I had a neighbor run to the local town hall and have me cited when I fell ill and the grass wasn't cut for 3 weeks. My daily fine would have been $100 if the grass wasn't cut within 7 days of the date of the notice. Ticked me off that the neighbor didn't have the decency to talk to me first. I always maintained my property. This was just a temporary situation and I had just hired a guy to do the job the day before the notice from the town arrived in the mail. Managed to get the grass cut before I had to pay the fine.
Well since then, the neighbor passed away and his property is now occupied by some undesirables. Grass is never cut, a couple of windows are boarded up and the house in general is a mess. If my neighbor could come back and see what these slobs have done to his former home, he would die all over again.