My Neighbor Sent An Email To Hundreds Of Strangers Inviting Them On To My Property To Pick Flowers...
I live in a crowded city neighborhood. I just moved in last year and the neighborhood has been nothing but welcoming. There is a large flowering bush that grows on my neighbor's property, but it overhangs on to my yard. Without consulting me, my neighbor sent an email to all residents of the surrounding blocks, which is a large area of hundreds of houses, citing my address and saying everyone should come over and trim themselves a bouquet of flowers.
The bush is rather deep into our properties, between the two houses. It's so far back that if I saw a stranger there, I would be frightened, in a typical scenario- it is part of my backyard. The only paved path to the bush is an old narrow one that I never use, but it is definitively on my property. My neighbors yard is fully fenced, mine is not fenced in that area. He essentially invited them into my backyard via my old path.
I've already nicely texted my neighbor and he agrees that he crossed a boundary, and did not think. He says he won't do it again. But what should I do about the email to hundreds of strangers with my name and address? Should I email to rescind the invitation? Put up a "Sidewalk Out of Order" or "No Trespassing" sign? I am concerned about liability.
UPDATE: Thanks all. I sent a text to the neighbor asking him to rescind his invitation because "all the low hanging blooms are gone" which is true because I snipped a few for myself. I also recommended that he could receive requests by email for flowers that are in his yard (he has another bush in his yard) and put them outside on his porch steps for people by request. He did send that email. I thanked him for his time sending that and said that it was nice of him to have "a generous spirit" but that I couldn't afford the personal risk of a lawsuit. He agreed and apologized. It's not ironclad but it's better than it was.
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