Invasive Plants on neighboring property - Kudzu

[Martin LaBelle]

I have a property with a neighboring fence covered in Kudzu, a notorious weed which will climb anything and burrow through the ground. Known as “the weed that ate the south” The fences have allowed the Kudzu to to expand to an uncontrolled level. (Apparently Kudzu uses the vertical space to produce enough photosynthetic energy to burrow underground as it does).

What are some of my legal options here? Can I force them to pay for eradication? If you’re allowing a invasive species to ride your friends on to other peoples property – isn’t that maintaining a public nuisance? Note that Kudzu is classified as a noxious weed by local and federal government.

I’m interested in legal and professional approaches to this problem but if you have some technical solutions, I’d be glad to hear them - don’t say goats.