Dear Eric: Nine years ago, we moved into our dream retirement home. We’ve been incredibly happy with our choice except for one thing. Our next-door neighbors moved in about a year after we did. The previous owners of their home had installed a large homemade sandbox with railroad ties and a plywood covering. We never saw their kids play in it and had high hopes that the new homeowners would quickly do away with the eyesore of this “sandbox.”

Eight years later it is still there, the plywood covering is caving in, and it is quite visible from our dining and living room windows. I’ve been tempted many times over the years to say something but have chosen not to.

We have a good relationship with our neighbors and we’ve been very good neighbors, helping them in many ways, over the years. Afte

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