Ok, I'm glad that you pointed out the 7 day rule, Sam. I told my husband that is ridiculous... we usually only mow every 2 to 3 weeks and our grass looks just fine! Like my husband said, it sounds like they expect us to fertilize it to grow that fast!
I actually do like the garbage can rule though because I know several people in my area that keep their garbage cans out every day of the year so I'll be happy to see them start enforcing that. I'm sick of seeing peoples gross garbage cans when mine is safe in my garage! I do hope there is some lienancy for vacationers and the such or like you said, hopefully some neighbors will jump in and help!