I returned from a quick errand, and noticed a professional yard crew unloading to mow the law. They parked the pickup, and long mowing trailer in front of my house, but I did not think much of that and the front yard of my house is really long and nearly two normal lots wide.
Anyway I heard the mowers fire up and I know my next door neighbor has his yard mowed by the company with the logo on the pickup. I looked out a few minutes later and they were mowing my yard.
I am a cheap old geezer that needs the exercise so I always mow my own yard.
I have to admit it crossed my mind to do nothing, and let them mow my yard. As I as I had not told them to mow it, I could refuse to pay, and have a free mowing.
I just am not that guy. So I went out front to stop them. It was a team of Mexicans and only one spoke English. I pointed out they were mowing the wrong yard. He pulled out the job sheet, and it clearly had my neighbor's name and address. I pointed at his yard and said you missed by one yard.
I asked that they finish the strip of yard between the sidewalk and the street they has started on, just to make it look even and presentable. They agreed, and finished that very small area and moved to the neighbors yard.
The first mowing of the year always sucks with Bermuda grass. Lots of dead stuff to mow down and bag up to get rid of it. That allows the sun to hit the roots and it will start growing. It would be nice to have them do it, but it just is not right to make them do the work for free.