"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"Mindful" wrote in message
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"miamicuse" wrote in message
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I just bought a house that was vacant for months, after hurrican Wilma
came
through three large black olive trees in front of the house were
damaged.

I called the tree company out and they said two of them need heavy
pruning,
and because it was never properly pruned there are some rot and termite
infestation as well. But they cannot trim it because it's the County's
trees. The third one is completely unbalanced and is a hazard waiting
to
happen, it's leaning and the root is coming up a bit on the other side,
bulging the concrete sidewalk.

All three trees are on the side of the County's street and outside of
my
property line. I was told I am responsible to maintain these trees
even
though they are not mine technically.

The County told me to trim and prune trees I need a file a permit.
Over
$100 per tree. Now the tree guy will prune it for $300 a tree, and an
additional $600 to haul away the branches. If the unbalanced tree need
removal, I have to pay much more...for removal, for stump grinding and
for
hauling away, and County require a 100% canopy replacement and higher
permit
fee. This will result in thousands!!!

This is not even on my property! I thought I pay property taxes for
things
like this!

MC

I'm not clear on exactly WHAT you asked the county. You say they advised
you
about the need for a permit. But, did you ask THEM who was responsible for
maintaining those trees? Or, did the "facts" come from the tree service
company?



I asked them who is responsible for these trees in the swale area outside my
property line. They said I am and I also have to mow the grass underneath.

I then asked them there are some dangling broken branches as well as one
tree is very badly balanced and the root is kicking up the sidewalk. What
should I do? They said I need to trim it or remove it. They then said I
can only trim up to 25%.

If I want to remove it a permit need to be applied for, and it will be $140
per tree for the permit, plus the cost to the tree company to trim it, and a
lot more to haul the trimmings away.

MC