Yesterday I warned that anyone who deliberately harmed a tree was on the hook for two or three times the value of the tree, payable to the owner of the tree (the property onto which the trunk breaks ground). This is also true if the neighbor accidentally kills the tree, either by putting something on it or cutting the roots or anything else, and can be enforced by the courts. The basic rule is that anyone who cuts down, removes or damages a tree without permission will owe the tree’s owner money.
My Neighbor Killed My Tree!
January 9th, 2008 | Uncategorized
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There are 5 large trees in my backyard. I just bought the house in the Fall of 2009. The house was a foreclosure and between the time the old residents moved out and I moved in the neighbor cut large rings around 4 of the trees and now one is dead. One of the neighbors filed a police report stating that they saw him do it. If I can get the report do I have a case to take him to small claims and get him to pay for taking it down? If that happens can you add additional cost if another tree dies?
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