What if my neighbours trees are damaging my property and affecting my house value?

hutson

Call an attorney. They will give you advice for free. You can probably sue them. I know where I live if the tree limbs of a neighbor's tree are hanging over on your property you have the right to cut them.

Euphojim

You do not say whether it is the branches or the roots that are causing the damage. However, (UK law) you are entitled to cut off any part that encroaches onto your property and throw it back over the fence/fedge so long as the tree is not the subject of a Tree Preservation Order, or you are in a conservation area. Best if you talk to your neighbour about the problem first. You can take Civil action but will turn your neighbour into an enemy in the process.

Ellen J

It depends. Do branches overhang into your yard? if they do you can legally saw them off, but only to the property line. In other words, you can prune them back to where their property starts.
If they are completely on their property I don't think you can do anything about them.
I hope you realize, however, that if you start sawing on their trees without telling them that it can cause a tad bit of hard feelings. I'd discuss the situation with them before you start whacking.

haterade

You can only sue if you can prove that there is negligence by your neighbor. If they have trees that are damaged, take pictures and report them to your neighbors and the local authorities. If your neighbors choose to do nothing and one or more of the trees fall and damage your property, then you have a case to sue. If the trees are healthy, and one falls in a storm, then the insurance company will likely claim it as an "act of nature". You must first prove negligence.(if it is in the US).

wunderkind

you can get your neighbor to trim his trees which infringe on your property. It is an old law that goes back to biblical times.

delan369

Chainsaw.
The trees obviously hate you anyway.
Attack without mercy!
Remember.....It's either you.....or them.....

I think you know what has to be done.
Your neighbor will thank you for killing those evil things.

midnightdealer

I don't know what state you are in and ordinances that govern that type of thing vary. Some states allow you to trim, maintain whatever hangs onto your property. So, without more information than that, you need to check with your local town/city hall as to your area's ordinances on that one and what remedies are available to you.

dirtyminx82

Talk to your mortgage company, they have a vested interest in your property and may offer you their legal services.

The High Hedges bill has now been passed and if the trees are too tall then you can apply to your local council and they will have to act in getting them to a suitable height.

Also if you have legal cover on your buildings/contents insurance then legal services is normally covered.

Try and get actual proof from a qualified surveyor and get a report to state what, if any, damage is being caused either by the trees external parts or its roots.

sunnyvaledave

U must not live in California if one tree is lowering ur property value lol...

jacobplano

Sew them.

Golden

civil court.

Sianie

Try talking to them. If they don't listen then in the middle of the nite pour diesel onto one of their roots that will kill them!!

I-Rahi

Call the police or report is to the local authority, or sue your neighbors. But you don't have the right to go into their house & cut-down the tree. It will make you a criminal.
NO-BODY IS ABOVE THE LAW

Ness

call the city and tell them

olayinka o

This is what the law says If the tree next door is overhanging on your property. you can trim the branches on the side of your garden and there is nothing he can do about it. If its a fruit tree you are entitled to eat the fruits on your side. If the next occupants likes making preserves i am sure she wont mind bonus fruits.

Free Legal Advice UK

This would depend on where you live as laws can differ per location.

If a tree or part of a tree is infringing on your property then you are legally entitled to cut/trim the infringing bits, with or without permission from your neighbour, however you should make them aware of what you are doing or about to do.

However if there is some other reason that the trees are affecting your houses value then you might wish to contact us to discuss it further.

More information on how it is damaging your property and how exactly it is affecting your house's value would be appreciated.

Kind Regards,
Free Legal Advice UK

angie henry

My neighbours trees and local authority trees have caused subsidence to my property, I believe this has had some effect on the value. The local authority and my neighbour have agreed to remove the offending trees, unfortunately my neighbour refuses to do so until the local authority remove theirs first. This case has been going on since September 2007, I am unable to sit in my living room as all plaster has been removed down to the brickwork, the floor has been lifted in places. Can I claim compensation against the local authority and my neighbour. My local authority state I may be able to do so. If this is the case how do I go about doing this. I have structural and arborist reports.

mayank

Put a tree in ur land and wait till it leans over the land of ur neighbor....and then discuss...

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