06/04/2022
Who is Responsible for Encroaching Trees and Overhanging Branches?
Knowing your rights and responsibilities as either a tree’s owner or an affected neighbor is important to ensure that you act responsibly and legally in dealing with the tree in question.
Good fences make good neighbors, after all. And so to help you to avoid having to mend these fences (both literally and figuratively), in this post we’ll give you the general lay of the land.
While well-maintained trees add value to our homes and neighborhoods, trees are also often a source of conflict between neighbors – particularly when they extend beyond the boundaries of one property and encroach on the next. In these cases, the parties involved often are either unaware of or disp...