Legal Question in Constitutional Law in Colorado

Unjust enrichment

If my neighbor offers to landscape my yard and I say no because I dont have the money. can they landscape my yard and then sue me and succeed on unjust enrichment grounds?


Asked on 11/17/06, 12:42 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

Re: Unjust enrichment

No. There is nothing unjust about benefiting from work the neighbor performed despite knowing you were unwilling to pay for it. Whether you could persuade a judge or jury that this is what really happened is another story.

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Answered on 11/17/06, 2:35 pm
Robert F. Cohen Law Office of Robert F. Cohen

Re: Unjust enrichment

If it hasn't happened yet, put it in writing. Tell the neighbor that you unequivocably don't want him/her to touch your yard. If it has happened, word it differently -- i.e. that you never told them to do it, you couldn't pay for it, and you consider it a gift.

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Answered on 11/17/06, 2:46 pm


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