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drewguy

Member
Come on, it's not that hard:

You have the right to trim the branches of your neighbor's tree up to the property line, so long as doing so does not kill the tree. Same for the roots.

If the tree is hazardous, you should write a letter, return receipt requested, informing the neighbor of its danger and requesting that he remove it. He is then on notice and responsible for any damages to your house/property if it falls.
 

Kiawah

Senior Member
Come on, it's not that hard:

You have the right to trim the branches of your neighbor's tree up to the property line, so long as doing so does not kill the tree. Same for the roots.

If the tree is hazardous, you should write a letter, return receipt requested, informing the neighbor of its danger and requesting that he remove it. He is then on notice and responsible for any damages to your house/property if it falls.

That's funny..... you're good!

Standard question # 62, standard answer # 114



I actually thought it was #63, who has to pay to clean up a tree that fell on my property and broke my fence.
 

drewguy

Member
You're right. I forgot that possibility.

So, revise my answer:

Generally if your neighbor's tree falls on your property, you bear the burden of cleaning it up (to the extent it's on your property) and he is not responsible for damage to your property. The exception is the situation described above--where your neighbor knew the tree was hazardous.
 

HomeGuru

Senior Member
You're right. I forgot that possibility.

So, revise my answer:

Generally if your neighbor's tree falls on your property, you bear the burden of cleaning it up (to the extent it's on your property) and he is not responsible for damage to your property. The exception is the situation described above--where your neighbor knew the tree was hazardous.
**A: no, the question was who is responsible when the tree is stradled on the property line.
 

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