QUESTION
How can I get a neighbor to remove a tree that is damaging my property?
Asked on Aug 05th, 2013 on Civil Litigation - New Jersey
More details to this question:
My neighbor, whose property adjoins mine has two trees on his property which has damaged my property and is posing a further threat to my property. I have asked him numerous times to remove the trees and he has not done so. I am afraid if I try to remove the portion of the trees that are falling on my fence and into my yard, he will accuse me of damaging the trees. The trees are extremely large. The roots of one tree are coming out of the ground and the bottom of the tree trunk is rotted. What can I do to have the trees removed. I cannot afford to pay to have them removed myself.
1 ANSWER
I'm not sure what you mean by "damaging your property." If the trees are on your neighbor's property, you have no rights with respect to them. If the trees overhanging onto your property are causing some difficulties, you have the right to trim those trees. You can only trim them. However, up to your property line. He cannot trim them beyond that. Additionally, we when you trim them, you must make sure that there is damaging the trees are causing trees to be so off waivers that they can no longer stand and instead collapse into your house or in a process.
Answered on Aug 05th, 2013 at 3:36 PM