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Need help with a neighbor's newly plated trees
A new neighborhood was built behind my property on what was
a farm. One of the new neighbor's adjoining my property planted a row of Leyland Cypress trees just two feet inside his property line. I planted a row of them ten feet from the three lines so I will be able to mow around them when they mature. The neighbor's trees are going to grow over the line by several feet, restricting my mowing. I am seventy years old with some health issues and I don't feel that I will be able to, or should have to, keep his trees trimmed. I talked to him about the situation and he said he is planning to keep them trimmed, which I don't think is going to happen. Any ideas on what can I do to get him to move the trees? Thanks. Frank |
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Need help with a neighbor's newly plated trees
"Frank K." wrote in message
... A new neighborhood was built behind my property on what was a farm. One of the new neighbor's adjoining my property planted a row of Leyland Cypress trees just two feet inside his property line. I planted a row of them ten feet from the three lines so I will be able to mow around them when they mature. The neighbor's trees are going to grow over the line by several feet, restricting my mowing. I am seventy years old with some health issues and I don't feel that I will be able to, or should have to, keep his trees trimmed. I talked to him about the situation and he said he is planning to keep them trimmed, which I don't think is going to happen. Any ideas on what can I do to get him to move the trees? There's probably nothing you can do to compel him to move the trees. Any plant that encroaches on to your property, you are allowed to trim however you see fit. If you apply any chemical which would kill the trees, you could be liable for the cost of their replacement. What you can do is tell your neighbor that when the trees do encroach on your property, you are going to give him one chance to trim them, then you are going to hire a tree service to trim then and you are going to send him the bill. If he tells you he won't pay it, tell him you'll be more than happy to let a judge decide in small claims court. |
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Need help with a neighbor's newly plated trees
Frank K. left a note on my windscreen which said:
A new neighborhood was built behind my property on what was a farm. One of the new neighbor's adjoining my property planted a row of Leyland Cypress trees just two feet inside his property line. I planted a row of them ten feet from the three lines so I will be able to mow around them when they mature. The neighbor's trees are going to grow over the line by several feet, restricting my mowing. I am seventy years old with some health issues and I don't feel that I will be able to, or should have to, keep his trees trimmed. I talked to him about the situation and he said he is planning to keep them trimmed, which I don't think is going to happen. Any ideas on what can I do to get him to move the trees? Here in the UK you are entitled to trim anything overhanging your property line - it is a legal requirement, however, that you give the cuttings to the owner of the tree afterwards. I would give him fair chance to trim the trees for you. It is far better to settle anything like this in a friendly manner before resorting to more threatening behaviour. If nothing gets done then possibly seek more sound legal advice than you may find here on a newsgroup. You will probably find that you are within your rights to hire someone to trim the trees and present the bill to your neighbour, providing you gave your neighbour a reasonable amount of time to do the job. But don't take my word for it - seek legal advice if you cannot settle the matter amicably. -- Stoneskin [Insert sig text here] |
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Need help with a neighbor's newly plated trees
Stoneskin wrote in message et...
Frank K. left a note on my windscreen which said: A new neighborhood was built behind my property on what was a farm. One of the new neighbor's adjoining my property planted a row of Leyland Cypress trees just two feet inside his property line. I planted a row of them ten feet from the three lines so I will be able to mow around them when they mature. The neighbor's trees are going to grow over the line by several feet, restricting my mowing. I am seventy years old with some health issues and I don't feel that I will be able to, or should have to, keep his trees trimmed. I talked to him about the situation and he said he is planning to keep them trimmed, which I don't think is going to happen. Any ideas on what can I do to get him to move the trees? Here in the UK you are entitled to trim anything overhanging your property line - it is a legal requirement, however, that you give the cuttings to the owner of the tree afterwards. I would give him fair chance to trim the trees for you. It is far better to settle anything like this in a friendly manner before resorting to more threatening behaviour. If nothing gets done then possibly seek more sound legal advice than you may find here on a newsgroup. You will probably find that you are within your rights to hire someone to trim the trees and present the bill to your neighbour, providing you gave your neighbour a reasonable amount of time to do the job. But don't take my word for it - seek legal advice if you cannot settle the matter amicably. In a situation like this in the US, in general, you can trim tree growth overhanging into your airspace, but there is no legal obligation for the neighbor to pay for it. Unless the OP has a small lot, which I didn't get the impression was the case, I don't see what the real problem is. He gets a nice privacy screen between the properties, paid for by the neighbor, with less than half the tree width winding up on his property. Sounds like an already amicable solution. Though, if I were the neighbor, I might have talked to the OP first, to discuss what I was planning to do. |
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Need help with a neighbor's newly plated trees
Frank K. wrote:
A new neighborhood was built behind my property on what was a farm. One of the new neighbor's adjoining my property planted a row of Leyland Cypress trees just two feet inside his property line. I planted a row of them ten feet from the three lines so I will be able to mow around them when they mature. The neighbor's trees are going to grow over the line by several feet, restricting my mowing. I am seventy years old with some health issues and I don't feel that I will be able to, or should have to, keep his trees trimmed. I talked to him about the situation and he said he is planning to keep them trimmed, which I don't think is going to happen. Any ideas on what can I do to get him to move the trees? Thanks. Frank Does your municipality or county have property line easements on which you aren't supposed to plant trees or erect anything? Are there overhead or buried utility lines along the rear property line? |
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Need help with a neighbor's newly plated trees
"Doug G" wrote in message ... Does your municipality or county have property line easements on which you aren't supposed to plant trees or erect anything? Are there overhead or buried utility lines along the rear property line? Good thought. I will check with the county. I do know there is a prescribed measurement from a property line in which you cannot build. Not sure how it applies to vegetation. |
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