What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NC
I have rented my home for 7 yrs. My Uncle is my landlord. I have a fenced in backyard. The trees in questions are on the other side of my fence and that house is also a rental. I know that if the trees fall, my Uncle's landlord policy is responsible for repairs to my fence (the trees are NOT diseased nor dying) but one of the trees is on top of my outbuilding and the other has limbs almost touching my ground. During an ice storm earlier in the year one limb broke off one of the trees and dented my fence. That same tree also lost several other branches during this same storm and they only ended up in my yard. Basically the trees need a BIG trimming.
I may be able to get on top of my building and trim what branches I can but there is no way for me to trim the other tree, as the limbs start about 20 feet in the tree.
So my question is, can I legally write the landlord a letter requesting him to trim the trees, or does my Uncle have to do it (Uncle is elderly and doesn't read nor write)? And does that landlord have any obligation to trim these trees at all?
TIA
I have rented my home for 7 yrs. My Uncle is my landlord. I have a fenced in backyard. The trees in questions are on the other side of my fence and that house is also a rental. I know that if the trees fall, my Uncle's landlord policy is responsible for repairs to my fence (the trees are NOT diseased nor dying) but one of the trees is on top of my outbuilding and the other has limbs almost touching my ground. During an ice storm earlier in the year one limb broke off one of the trees and dented my fence. That same tree also lost several other branches during this same storm and they only ended up in my yard. Basically the trees need a BIG trimming.
I may be able to get on top of my building and trim what branches I can but there is no way for me to trim the other tree, as the limbs start about 20 feet in the tree.
So my question is, can I legally write the landlord a letter requesting him to trim the trees, or does my Uncle have to do it (Uncle is elderly and doesn't read nor write)? And does that landlord have any obligation to trim these trees at all?
TIA