My Neighbor Called the City Over My Fence, but the Inspection Ended With Her in Tears

was documented.”

She absorbed this.

“You knew,” she said. “Before the inspection.”

“I verified,” I said. “Because you told me you thought it might be a problem, and I’m the kind of person who checks rather than assumes.”

She was quiet for a moment.

“I assumed,” she said.

“Yes.”

I put my hands in my jacket pockets. The wind had picked up slightly, coming from continue reading …