To rake or not to rake, that is the question....

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I heard this debate on the radio yesterday and was wondering what your thoughts may be on the subject. A couple live in the city and the wife wants to plant a tree on the property. The problem is the tree will hang over the neighbor's property next door and in the autumn when the leaves fall, leaves will fall on the neighbor's lawn. The husband doesn't want the tree planted because he said then he will have to rake the leaves from the neighbor's lawn because it will be their tree making the mess. The wife says that the leaves are the responsibility of the neighbor to rake. Who is correct in their thinking? What would you do in this situation? Me? It would depend on the neighbor and if we were on speaking terms. I would probably ask how they felt about us planting a tree beforehand. If it was a neighbor that I didn't speak to and had problems with, then I would probably just plant the tree and not worry about the leaves on their property. To rake or not to rake that is the question. What it your answer?