Two neighbors are in a dispute over who should be responsible for keeping clean a small creek that passes between their yards. Although the discussions have been tense and heated at times, the neighbors have reached an agreement among themselves that involves an alternating schedule of who cleans it$.$ What role does the court play in this situation? 

 

Group of answer choices:

 

 

a: The courts may evaluate if this agreement is officially binding.

 

 

b: The courts are able to place the cleaning responsibility solely on one neighbor.

 

 

c: The courts would be able to decide how the creek should be cleaned.

 

 

d: The courts would not play any role in this situation.