Mowing backyard in GA

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  StevieLorna

  Apr 8, 2015

  Yes, keep your shorts on unless you are positive you wont be seen.

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  ShavedNudist27

  Apr 8, 2015

  I agree!

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  Tom === Thomas S. Tierney

  Apr 8, 2015

  [quote]i need to mow my backyard. I currently have an 8 foot tall (which is the highest it can legally go in my area) privacy fence, but sadly, some of my neighbors can see in. could i still get in trouble/charged for being seen?[/quote]Some states allow an extension on top of the permanent fence. Check your local ordinances.
  

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  KilgoreTrout

  Apr 11, 2015

  [quote]When you say that you can still be seen, what do you mean?  Do you mean if the neighbors climb up on something to look over the fence, or they can see from some of their windows?  I believe in most states that if they have to go out of their way to see you in your yard, then you are in the clear.  But if they don't, then you are in the wrong.  The law in New York is:
  A person is guilty of public lewdness when he intentionally exposes the private or intimate parts of his body in a lewd manner or commits any other lewd act (a) in a public place, or (b) in private premises under circumstances in which he may readily be observed from either a public place or from other private premises, and with intent that he be so observed.[/quote]There's an interesting word in this ordnance - lewd. I wonder how lewd is defined? Is merely walking about in one's backyard considered lewd?
  
  

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  Member

  Apr 11, 2015

  No, based on most definitions, simple nudity is not. Unfortunately, most of the time, the actual law is ignored and people are charged anyway due to our uniquely American fear of nudity in any form except pornography, which is apperently ok. Go figure. Land Of The Free...my ass.

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  Tell you later.

  Jun 5, 2015

  If there is any space between the boards that someone walking by can see through, you can get in trouble. If the neighbor's site is unobstructed from a window, their backyard deck, or from any other structure, you can get in trouble. If someone driving by can do so can see through the fence due to board spacing, you can get in trouble. The smart thing is to put offsetting boards on the back side of the fence to get rid of the board spacing issue. Then, if your neighbors have to take measures to see in your backyard that does not occur naturally from where they are, you should be ok.
  

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  sunnmaxx

  Jul 17, 2015

  More details please to make this realistic.  If there is one or two houses that are two stories and that is the only concern, go talk to your neighbors.  Simply ask If I laid out to sunbathe in my backyard would a little nudity bother you or your wife?  then depending on the reaction expand the discussion to include gardening or mowing.  There are 5 houses in view of our back deck.  We had the discussion with 3 that said no problem and marked the discussion on the calendar.  One siad no problem but since he know I don't get along with his wife he siad don't let her see ya.  The 5th is not worth asking.  So we keep our nudity restricted to our section of deck nearest the house, that can't bee seen by #4.
  Hope you have a better situation
  

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