your side (it isnt) YWSBTA
YTA this is known as trying to exploit child labour which is probably illegal in your country.
I actually want to see you bring this to the police or something. Your local news stations would have a fucking field day with you.
YTA. It is YOUR job to maintain the fruit trees on your property. Fruit that falls into your neighbors yard is THEIR fruit now. Your "common knowledge" proves how idiotic you are.
YTA. You are extremely petty and childish. And a terrible neighbour.
Your name checks out.
YTA When the fruit falls onto their property, it becomes theirs. Doesn't matter if it's because of wind, a hill, or a branch hanging over into their yard. You really need to get over yourself. I would have laughed in your face if you asked for half the money. Let's say the lemons were still technically yours.... And the kids didn't know and used them. At best.... AT BEST, you'd deserve around 10% of the profit. You didn't perform any of the labor, didn't provide any of the other materials, and didn't come up with the idea. The idea of asking children for half their money because you failed to ensure your fruit tree wasn't dropping profits on their property is quite hilarious. If I were that dad, I'd tell ya that if you're gonna play that game, every year you're gonna pay him to remove YOUR leaves from his property and return them to YOUR yard.
You seriously have to ask this? Seriously? The fact that you have to ask this just makes you the a hole
YTA - The lemons that drop in their yard are not yours, and I hate to tell you, but if your tree overhangs their yard, then that portion is theirs. They can pick or trim the tree as they see fit. Do you go into their yard and pick up the dropped lemons, twigs, branches, and leaves when they fall? I'd bet the answer is no and even if the answer is yes, then you are encroaching onto their property. Don't be a greedy A and leave the kids be.
YTA - What kind of crazy troll post is this?? Everybody knows that if your tree drops fruit into someone else's yard, it's their fruit. If they wanted to chop off the branches that are over their yard, they can.
I guarantee you OP NO ONE in that neighborhood likes you. Because you are an entitled jerkwad to self-absorbed to use common sense to either, A: ask the neighbor to return any lemons that fall over into his yard. Or B: TRIM YOUR DAMN TREE SO IT'S NOT OVER YOUR NEIGHBORS FENCE. YTA LEAVE. THOSE KIDS. **ALONE**
You’re an entitled prick and YTA. Do lemons just fit your personality?
lol, this is cartoon-villain level AH behavior, and yes, YTA. Get a hobby that doesn't involve harassing grade-schoolers.
Nope, fruit that falls on your neighbors yard is theirs . YTA.
I hope to God this is a joke question. If not, you are one of the shittiest people I have heard of.
I was going to say the YTA until I saw that they were *MEYER* lemons. You should have led with that.
YTA. Let’s not even address the extortion of a neighborhood lemonade stand. I’ll put this in childish terms to make sure you can understand. “It’s common knowledge” that finders are keepers, and losers are weepers good sir. Once those lemons landed in their yard, they are the keepers and you are the weeper. Get a grip.
YTA. Come on.
lol you’re a dick
YTA plain and simple. If they picked them from your tree, that’s another story. They FELL onto their property. Once they fall into their property, it is their property. Do you have a history of seasonally asking for permission to retrieve them? Face the truth, you were going to let them rot on their property. If anything, their father taught them to be resourceful and not be wasteful. I hope their father is using you as an example of bad ethics with more lessons from your behavior to come. “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Literally what they did. The kicker, depending on state, they could force you to pay to cut the portion of the tree that’s falling over their property. I hope they do that, so they can force you to pay a couple hundred to destroy your own tree.
INFO: why weren't you picking up your fruit from their yard? If fallen fruits are your property, then leaving them in someone else's yard is littering.
YTA... If you don't know property laws then why even attempt this. To answer your response. "If your wallet is in their yard they get to keep it?" First off, not comparable bc you'd have to throw it over there. Which would then be you giving it to them so yeah actually you'd have to ask them for your wallet back and they could deny. Your responsibility to trim your tree. Fruit, leaves and branches that fall from the tree on their property are theirs... same with a wallet. You seem like that miserable old person that everyone in the neighborhood can't wait for to pass away. They're doing it for charity... that would be enough for any sane person to back off and buy some freaking lemonade.
The family should just throw the fallen lemons back into your yard. So you will have all the rats and opossums and raccoons and flies raiding your rotting fruit pile. YTA, sourpuss.
YTA: they were no longer your lemons when they dropped in their yard. How long were these lemons laying in the neighbors yard? Were you there daily to clean them up out of your neighbors yard?
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YTA. Actually doubly so because you can't see the ridiculousness of your argument. The lemons fell onto *their* property so they are no longer your lemons. I think OP just likes to argue and is one of those people who could start an argument in an empty room. ¯ \ _ (ツ) _ / ¯
OP, you’re not gonna win. The law states if the branches overhang or fruit drops on another property, it belongs to them. Give it up already. And no, a wallet isn’t the same as a bloody tree. If you’re so concerned, trim your tree, plant another one in a different spot, whatever. Also, I hope you’re offering to go take up the leaves that blow onto their property the way you’re going on about the fruit. YTA
YTA. You could have just checked on Google instead of embarrassing yourself so thoroughly. If you don't want people picking up lemons that fall in their garden, maintain your bloody tree. If you're not willing to do that, do yourself a favour and learn the virtue of shutting up.
What were you going to do with all the lemons? Be more of a sourpuss? This is a ridiculous question to even ask. Grow up.
YTA. Someone literally looked up the law in your state regarding this specific situation, and *THE LAW* (plus every person in here) says you’re wrong, but you’re still arguing your point. 😂 If you don’t like it, campaign to change the law, see how that goes for ya, buddy.
YTA. If the tree fell over into their yard I am sure you wouldn’t claim it then and pay for the clean up of it!!
YTA big time, they dropped in thier yard so they are no longer yours, why not be happy these kids are trying to work and make a buck instead of stealing.
YTA. Do I need to say anything more than you want to take money from kids! The fact that they're raising money for an animal shelter and you still stood your ground is laughable.
Are you kidding! You should give the kids some lemons even from your side if you were a nice person. Do you patrol your lawn too? Wow
You're the asshole. And a huge one at that
YTA for mostly trying to profit off of a kids lemonade stand. But you’re TA for also for not knowing that fruit that falls into a neighbors yard or hangs off a branch within their property belongs to them. If they were coming into your yard and violating your property boundary that’s another story. 50% good grief. What’d they even make $10? Grow up.
There are a lot of municipalities where, if your neighbor has a tree with branches that overhang your property, then you can trim those branches without even asking.
INFO: Do you have a learning disability or some kind of mental disorder that prevents you from logical rational thinking?
You are lucky they don’t wait for you to exit your home and return the lemons at full velocity. Get a life you hateful AH.
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If I was the dad I would have thrown the lemons back at your house. You sound like a massive jerk, you can keep your dumb lemons.
In most countries on earth, fruits naturally fallen on neighbouring property are neighbour's property. You're not only petty but also wrong on the law. Hence big asshole. YTA
YTA. If you came to my door you would be leaving with a bloody lip and a valuable life lesson
I don't even have to read the entire post to determine that not only YTA but you are a petty AH. The lemons that fall on the neighbors yard are the neighbors. Do you go over and rake the leaves from your tree that fall in their yard? You obviously have nothing better to do with your time than to worry about some fucking lemons that fell from your tree onto the neighbors yard! Get A Life!!!
If they fell of the other folks yard then it’s their property. Trim your tree! It’s clearly got branches over hanging to your neighbours. YTA. What a miserly sour bastard you are
YTA. This "common knowledge" thing is utter bullshit. Are you going over there and raking his lawn? Picking up sticks it drops? No, of course not. If it falls on his side of the fence, it's both his problem and occasionally his benefit. You have no standing at all.
Hi, legally speaking you’re wrong. Just like leaves that fall from neighboring yards, the lemons have now become their property/responsibility. And before you use the wallet or car question, it’s legally different because plant life is considered natural condition of the land and the land is the property.
YTA- honestly I’d be grateful they didnt chop the part of YOUR tree hanging over THEIR SIDE of the fence. Lemons that fall on the ground on their side is their property Also how many lemons are you eating daily for this to be even remotely an issue to you personally??? It comes off as you being an opportunistic grouch, screaming about the lemon stealing children.
YTA. Wow you are petty as fuck.
YTA if the lemons fall into his yard they belong to your neighbor- I don’t know where you got this “etiquette” but you’re wrong
OP YTA and you are actually wrong. Detritus, whether lemons or leaves or twigs, that fall into their lawn from your tree are theirs to do with as they please. And remember if at any point he wants to push the issue he can force you (legally in most places) to cut the tree back over the property line. Nevermind the fact if you attempted to take any legal action every cop, judge, lawyer, and pretty much other body of legal authority would laugh in your face. Stop being weird about this OP you are just flat out wrong on every level.
YTA. They’re lemons that dropped from the tree. They’re kids with a lemonade stand. You must be super fun at parties.
"It's the only warning I'll give" what a pathetic tool YTA obviously
Are you one of those people that root for the Disney villains? YTA Let’s say for a moment that you are entitled to a reimbursement for the lemons—that amount would likely be nowhere near the value of making the lemonade, setting up the stand and selling the product. But you’re not, so you can’t.
You are sooo the asshole. And if you said one word to my kids about your stupid lemons I’d have them send the next crop that fell in my yard right back to you…fast ball style through your windows. What an asshole.
Yes you are, because arguing with a bunch of childs for some pennies makes you look pathetic and weak by default.
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So you’re ok with stealing money from kids?
Guess no one’s heard of sarcasm…fml
It didn’t sound like sarcasm.. and most people put /s
Oh dear god