—-After the hour-long drive in late May, the group converged on the sidewalk in front of a two- story house with Spanish-tile roofing belonging to Gina Kim — their landlord’s daughter.

One with a propane torch ( big one, like you use to burn weeds off a sidewalk) and one with the scraper.  

Maybe he did feel a bit "guilty" and wanted to get a broader opinion to strengthen his resolve.And even if he was planning on executing this strategy, he still came here asking first - and as far as we know, he is going to change his tactic.It's so great being in a community where so many people feel cool judging some other guy because they are confident that they would handle (a theoretical) $20k sitting on the sidewalk in front of them differently than OP here.For all we know, the amounts could be much higher.

Upon going over the survey at home I realize that besides the neighbor issue, my front gate and front steps are over the property line protruding into the sidewalk.

The tenant is responsible for all snow, ice, and debris removal from rear door exit to rear porch, rear porch steps, and rear sidewalk abutting steps.

(That's not my style, but it is what they chose.)You win at "Specific Performance" if the other side walks.

I told him "if he starts off this way, some day you ask him to keep his sidewalk clean or you'll be in trouble with the city, he'll probably tell you to get lost.

If you could replace the teeny window on the other with a matching one, that would be ideal.With your sidewalks and landscaping, make everything lead to the front door and let everything else be boring.

The forklift wouldn't fit in my driveway so the driver literally left everything on the sidewalk in front of my driveway!!!

From roofs to sidewalks and everything in between.