Hello,
one of our neighbors has a small forest on their property, including tall poplars and others. These trees are right next to a pond (so the ground is quite soft due to the water), directly by the fence. Between their property and ours, there is a 4-meter-wide (13 feet) path (a walking trail). Since last year, the trees have leaned significantly toward our side and are already resting against their chain-link fence due to the tilt. Some branches even extend over the path into our garden.
This causes a lot of small branches and leaves to fall on our side. We are also planning to place a garden shed there, but we are quite concerned that during the next storm, some trees or branches might fall and damage the shed.
Does anyone have experience with the rights and responsibilities in such a situation? I would like to talk to the neighbor but would first like to understand what I can reasonably and politely expect from them and what my own responsibilities are. For example, am I obliged to constantly clean up the fallen branches from my lawn, or is it their responsibility to ensure that normally these do not end up on my property—apart from exceptional cases like storms?
Any advice would be appreciated.
one of our neighbors has a small forest on their property, including tall poplars and others. These trees are right next to a pond (so the ground is quite soft due to the water), directly by the fence. Between their property and ours, there is a 4-meter-wide (13 feet) path (a walking trail). Since last year, the trees have leaned significantly toward our side and are already resting against their chain-link fence due to the tilt. Some branches even extend over the path into our garden.
This causes a lot of small branches and leaves to fall on our side. We are also planning to place a garden shed there, but we are quite concerned that during the next storm, some trees or branches might fall and damage the shed.
Does anyone have experience with the rights and responsibilities in such a situation? I would like to talk to the neighbor but would first like to understand what I can reasonably and politely expect from them and what my own responsibilities are. For example, am I obliged to constantly clean up the fallen branches from my lawn, or is it their responsibility to ensure that normally these do not end up on my property—apart from exceptional cases like storms?
Any advice would be appreciated.
T
toxicmolotof11 Jan 2015 16:32If you have the technical skills, you can probably do it yourself. However, it involves more than just taking a look. Professionals qualified for this would likely be landscape gardeners. In any case, qualified tree care should definitely be included.