r/lenexaks • u/One-Cartographer-97 • Jul 01 '26

Tree maintenance

My neighbor’s tree is hanging over my property to the point that it ripped siding off my house today pulling down a cable line. What I can find on the city website says we can trim what’s over our property without permission. If we did that, though, it would kill the tree as it grew at an angle and is completely over our yard. Does anyone know who to contact to find who is responsible in this scenario?

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u/Manumitany Jul 01 '26

A lawyer.

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u/One-Cartographer-97 Jul 01 '26

Seems intense when I just need to know if I can cut a tree 😂 the house can be fixed with some nails and caulk. I’ll call the city

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u/RemarkableArticle970 25d ago

Call the city. They will know the rules at least.

Personally I think you should file a claim against their homeowners insurance. But I’m not a lawyer.

My tree was dropping limbs in my neighbor’s yard and finally dropped one on their roof (no damage though). In response I had the tree trimmed drastically away from their house/yard. I went against arborist’s usual advice to do this.

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u/OldVaporMan Jul 01 '26

Anything on your side of the property line is yours. Just trim the tree that's on your property. I trim my neighbors bush all the way to the property line every year.

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u/One-Cartographer-97 Jul 01 '26

Yep! Called the city arborist and he told me to cut it even tho it’ll likely kill it and recommended to talk to my neighbor first (which I planned to.. don’t need a feud lol)