Does a neighbor whose diseased trees could seriously damage our home in case they fall down be liable?
We live in Marin County. Our neighbor has three large trees that are diseased. A professional arborist told us they should be taken out as they could easily fall in a storm. Our house is right in their fall line and could be seriously damaged by them. We have indicated to the neighbors we would like to take those trees out at our own expense. The neighbors have constantly deferred making any decisions indicating that they are too indisposed at the moment to deal with that. They have put us off now for over a year. Are there any simple civil or legal means we could take to politely force their hands and indicate the time to move is now not after the trees fall on our house? I was thinking maybe of preparing and sending a letter indicating that by not allowing us to move forward the letter would be a formal notice that in case of any resulting damages they would assume all related liabilities. Maybe we could then send a copy of this letter to the relevant office of Marin County. Any advi
