New York
I have a unique situation and need guidance. My neighbor has a very big tree about 5 feet from my property line, last May I had a vinyl privacy fence installed. We had a storm with high winds that actually tipped the tree towards his side but it's still standing and the roots lifted the dirt and sod up under my fence about a foot and a half. So now I have a couple of panals way out of wack and a huge mound in my lawn. I need to have that ground graded to repair my fence. If I have some of those roots grinded on my property to fix my fence will I be responsible if the tree falls over? And should I write a letter informing him about his tree causing damage to my property? Also he got an estimate for removal and told me it's to expensive so he's not doing anything. Any advice, thanks.
I have a unique situation and need guidance. My neighbor has a very big tree about 5 feet from my property line, last May I had a vinyl privacy fence installed. We had a storm with high winds that actually tipped the tree towards his side but it's still standing and the roots lifted the dirt and sod up under my fence about a foot and a half. So now I have a couple of panals way out of wack and a huge mound in my lawn. I need to have that ground graded to repair my fence. If I have some of those roots grinded on my property to fix my fence will I be responsible if the tree falls over? And should I write a letter informing him about his tree causing damage to my property? Also he got an estimate for removal and told me it's to expensive so he's not doing anything. Any advice, thanks.
