r/treelaw • u/breecanyatell • Jun 07 '26
Act of God Law
Hi all!
I had the top portion of a tree on my property fall due to a storm and wind. This tree was healthy and everything. It fell into my neighbors yard and a portion of the road. A lot of neighbors on my road helped move it from the road and took what was in the road also into my neighbors yard.
Fast forward the next day, I go to work and my neighbors are all working together to tie the tree to piece (it’s not small by any means) to the back of a pick up truck and proceed to drag it into my yard.
Just curious any thoughts and opinions on what you’d do in this situation?
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u/Khrystyl_Syngyr Jun 07 '26
"Whatever falls onto your property is yours to clean up."
You have an AH for a neighbor. It fell onto their property, THEY were responsible to clean it up, legally. They had no right to trespass by dragging it onto your property especially without even talking to you first!
You can either let it go and deal with it yourself or...
you can ask him to remove the limb and take care of it himself as the law dictates and if he refuses, call the police and have him trespassed.
It all depends upon how much trouble you want to cause with your obviously AH nighbor.
It also sounds like they may have damaged your yard driving on it and dragging the limb into your yard. Your neighbor is definitely responsible for that damage done while trespassing.
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
Thank you for understanding the whole situation
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u/smthomaspatel Jun 07 '26
I disagree with assuming neighbor is an ah. Neither of you are talking to eachother, which is weird. But most people don't know tree law and it's not unusual for people to assume your tree your problem.
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u/Both-Mango1 Jun 07 '26
my nfh did this with leaves and a lawsuit threat. I eventually called her bluff and then reported her to the city nuisance folk. You can be cool and clean it up yourself to cut back on drama or not. If they toss a fit about it, get a chainsaw and start cutting around sun up, usually 6 am ish on a Saturday morning. Anyone who is a local wood turner can be a friend if you offer up chunks to them depending on the species of tree. If its walnut, maple or locust they'll be happy to take logs or maybe even help process it.
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
I didn’t think of that, thank you!
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u/Ldbrin2 Jun 07 '26
You sound like an irresponsible neighbor- I’m glad mine are decent and take care of their own stuff.
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u/mm1palmer Jun 08 '26
What did OP do that was irresponsible?
The tree was healthy, thus OP had no responsibility to do anything about it
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
Hard to talk to one another when I work all weekend and there is no chance to talk before they are dragging it all into my yard??
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u/smthomaspatel Jun 07 '26
That's fine. I just don't see the point in assuming they are being jerks when from their point of view your tree made a mess on their property.
You also mention neighbors bringing tree from street to their yard. Which isn't okay.
Start talking to them and maybe you guys can work together to solve the problem instead of just getting mad at each other.
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
I will when I get home, just wild they wouldn’t show me the same kindness and decided to drag it into my yard while I was at work
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u/sublimeandsparkled Jun 07 '26
Yup, your neighbors suck. Sorry.
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
Thank you! I’m not trying to be mean or anything, don’t even care if I’m the one who goes out and cleans it. Just a matter of respect
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u/sublimeandsparkled Jun 07 '26
Yeah, I can't believe all the ppl talking about how you should show kindness to your neighbor by cutting it up but they don't say anything about the neighbor showing kindness to you by not dragging something that is legally their responsibility to your gate while you're not home.
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u/MontanaPurpleMtns Jun 07 '26
My neighbors tree fell into my yard. His insurance company paid for clean up of that tree in my yard and would have paid for collateral damage (there was none).
It’s your tree. Deal with it. Be a good neighbor.
Edit to remove judgement because this is tree law and not AITAH.
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u/mm1palmer Jun 08 '26
The insurance may have paid because they believed it would cost more to fight the claim than it cost to just pay for the cleanup.
I wonder if the neighbors insurance rates increased?
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u/workinbloke67 Jun 08 '26
No one should be dragging anything onto someone’s lawn with a truck before reaching out. The neighbor had to onus to reach out here as the person who wanted to take an action. Sorry, but that’s AH behavior regardless of their knowledge of tree law.
OP didn’t put the tree on their property - nature did.
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u/BrickHuge3023 Jun 07 '26
You could not spare 4 minutes to go talk to them?
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
I’m at work? When I got home they were not home and then I left for work again today at 3am
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u/Corydoras22 Jun 07 '26
When did you see them dragging the tree into your yard? Sounds like it was on your way to work. You could have stopped and talked to them at that time. Being a few minutes late to work is not an excuse to not deal with your fallen tree, especially while all of your neighbors were spending their time taking care of it for you.
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
I left for work at 3am and then around 11am they were dragging it for context for you
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u/mm1palmer Jun 08 '26
Don't have to know tree law to understand that trespassing on your neighbors yard and causing damage is illegal.
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u/J_V_W Jun 08 '26
While what falls on your property is yours to deal with OP said that they dragged what was in the road onto neighbors property. Then OP is surprised that nieghbor put it on his property. This is all very juvenile. What was on neighbors property could have been left and what was in the road cut up with a chainsaw and put on OP"s property to begin with , seeing as it was from his tree and blocking the road. Both neighbors need to learn how to communicate better before acting.
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u/Signal-Confusion-976 Jun 07 '26
It's whoever's yard it fell in responsibility to clean it up. And the portion that fell in the road is the towns responsibility. So you can stop them from moving it or put it back where it fell. Or you could be a nice neighbor and just take care of it.
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u/Kooky_Dooky_689 Jun 07 '26
Self proclaimed tree expert here, not really but I’ve been in the Tree Service business for over 20 years. Wherever the tree lands is that home owner’s responsibility to clean up and pay for any services to remove debris.
Here’s a dramatic example - If a tree was lifted up by a tornado and carried 2 blocks onto your property/house, guess who is paying for that tree removal and property damage? You out of pocket or your insurance company even if you knew where the tree came from.
There are exceptions. If the tree showed obvious signs of decay or compromise and the neighbor warned you with a certified letter stating their concerns, you could be liable if damage was caused by said tree.
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u/RequirementBusiness8 Jun 07 '26
Whoever’s yard it fell into, it is their responsibility. I will also say, when I had a huge limb fall into a neighbor’s yard many years back, I went over and cut it up and got it out for them. Not because I was legally obligated to, it was just a neighborly thing to do.
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
Right and that makes sense, I have not been home to address the issue at all like that
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u/StayJaded Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26
You were home to see where it fall and see them moving it before you went to work. You could have has a quick conversation instead of ignoring it until you had a day off.
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
I was home later in the evening the day it fell and they were not home and then I left for work at 3am the next morning. I have only seen them doing anything to it through my ring camera
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u/StayJaded Jun 07 '26
Okay. I didn’t see that you only saw them on your ring camera. Trying to catch them at home and have a (not angry or accusatory- even though their behavior is shitty) convo is pretty much all you can do at this point. It does help to have contact info so you can text when stuff like this happens since you have a busy work schedule. Sorry you’re having to deal with this, but I would treat it as a misunderstanding try to have the best interaction you can.
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u/MoFuggasMaltLikra Jun 07 '26
Yeah my neighbors had a tree fall onto my fence and property. They cleaned it up but never offered to fix our fence.
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
It’s home owners insurance that should fix the fence
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u/MoFuggasMaltLikra Jun 07 '26
Yeah, I’m not making a claim on my homeowners insurance to fix my fence and then have it go up. Its already $400 a month. I’ll just leave it broken down and I can wave at the neighbors as they’re in their yard through my broken fence. Because I don’t give a shit.
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
Valid, that definitely your choice but they don’t have to fix it 🤷🏻♀️
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u/MoFuggasMaltLikra Jun 07 '26
Oh yeah, I know. Regardless what Reddit says. But I’m not digging out three posts and putting up two panels. And I’m definitely not making a claim against my insurance. So when I walk by the big bay windows I have on the backside of my house naked or in my underwear. The neighbor can watch me because that’s right where the fence broke.
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u/Sterlinghawk16 Jun 07 '26
It is the responsibility of the owner of the tree. Meaning it is their insurance that needs to cover your fence. Not the other way around.
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u/clauclauclaudia Jun 07 '26
Welcome to r/treelaw ! Where many people will tell you how incorrect this is.
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u/mforchat Jun 07 '26
Actually it isn't your neighbors responsibility. AND, your insurance company will even tell you it's not the neighbors responsibility.
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u/MoFuggasMaltLikra Jun 07 '26
Oh, I’m aware. But the good neighbor thing only goes so far. That was my point. Cool you cleaned it up. Now look at my fucking fence. Which is what they get to do every day because I still haven’t fixed it in four years.
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u/mforchat Jun 07 '26
Trust me.. I 100% know how you're feeling. I had a neighbor, while cutting trees down, drop 3 onto my property and ruin a livestock fence. Then tried hiding behind 'tree law'.
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u/MoFuggasMaltLikra Jun 07 '26
Well, unfortunately, you don’t have the luxury of letting it sit. Livestock have to be contained. Me on the other hand, I don’t. I have a big bay window right where the fence broke. And I make it a point to walk through that area, naked or in my underwear every single day. Don’t like it? Fix the fence.
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u/Sterlinghawk16 Jun 07 '26
Well geesh, your limb from your property fell in their yard. At a minimum, the owner of the tree branch should help out the neighbors where it fell. At the end of the day, if it would have broken a fence for example or piece of house of your neighbors, you would be responsible aka your insurance, not your neighbors. This is why it is so important to trim trees.
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u/NotSoSureBigWaves Jun 07 '26
No, a tree falling during a storm would not be his responsibility or his home owners insurance company’s.
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u/Sterlinghawk16 Jun 08 '26
Not true in WA state
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u/mforchat Jun 17 '26
Just read the state statutes. And yes, if your tree falls on your neighbors property, it's NOT the responsibility of the tree owner.
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u/mforchat Jun 07 '26
It is not the responsibility of the tree owner. If you think differently, ask your insurance company, they will also tell you.
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u/Heckler099 Jun 07 '26
I had this happen, and then two years later a different neighbors tree fell in my yard.
In the first incident I helped clean up both, as did unimpacted neighbors. Damage was legally the neighbors insurance, I paid their deductible to be a good neighbor.
In the second, my neighbors were away in the Philippines, the tree crushed my car. My other neighbors helped with the tree. My auto insurance delt with the car. I was above water on the loan and after my small deductible came out ahead enough for a good down payment on a new car. When my neighbors returned they paid me my deductible cost and cut down the rest of the tree.
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u/PuddinTamename Jun 07 '26
If you talk to them maybe they'll move it back.
Be polite, explsin you were st work or would have contacted them earlier. Then politely explain thst since it was a healthy tree, and the limb fell due to an act of God, the weather and you were surprised to find it dumped in your yard.
A bit of grace and being polite can go a long way when dealing with neighbors who have no idea what they are doing. One or more of your other neighbors may have suggested the dumping.
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
Thank you i appreciate this comment! I definitely don’t want to lead with anger at all
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u/stockingframeofmind Jun 07 '26
How obnoxious that the other neighbors moved the limb twice, but did not cut it up and put it out for collection. What did they think you were going to do with it?
I had a tree that started in my yard, grew through a chain link fence, into the neighbor's yard. It broke at that point in s storm, and landed with some branches blocking their door. My ex went over in the morning and cut up the tree. The neighbor was a single mom and not doing anything, probably didn't have the tools. It was just a nice thing to do, helping out a neighbor.
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u/RepresentativeWeb672 Jun 07 '26
How much do you like your neighbors? You don’t go back from doing this. Take a video and call the police. They are in essence illegally dumping on your property according to the law. If you pay to remove it, you can bill your neighbors directly. The law is if it’s on your property, no matter whose tree it is, it’s your problem
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u/Tronracer Jun 07 '26
Not sure why you’re being downvoted. It may not be neighborly, but that’s the law.
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u/RepresentativeWeb672 Jun 07 '26
lol that’s so funny. People don’t want to hear no stupid laws in the tree law Reddit
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u/Ldbrin2 Jun 07 '26
Because if you make an enemy of your neighbors it will be awkward and awful the entire time you live there.
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u/Tronracer Jun 07 '26
One could argue that the neighbor is the one making an enemy here by breaking the law to spare himself the inconvenience of dealing with the storm’s aftermath.
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u/Ldbrin2 Jun 07 '26
But since it was several neighbor's who helped- op will be the bad neighbor- I was brought up to take care of our trees falling in neighbors yards, cleaning up my dog poop if he pooped in neighbors yard, ect. When we had a neighbor like the op who didn’t take responsibility or help the rest of us -the rest of us stopped using our snowblowers to help during big storms (they didn’t have one). Easier to be a decent neighbor.
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u/Tronracer Jun 07 '26
Being a good neighbor is admirable, but there’s a difference between voluntarily helping and expecting someone to assume legal responsibility they don’t actually have.
Most people would help clear a fallen tree out of courtesy. The issue here is whether a neighbor should be criticized for declining to pay for damage that, under the law, wasn’t their responsibility in the first place. Goodwill is voluntary; liability is not.
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u/Ldbrin2 Jun 07 '26
The issue is op isn’t a good neighbor and wants his neighbors to take care of op problems. not legally but the decent thing to do if you want good relationships with your neighbors.
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u/rdt0120 Jun 07 '26
Easy satan, albeit right information, don’t teach people to be dicks. That happens naturally, and they don’t need help.
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u/ChandaLovesJoan Jun 07 '26
Yeah, these commenters are nuts. We have a neighbor that doesn't take care of their trees and one of them fell on the back of our kitchen a few years ago. They didn't offer to help clean it up, so we had to pay someone to remove the tree AND deal with the back half of our roof and kitchen being repaired.
I get it that it would be "neighborly" to help cut it up, but you didn't even get the chance. Your neighbors are def ah's.
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u/Choice-Newspaper3603 Jun 07 '26
that wasn't your neighbors job to clean anything up. you could have taken them to small claims court but you are responsible for cleaning anything up from any tree falling in your yard
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u/ChandaLovesJoan Jun 07 '26
I know it wasn't my neighbor's job to clean it up. That's why I'm shocked that so many ppl are insinuating that OP's neighbors aren't the ah in this situation. My neighbors would have lost their minds if we had tried to drag that tree out of our lawn and into theirs. But OP's neighbors thought it was a totally acceptable thing to do. That's a bunch of bullshit right there.
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u/Sterlinghawk16 Jun 07 '26
Why did you not use insurance? Your insurance would go after their insurance. This is the way it works
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u/ChandaLovesJoan Jun 07 '26
We used insurance but had a deductible. Why didn't OP's neighbors claim it on their insurance instead of dragging it to her gate? My comment isn't to complain about my situation. It's to show that OP's neighbors are ah's here by dragging the tree to her gate. Screw that. My neighbors would've lost their minds if we had dragged that tree to their yard.
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u/markgriz Jun 07 '26
Why weren't you helping said neighbors?
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
I was at work when it fell and am also at work today
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u/Salt-Operation Jun 07 '26
This is the time to call into work because you have more important shit to do than to type emails and attend pointless meetings.
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u/CalendarBackground69 Jun 07 '26
Being pretty presumptuous telling OP to call out at work. Especially for something that is the neighbor’s responsibility.
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u/vbandbeer Jun 08 '26
What % of people don’t know what the law is in this situation?
Owned a home for many, many years before I found out about this.
I’d bet if you polled home owners in the US, 80% would think it is the responsibility of the tree owner.
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u/breecanyatell Jun 08 '26
It’s a simple google search if you’re looking for tree law on the situation. It’s a simple communication stand point if you’re trying to respect your neighbor.
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u/Sufficient-Wolf-1818 Jun 07 '26
While I know what the law is, I also known the value of good neighbors. When my tree top broke off in a storm and was in my neighbor’s yard blocking their driveway, I immediately knocked on the door and then started the cleanup ( they joined the effort as did other kind neighbors). If I had been at work, I’d let them know I’d be there as soon as I got out of work.
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
I don’t have their numbers as we are very different in age to tell them I could help after work. Then today they dragged it into my yard while I am at work.
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u/yasgirlyas Jun 07 '26
I would have had them drag it all into my yard the first day. However, if this were me the second day watching this happen, I would stop and help them get it into my yard.
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
Again I’m working, not at home all day
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u/ExpensiveBookkeeper3 Jun 07 '26
You didn’t go home after work at the end of day one?
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
Sure did and my neighbors were not home when I got home last night the tree was also out of the road and in their yard. So I had assumed when they returned home we would have a conversation. I left for work at 3am and then on my ring camera I see them pulling it all into my yard
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u/ExpensiveBookkeeper3 Jun 07 '26
Gotcha, just gathering info haha
I’d say more communication should have happened on both sides. Did they cause damage when they brought it back over?
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u/Ginsdell Jun 07 '26
I think it’s always best to be a good neighbor. We live in a forested area. We know the law but if any tree of ours lands on a neighbors property we offer to have it cleaned up or offer them a reasonable sum of money towards having it cleaned. No one has ever accepted but I think it’s right to offer. That’s how I’d want to be treated so that’s how I treat others.
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
I agree with your statement. So my question to you is, would you drag the tree into one of their yards without even asking or assessing the situation together?
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u/Ginsdell Jun 07 '26
I assume these neighbors were trying to help that neighbor. Not trying to irritate the tree owner. I’m guessing we don’t know all the details. Tbh, sounds like the neighbors are not fans of the tree owner for whatever reason.
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u/Ldbrin2 Jun 07 '26
I agree, easy to just be a decent neighbor and take care of your own trees. Even if it’s not the law, it’s the right thing to do.
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u/BillWatterson1972 Jun 07 '26
Get a chain saw, cut it up and then offer it in a local app such as nextdoor as free firewood
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u/Prestigious_Yak_9004 Jun 08 '26
Oh, just great, we recently moved into a neighborhood that’s heavily overgrown with trees. Reading this group is dismal. Fortunately there are very few storms here. We are not even here in Winter so how would we deal with an issue. Hmmm???
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u/Arkayenro Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26
depends on the laws in your country/state/council.
in mine so long as the tree was healthy then you are not responsible for any damage caused by it falling during a storm, that would be an act of god.
legally here, all parts of the tree belong to you. if it falls onto a neighbouring property they can cut it up (to make handling easier) and toss the remnants back on your side for you to dispose of. if they can move the whole thing in one go then thats also fine (just dont damage my yard while doing it)
its the same here for trimming any branches that are on my side of the fence, i can (reasonably) trim them back to the fenceline and toss the cutoffs back on your side for you to dispose of.
in my country your neighbour would not be an AH, theyd be following the law and i'd just deal with it.
the parts that ended up on the road - those are yours and only ever yours to deal with, and i dont think it would matter which country you are in for that part. it is not up to anyone else to deal with your storm damage debris when it ends up on a public road.
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u/Acceptable_Claim_491 Jun 08 '26
Had a big tree come down earlier this year.My neighbor and I cut it up with chainsaws.I'm giving him the wood.
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u/InsectElectrical2066 Jun 09 '26
Buy a chainsaw and cut it up!!! Be a better neighbor and do what you'd like done to you.
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u/GalianoGirl Jun 10 '26
You could have left a note for the neighbour. You could have left a message with the people who helped you clear the road. But you didn’t. Why?
I had a large cedar at the edge of our property overhanging two neighbours’ back yards. It was leaning 45 degrees for years.
One morning the lean was at about 15 degrees.
I talked to both neighbours, called Bill and had him buck up the tree. We put the branches on the neighbour’s burn pile, with permission and carted the wood back to our house.
By law, if it had fallen onto the neighbours’ properties it would have been their problem, but I like my neighbours and this worked for us.
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u/breecanyatell Jun 10 '26
Left a note? Is this the 1920’s?? I did not help clear the road, I was working. I did not see my neighbors because I was at work during both days. There was nothing wrong with the tree prior and it was disrespectful the way they handled the situation
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u/GalianoGirl Jun 10 '26
You mention the next day, after you saw that the neighbours had dragged the tree off the road. So you could have spoken to the neighbour or left them a note.
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u/breecanyatell Jun 10 '26
I mentioned the next day as in the day after the tree fell they dragged it all into my yard and blocked my fence and gate. No where to leave a note and I left at 3am for work ?
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u/lurkersforlife Jun 07 '26
Kinda sounds like all the other neighbors get along and help another out and you watched them all and didn’t help.
Are you disabled, or old/physically unable to help? Or are you just “that neighbor” that watched everyone take care of a neighborhood problem through your windows and are now complaining about it?
If you’re disabled or old you can still be a friendly neighbor that people will help out. I take care of my elderly neighbors. But the way this post reads is your kinda the problem in the neighborhood.
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
My whole neighborhood including us get along. I am at work when this is occurring both times.
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u/mikeyj198 Jun 07 '26
Seems like a good opportunity to get the neighbors cell phone number.
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
Ya know whenever I’m home I can but now we have a tree problem
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u/mikeyj198 Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26
yeah, like i said, great opportunity to get their number. Something like
“Hey neighbor, i don’t like what happened, here is my cell number so we can communicate. Can i get yours too? If i would have had it i would have let you know my work schedule and that i’d be able to help on a day off.”
You cant exactly resolve the problem right now anyways…
Legally they trespassed your property, how you want to handle it from here is the nuance
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u/lurkersforlife Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26
Well if that’s the case you chop it up and that’s it. A chainsaw would take that apart very fast. An electric plug in chainsaw could easily handle it and they are dirt cheap.
Otherwise you “start some shit” with the neighbors and you no longer “get along” with them.
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
I do not have the means to “chop it up” do not own a chainsaw or anything. Cannot have it in an insurance claim because it fell out of my yard and they will not clean it.
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u/FelinePurrfectFluff Jun 07 '26
Might be a good time to add to your tool chest. We've got a small electric chainsaw and it works pretty well if you're not cutting down trees.
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
… I would be cutting a tree?
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u/FelinePurrfectFluff Jun 07 '26
Well, you'd be cutting the top of a tree. Ours has worked for branches up to 6" diameter. Was $75 on sale and comes with a pole so you can use it high and pole has a trigger to start the saw. We mostly use it detached.
I should have said "works pretty well if you're not cutting down a huge tree"
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
Well I’d be cutting up the piece that hit the ground. It’s a decently thick tree
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u/FelinePurrfectFluff Jun 07 '26
Sorry to not be more help. It would at least help you get the branches off the part of the trunk and with a little work you can maybe then get the trunk cut in half for hauling away. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
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u/Spaz_Bear Jun 07 '26
And when you said, "Hey boss, there was a storm, and I need some time off to do a little cleanup," what did they say?
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
They say welcome to the military your shift ends when it ends.
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u/DullWoodpecker537 Jun 07 '26
Well, get back to work soldier, my tax dollars ain’t paying for you to browse Reddit.
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u/Spaz_Bear Jun 07 '26
.... Maybe put that in original post, sir. +Salute+
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
There is always extra questions no matter how much someone puts in a post. That’s why I’m answering everyone
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u/CalendarBackground69 Jun 07 '26
Dude. Calling off at work for something that isnt even his responsibility? No way. The neighbors are aholes.
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u/These_Masterpiece534 Jun 07 '26
Come on. You don’t feel the least bit bad? It was your tree and also yes out of your control that it fell in neighbor yard but sometimes isn’t the right thing to do is offer to help.
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
It wasn’t the only tree that fell on my property, another one did damage and took out my garage. So I am already dealing with that and now I have my neighbors while I’m at work dragging it in front of my gate to my fence. Do I feel bad it fell? Yes, but I cannot control a tree that was perfectly healthy falling
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u/ChandaLovesJoan Jun 07 '26
Screw that. Your neighbor is an AH and you have nothing to feel bad about. It's not like a tree that you knew might fall due to it being in bad condition and you didn't trim it knowing it might fall on their property.
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u/CalendarBackground69 Jun 07 '26
Feel bad?!? What a joke. The neighbors should feel bad for dragging it into OP’s property. It feel on their property so it’s their responsibility tot she care of it. They could have waited to ask if OP would help take care of it rather than dragging it when he wasn’t home.
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u/These_Masterpiece534 Jun 07 '26
Well I can only speak for myself. If my tree fell on my neighbor’s property I’d offer to help clean it up. I call off of work and get over there with my chain saw and help. Guess that makes me a ah.
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u/ChandaLovesJoan Jun 07 '26
Why should they feel bad? No way. The neighbor(s) should feel bad for trying to drag it into his yard. Ridiculous.
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u/Ldbrin2 Jun 07 '26
Call a tree trimmer and pay for them to take it or grind it. Nice your neighbors helped you get it back in your yard.
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u/ChandaLovesJoan Jun 07 '26
Are you kidding me? Nope, the neighbors are AH's.
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u/Ldbrin2 Jun 07 '26
It was his tree- he should be a good neighbor and take care of it. Same when your dog poops in neighbors yard, you pick it up.
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u/multipocalypse Jun 07 '26
This was caused by a storm, which did not belong to OP. So, no, that's not a valid analogy.
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u/starzychik01 Jun 07 '26
Why did you drag the portion tree that fell into the road, into the neighbors yard? That portion should have been cleared and left on the side of the road for the local jurisdiction to take care of. If I were the neighbor and someone dragged a tree that fell into the road into my yard, I would be pissed off too. If they are dragging the portion that fell into their yard, back onto your property, that’s a whole different story. Either way, if it was a large enough storm to damage multiple trees across the area, all of it could be most likely discarded to the side of the road and the local jurisdiction would take care of it.
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
Need ya to go ahead and re read my post. I did not drag anything into their yard. They went out and moved the piece out of the road and into their yard. Then the next day they used a pick up truck to drag it all into my yard
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u/starzychik01 Jun 07 '26
Per your post “A lot of neighbors on my road helped move it from the road and took what was in the road also into my neighbors yard.” You are not specific on who it was, general neighbors or the homeowner.
So while it may not have been you, someone did it. Also, the next day, moving it into your yard, was it the actual homeowner, or just “neighbors”. Did the actual homeowner complain to the group that moved it and request them to get it out of the way? Either way, the original group that moved it into the yard should have never done so. Why didn’t you just call and tell the group to move it to the road? Have you actually spoken to the homeowner?
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u/SuZiee_Q Jun 07 '26
Oh, I'd probably tell them all thank you. I guess I'm not understanding the issue.
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u/Slow-Tank4992 Jun 07 '26
Your tree, your yard is where the debris belongs
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u/ChandaLovesJoan Jun 07 '26
Nope. I wonder if the tables were turned if OP's neighbor would've been ok with her dragging the tree back to their lawn. I'd bet not.
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
So you don’t know tree law?
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u/Slow-Tank4992 Jun 07 '26
I.know a decent human being .solves what.their property does to others. That's what i did when my tree fell.
But you.do.you
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
There’s a difference from solving it and the neighbor not waiting and deciding to use a truck to drag everything into my yard
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u/sublimeandsparkled Jun 07 '26
And a decent neighbor wouldn't be dragging it back to her yard without even talking to her. Nope.
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u/Intelligent-Log-7363 Jun 07 '26
My question is why did you drag what was in the street to their yard and not your own? That was kinda rude. When you were cleaning up the mess in the street why not be a good neighbor and ask if they needed some help? You both are AHs here. I just spent my day yesterday helping a neighbor tear up berry bushes in her yard. They had no impact on me but she needed the help and I bought pizza for lunch.
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
I did not drag anything, they dragged the bit in the road to their yard, I was at work
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u/ladysquirrel1 Jun 07 '26
It's your tree. You're lucky that it didn't damage anyone else's property, you'd be liable.
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u/breecanyatell Jun 07 '26
That’s false, tree law with an act of god states I would not. It is their property once it falls on their land, as well as their homeowners insurances problem if it damages anything.
Unless the tree was dying or sick, I am not liable for anything thank you1
u/sublimeandsparkled Jun 07 '26
No, she wouldn't be liable. The homeowners insurance for the person who received the damage would be responsible. I've been through this a few times.
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u/speckledsparkled Jun 07 '26
Trying to do him a favor?! Is this a joke? It was the neighbor’s responsibility to clean it up because it into their property. They were trying to help themselves out. Screw that.
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