Number9 Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 I have a tree that's on the property line. The neighbors saw me having a lot of trees cut on the property, now they want me to pay to cut the tree limbs over their yard. They could have got it done very reasonable when I had my tree man there cutting, but they wanted me to pay. Now, they say they want to get some bids and want me to pay half. It's my understanding the tree in their air space and it's their responsibility. If apples grew on the tree, the ones over their yard would belong to them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyitsmeallen Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 It’s not your responsibility to trim them on their property line. But if you are friendly neighbors you might want to help pay out of principle. CaliTitan3518 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post abenjami Posted May 19, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 Be grateful they are offering to pay half to trim your own tree. If I was your neighbor I’d poison your tree and then call the fire department to report the fire hazard. woolfolksunclesuncle, rns90, SleepingTitan, and 4 others 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number9 Posted May 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 1 hour ago, abenjami said: Be grateful they are offering to pay half to trim your own tree. If I was your neighbor I’d poison your tree and then call the fire department to report the fire hazard. Glad I don't live next to you. Actually it's rental property. titanruss 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abenjami Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 39 minutes ago, Number9 said: Glad I don't live next to you. Actually it's rental property. Call your landlord? woolfolksunclesuncle, and titanruss 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyitsmeallen Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 2 hours ago, abenjami said: Be grateful they are offering to pay half to trim your own tree. If I was your neighbor I’d poison your tree and then call the fire department to report the fire hazard. Well that wouldn’t be smart. According to law you would be responsible for up to 3x the value of the tree. Quote You may not go onto the neighbor's property or destroy the tree. If you do harm the tree, you could be found liable for up to three times the value of the tree. Most trees have a replacement value of between $500 and $2500. Ornamental or landmark trees can have a value of between $20,000 and $60,000. https://realestate.findlaw.com/neighbors/conflicts-involving-trees-and-neighbors.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number9 Posted May 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 6 hours ago, abenjami said: Call your landlord? It's my property. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number9 Posted May 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 6 hours ago, heyitsmeallen said: Well that wouldn’t be smart. According to law you would be responsible for up to 3x the value of the tree. https://realestate.findlaw.com/neighbors/conflicts-involving-trees-and-neighbors.html Thanks for the link. Very informative. heyitsmeallen 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abenjami Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 7 hours ago, heyitsmeallen said: Well that wouldn’t be smart. According to law you would be responsible for up to 3x the value of the tree. https://realestate.findlaw.com/neighbors/conflicts-involving-trees-and-neighbors.html Obviously you poison the tree in secrecy... heyitsmeallen, OILERMAN, EagleEye, and 1 other 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number9 Posted May 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 On 5/19/2018 at 9:31 AM, abenjami said: Obviously you poison the tree in secrecy... It sounds like you have experience. If not a tree, maybe the neighbor's dog? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abenjami Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Number9 said: It sounds like you have experience. If not a tree, maybe the neighbor's dog? No, I love dogs. And when I have had issues with noisy dogs in the past, I have been able to peacefully resolve them with my neighbors without seeking advice from strangers on the internet oldschool, EagleEye, and Number9 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyitsmeallen Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 26 minutes ago, abenjami said: No, I love dogs. And when I have had issues with noisy dogs in the past, I have been able to peacefully resolve them with my neighbors without seeking advice from strangers on the internet Were we really strangers? I mean, I know a lot of us haven’t ever met in person but we have been discussing football, and other various topics for over a decade. So we are only half strangers. woolfolksunclesuncle 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number9 Posted May 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 12 minutes ago, heyitsmeallen said: Were we really strangers? I mean, I know a lot of us haven’t ever met in person but we have been discussing football, and other various topics for over a decade. So we are only half strangers. Yep. I still rearrange unimportant detail about personal issues. Sometimes, I think guys go too far. Didn't somebody have VD? It's a very common disease, but I wouldn't tell everybody. But we're all friends, that's why I don't like to get in the Politics section. We all seem sensible, then over there some members look borderline not nice people. I believe different. heyitsmeallen, FRT, and woolfolksunclesuncle 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepingTitan Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 On 5/18/2018 at 10:54 PM, Number9 said: I have a tree that's on the property line. The neighbors saw me having a lot of trees cut on the property, now they want me to pay to cut the tree limbs over their yard. They could have got it done very reasonable when I had my tree man there cutting, but they wanted me to pay. Now, they say they want to get some bids and want me to pay half. It's my understanding the tree in their air space and it's their responsibility. If apples grew on the tree, the ones over their yard would belong to them. I'm gonna echo what others have said. Just try to be the best neighbor. My neighbor recently had another neighbor's tree fall and nearly total his vehicle. His insurance company put the liability on the neighbor. The neighbor's insurance company said that it was "an act of God" not covered under the policy. While both are right, both ideas seem kinda asshole. The neighbor that has the tree is actually a farm (and it was thus determined that the farmer couldn't reasonably predict that the tree would topple during a storm because no one physically resides at the large farm.) So both neighbors decided the equitable thing to do would be to split the cost of repairing the damaged vehicle. That seems very fair to me too. In your case, split the cost to be fair. Maybe one day you'll need that fairness on your side. Number9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post abenjami Posted May 20, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 (edited) Speaking of stories like this, I actually have a great one from my neighborhood. There's this older couple who live down the street. They're probably in their 70's. Their next door neighbor was an old lady and she died last year. Their god-son is the Husband's best friend's kid. The kid is in his late 20's, married with 2 small children of his own. So my neighbors go to the relatives of the lady who died and they convince them to sell the house off market to their god-son. They tell them how their god-son is having a hard time affording a home here in San Diego, etc. The home is a total fixer, the dead old lady hadn't kept it up at all. So the relatives dump it for less than fair market value to the god-son to do a good deed. The god-son and his family move in and start renovating the house. They've been doing a ton of work over the past 9 months or so. Anyway, one of the things they did was to demo all the concrete (driveway, patio, walkways, etc.) and then re-pour it. They did it themselves with help from friends in the business. It looks nice but no permits or anything. When they re-poured the walkway between their side yard and the god-parents' side yard, they poured it wider than before. In order to do that, they dug out part of the dirt burm between their yards. And they didn't put in a retaining wall, so naturally now it looks like the fence and some trees near the fence line will eventually fall over when it starts to erode over time. Not to mention, they poured it too close to the property line and some of the stuff they did near the property line is way out of code. The god-parents are pissed off about this and they ask the god-son to put in a retaining wall so they don't lose their fence and mature trees. I thought it was a pretty reasonable request considering if they wanted to report the code violations, the god-son would be fucked and have to basically tear it all out and start over. But the god-son refuses to put in a retaining wall. It has caused some funny stories. The cops have been called by other neighbors 2 or 3 times because they are literally yelling at each other outside, threatening to sue each other for not getting permits, etc. One time this was happening, the god-son's father was there and he was yelling at the god-mother, telling her he's going to stop giving her husband his nudie-magazines because of this. It has been hilarious to watch unfold. Edited May 20, 2018 by abenjami rns90, woolfolksunclesuncle, FRT, and 2 others 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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