My Neighbor Built a Balcony Over My Backyard While I Was Away So I Made Him Tear It Down

just see what the city says.”

“Yeah,” I said. “Let’s.”

The thirty days that followed had a strange suspended quality. The violation notice stayed on the Carter’s sliding door, bright orange against the white frame, visible from anywhere in my yard. Workers came by twice, measured things with levels and tape measures, left without doing anything visible.continue reading …