I told her, as a neighborly act of good will, if she wishes to remove.

One of my rentals has a neighbor, who, bless her, hates trees. Every year she calls me to complain about the acorns falling on her driveway, on her roof and scaring her dog, on her Mercedes. I allowed her palm tree cutting saw trim the branches that were overhanging the property line, at her expense, but now she is unhappy about the roots growing into her new driveway.

Mar 19, An individual is only allowed to trim a neighbor’s tree up to the property line. He may not enter the neighbor’s property to trim or destroy the tree. If you want to trim overhanging branches of your neighbor’s tree, it is always best to ask for permission out of Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins. Mar 26, In the case of Rony v Costa, a property owner hired an unlicensed day laborer to trim limbs that crossed his property line from a neighboring tree. Instead of researching the issue, the day laborer was turned loose on the trees like Jason in Friday the 13th.

Except the trees were the unlucky cabin campers.5/5. May 29, To be a good neighbour. And if I can cut down my beloved Tree of Whizz-dom to make my neighbour happy, you can cut a branch. I wouldn't mount a legal battle against your Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins. Nov 02, Overhanging Branches on Your Property. Even if the tree trunk is on your neighbor’s property, you have the responsibility for cutting any branches that extend onto your property line.

You are responsible for the cost of cutting any branches you choose to trim. You can cut back anything up to your property line. Sep 12, If the neighbor fails to take action, you may trim the branches yourself, as long as you don’t cut any branches beyond the property line or trim the tree so much that its structural integrity or Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins.

To run afoul of the law, your neighbor doesn't have to chop down your tree. Its enough to just damage the health of your tree. For example, your neighbor has the legal right to trim branches of your tree if they hang over the property line. But if the trimming seriously injures your tree, your neighbor will be liable to you for the damage done.