weird tiny "gutter"

[John Arnold]

The little "gutter" on the right (subject property) is as small as it looks. It discharges into the neighbor's gutter on the left. Ever seen anything like this?

[Jerry Peck]

You mean that triangular shaped box with the downspout attached to it?

Any other views of it?

Whatever it is ... it looks all wrong to me.

[John Arnold]

I think the point is just to catch runoff that otherwise would go over that little bit of open eave. This is in a 5 year old development.

[Markus Keller]

If this is in a development, are other houses built like that? I would note it in the report and recommend the client verify HOA requirements, etc. If it rains a whole lot or there is ice damning which lead to leaks on the neighbors side, your client could be looking at costs.