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Tree-Cutting Crisis with my neighbor
I live in Brooklyn, NY and in the backyard is a 30-yr old maple tree that my
parents planted before I was even born. The tree was planted about 2 feet away from the fence and now, 30 yrs later, is a bit of a monster--part of the trunk is on my neighbors side. They are currently putting up a big fence and have already managed to convince my parents to let them cut a chunk away from the very bottom of the trunk (my parents consulted a tree surgeon first of course, and he said it was ok)--now the neighbors are saying that they need to cut what appears to be a major root (almost looks like part of the trunk itself)--the tree surgeon is coming over again tomorrow, but I'm fairly certain that this is a vital component to the survival of the tree. My grandfather was a real estate attorney and some years before he died looked up some law regarding trees and discovered something called "air rights" or something like that, which basically provided that the branches of a tree, as long as it doesn't physically touch a neighbors property may not be cut by that neighbor even if it is "over" their property. I was wondering if there are any comparable laws regarding the tree trunk itself and its major roots, which obviously run well under my neighbors property? Help would be greatly appreciated -- thanks. Keith kegepet at nyc dot rr dot com |
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