To expect the neighbours to cut my grass?

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I rent a terraced house, my next door neighbours own their home and we share a garden (they have half and I have half, there's a path down the middle but no fence) I had no issue sharing a garden with them - except they let their dog shit all over my grass. I've lived here since November and they only started picking it up when I began flinging it back on their side of the garden. Disgusting Tbh as I have two small children.
They still sometimes forget. They also have a huge dog that leaps up is very licky. They never walk it either so he is really wild in the garden whenever they're home (very friendly but I'm terrified of dogs and it's not great with two little kids)

But anyway back to the actual point- we never use their side of the garden. Yet they regularly use our side to play football, they let the dog run all over our side of the grass and like I said shits all over it. Since they use it probably more than me AIBU to expect them to at least cut my side of the grass as well? They'll cut their own- and then take the lawnmower around the front to cut their front garden but leave my side of the garden grass? I just think it's a bit of a piss take?

When I first moved in they would cut it but now they've stopped.. but still continue using my side of the garden 😕

Put up a tiny PA fence...

With a No Ball Games sign.

Put up a fence.

I'd be asking my landlord if I could put a fence up if I was you. The dog mess alone would mean I would separate my half to stop that happening.

YANBU. Tell them unless they keep the dogshit out of your garden and mow it, they are nor allowed on your property.

Ask the LL to put up a fence.

I lived in a cottage like this. You can get really low wire fences to mark the boundary. It won’t stop the dogs but it might get in the way of the football and make a point.

There is two issues here.

1. Cut your own grass.

1. Hunt the kids and dogs from your land.

Have you considered, you know, talking to them about this?

Who do you rent from - Council or Private Landlord?
If Council, is your neighbour's house ex-Council?

Fence it. Simple.

Take photos, send to 'LL and ask him to put a fence up.

I would put up a fence and mow it yourself.

Put a row of plant pots or rectangular plant boxes along the boundary if you're not allowed a proper little fence (in a material the kids can't break with their footballs). Put prickly plants in them. Tell them the dog and their children must be kept out of your garden. Continue to fling their poo back.

You haven’t got a shared garden, you’ve got a garden without a boundary fence . Put one up.

I would deffo put up a fence its clear they are taking the piss

I do think it's a bit petty. I live in an end terrace of 3, there is an expanse of lawn at the front that spans the entire terrace, next door and next door but one have small gardens also. None of it is fenced. My next door neighbours are awful bastards who have no sense of community so I and the other guy take turns to cut the grass and we do ALL the grass, even that of the knobs who live inbetween us. This is mainly because we look after our properties and want it to look nice. In your situation OP, I would start doing the same, cut your grass, cut theirs too, they might take the hint and you can get into a routine that's for everybody's benefit. However, the dog shit is another story...