Generally speaking, any act that negatively affects the value of your
property is potentially illegal or at the very least open to civil
litigation. This might include things you wouldn't necessarily think of
immediately, such as increased run-off of storm water into your lot, or
changes in protected ecosystems such as wetlands or riparian zones.

Depending upon where you live and how enviormentally aware your local
government is, the clearing of trees above a certain girth on private
residential land may require a permit process or review. You should
investigate and make sure your neighbor is conforming to the letter of the
law. If you tell us the city or county, I'm sure we can find the pertinent
info.

You're wise to try to strike up a dialogue with the goal of reaching a
mutually agreable course of action.

Dave

"JNJ" wrote in message
...
Hey gang -- a question. I have a neighbor who is clearing out a bunch of
trees. Depending on which trees he decides to pull out, this could have a
substantial affect on my property both in terms of drainage/erosion as
well
as wind breaks.

I know there are typically laws/ordinances about doing these types of
things
so I wanted to see if anyone had any tips on what to look and where to
look.
Naturally, I'm going to talk to him about it before I go the legal route
but
I need to have my p's and q's together with this guy -- he's a tough
neighbor to deal with on just about anything.

Suggestions?

James