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If she is the ex-HOA president, she KNOWS what she did is unacceptable, but probably feels that you are that guy in the neighborhood that can be taken advantage of. You mention youa re non-confrontational, however, the best time to take care of situations like this is as soon as soon as they happen. If you clean it up on your own and fix your mailbox, you are setting an example that "hey I can be bullied and won't do anything about it".
It is your property, you pay the taxes and the upkeep, defend it.
When my neighbor moved out and a new family moved in next door to me they cut down some lilac trees which are on my property but border their driveway. the next day when I got home and saw them gone, I immeadiately went over--this is before I met them, knocked, introduced myself and told them where the property line was and that the trees they cut were mine. they apologized profusley and stated that they didn't know where the property line was and just thought they were on theirs due to the proximity. The trees have grown back, and I haven't had a problem with those neighbors since.
If you keep giving inches, they will keep taking miles.
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Eric
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