04-17-2022, 06:47 PM
1: You made a reasonable request. You’d like the tree trimmed.
2: Neighbor gave a reasonable answer . After the Spring.
3: Your post sounds like you accepted his answer but now want quicker action.
4: As already mentioned, a proper SURVEY will show exactly where the property lines are.
5: As already mentioned, you need to learn & understand applicable ordinances.
6: Check with the utilities involved; they’re likely to be up on this topic & they want to avoid service interruptions.
7: Did either of you engage the services of a professional arborist? If not, you should.
8: At this stage, ANY way you do this is likely to piss off your neighbor
9: We’re here to help BUT remember; All advice here is worth what you paid for it. Good Luck. I hope you do better with the new neighbors.
ALL very good points.
Start out easy, because if you go in heavy duty, it's tough to walk that back.
Talking to an arborist or even someone knowledgeable at a nursery might explain why your neighbor wants to wait until spring — probably it's better for the tree to trim then and not sooner.
You could casually, if not done already, mention about having a clear view of your car via camera, and any other concerns, before the trimming starts.
After it's done you can asses whether or not it meets your goals.
But that means your camera view is obscured in the meantime...
The first thing I'd do is #5 — learn and know the applicable law for this.
If the tree is on his side of the fence, it's very likely that it's on his property, not yours.
It could happen, and probably does from time to time, that a fence wasn't erected on a property line but on one side of it.
But a fence and a tree on your property?
You can't know that without a definitive survey done by the city or county, whoever has purview.
Your deed and paperwork may have that info, but you want a clear official document.
An app might give you a ball park idea, but I wouldn't bother.
A legal, definitive document is the best option, and really the only one you can depend on.
2: Neighbor gave a reasonable answer . After the Spring.
3: Your post sounds like you accepted his answer but now want quicker action.
4: As already mentioned, a proper SURVEY will show exactly where the property lines are.
5: As already mentioned, you need to learn & understand applicable ordinances.
6: Check with the utilities involved; they’re likely to be up on this topic & they want to avoid service interruptions.
7: Did either of you engage the services of a professional arborist? If not, you should.
8: At this stage, ANY way you do this is likely to piss off your neighbor
9: We’re here to help BUT remember; All advice here is worth what you paid for it. Good Luck. I hope you do better with the new neighbors.
ALL very good points.
Start out easy, because if you go in heavy duty, it's tough to walk that back.
Talking to an arborist or even someone knowledgeable at a nursery might explain why your neighbor wants to wait until spring — probably it's better for the tree to trim then and not sooner.
You could casually, if not done already, mention about having a clear view of your car via camera, and any other concerns, before the trimming starts.
After it's done you can asses whether or not it meets your goals.
But that means your camera view is obscured in the meantime...
The first thing I'd do is #5 — learn and know the applicable law for this.
If the tree is on his side of the fence, it's very likely that it's on his property, not yours.
It could happen, and probably does from time to time, that a fence wasn't erected on a property line but on one side of it.
But a fence and a tree on your property?
You can't know that without a definitive survey done by the city or county, whoever has purview.
Your deed and paperwork may have that info, but you want a clear official document.
An app might give you a ball park idea, but I wouldn't bother.
A legal, definitive document is the best option, and really the only one you can depend on.