04-17-2022, 08:55 PM
Thanks all for suggestions.
The property maps I'm seeing so far suggest that the property line runs straight down between our houses, which means they planted the tree exactly on the line. They really should not have done that without discussing it with me first, and from what I see of the laws, doing so (if what I'm seeing for the property lines is correct) makes the tree both of our property AND responsibility. It already has branches that hang over onto my side of the property, and again the law I'm seeing says that I'm within my rights as a property owner to trim the stuff that's on my side... but I'd rather not go down that route yet, for the reasons many of you have already brought up. In the meantime, I've documented with photos.
I'm (frankly) still a little bit in shock that they decided to do this without speaking to me first, and furthermore that they planted an oak ... which they must have known could get huge, and cause all sorts of problems where they planted it-- not just for me, but potentially for them as well.
Did I also mention that I have terrible allergies, and oak is one of the worst offenders here! Yes, they're beautiful trees, but... I would definitely have picked something a lot smaller.
The property maps I'm seeing so far suggest that the property line runs straight down between our houses, which means they planted the tree exactly on the line. They really should not have done that without discussing it with me first, and from what I see of the laws, doing so (if what I'm seeing for the property lines is correct) makes the tree both of our property AND responsibility. It already has branches that hang over onto my side of the property, and again the law I'm seeing says that I'm within my rights as a property owner to trim the stuff that's on my side... but I'd rather not go down that route yet, for the reasons many of you have already brought up. In the meantime, I've documented with photos.
I'm (frankly) still a little bit in shock that they decided to do this without speaking to me first, and furthermore that they planted an oak ... which they must have known could get huge, and cause all sorts of problems where they planted it-- not just for me, but potentially for them as well.
Did I also mention that I have terrible allergies, and oak is one of the worst offenders here! Yes, they're beautiful trees, but... I would definitely have picked something a lot smaller.