What are the rules regarding trees and neighbors rights?
There are a variety of answers to that question. It depends on where you live and/or the covenants in your community association. Let’s take the example of the berries and leaves dropping on an air conditioner. In that case, she lived in a county that permitted her to cut limbs that overhung her property line. However, she could not have them cut back so far that they would threaten the health of the tree. In the case of the damaged car, the tree limb falling was considered an act of nature and the car owner is responsible for the car repair. However, if the car owner had alerted the neighbor to a dangerous tree limb and it subsequently fell and did damage, then the neighbor could be held responsible. How can consumers protect themselves? The best way to deal with problem trees is to have a friendly conversation with the neighbor. Issues should be brought into the open and possible solutions. If a tree appears to have dead branches bring them to your neighbor’s attention. You can even
