New house, neighborly advice.

[hosspuller]

Generally ... If the tree is dead or dying, the tree owner is responsible. IF the tree is alive and healthy, but the limb breaks in a windstorm, crushes the shed... Shed owner is responsible... Act of God you know..

IMHO looking at the picture.... Shed owner either pays for the limb removal or his insurance pays when the shed is destroyed.

As I said .. Generally .... A local lawyer has a better answer.

 

[bcp]

The effort gone into this thread could have moved the shed 50 feet by now.



Bruce

 

[Zerk]

The effort gone into this thread could have moved the shed 50 feet by now.



Bruce

Ha

Are you married?

The gender reversa in America is sad.




Also do you really need to pay someone? I am always looking for a reason to fire up a saw. You can borrow one from neighbor, and split a cae of beer while you take care of this.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

Are you married?

That's funny. It certainly doesn't make me sad. I've been married less than 2 years. I've never been this happy in my life. But there are still times when SWAMBO has spoken and I know 'this isn't a fight worth having'.

 

[kthompson]

I read about photo in a post but do not see one and it may answer this question: can you block up the limb to support it? That is right common with live oaks here which have massive limbs often that reach back towards the ground.

If the limb is a concern for safety it matters not if you move the building or not the danger is still there. That has been argued very well by more than one which makes great sense. So why are some of you attacking the OP on not moving the building and trying to have a feud with the neighbor?

The adjoining lot to us had a large dead tree and the owner is a jerk. I very simply sent him a fax to his business with pictures of the dead tree and the danger it was to us. I asked if they wanted to remove it or did he want me to. They were very nice but asked if I could take care of it which I did. There was authority given me to do the removal and to hold me harmless if some of their trees were damage in the work. Might add which was my attorney's suggestion. There is nothing wrong to expect a person to meet their obligations and also nothing wrong with helping a friend or neighbor even if they are a jerk.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

I read about photo in a post but do not see one and it may answer this question: can you block up the limb to support it? That is right common with live oaks here which have massive limbs often that reach back towards the ground. If the limb is a concern for safety it matters not if you move the building or not the danger is still there. That has been argued very well by more than one which makes great sense. So why are some of you attacking the OP on not moving the building and trying to have a feud with the neighbor? The adjoining lot to us had a large dead tree and the owner is a jerk. I very simply sent him a fax to his business with pictures of the dead tree and the danger it was to us. I asked if they wanted to remove it or did he want me to. They were very nice but asked if I could take care of it which I did. There was authority given me to do the removal and to hold me harmless if some of their trees were damage in the work. Might add which was my attorney's suggestion. There is nothing wrong to expect a person to meet their obligations and also nothing wrong with helping a friend or neighbor even if they are a jerk.

Very well put.

 

[Zerk]

If the limb is a concern for safety it matters not if you move the building or not the danger is still there. That has been argued very well by more than one which makes great sense. So why are some of you attacking the OP on not moving the building and trying to have a feud with the neighbor?

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For me, if a guy just moves in, and the first thing he says to me, is cut a limb that has been there for years, it will start off on the wrong foot.

I would say hello to the guy first, or wait a few months, and then talk to him.

The tree was there before OP was.

Also before I take any advice here, I would find out how it works in your state. Not all states are the same. No matter who has what rights, I still would not make a big stink the first time I met the guy, the first month I moved in. What I see as civil, some don't.

 

[Adam1742]

Let's say the limb falls on said shed, and the OP contacts the insurance company. Could the insurance company get away with not paying by stating " that tree branch has been there much longer than the shed has been and that someone was dumb enough to place the shed directly underneath the large branch, in harms way"?

 

[Zerk]

Let's say the limb falls on said shed, and the OP contacts the insurance company. Could the insurance company get away with not paying by stating " that tree branch has been there much longer than the shed has been and that someone was dumb enough to place the shed directly underneath the large branch, in harms way"?

I would think they would say, we can't believe someone was dumb enough not to require the sellers to deal with this.
I suspect it could wait a few months. But if you have to call insurance in those two months, make sure premium is paid up.

No one here, would be annoyed by the whiney new neighbor complaining about a tree, that has been there forever, as soon as he moves in? You wouldn't be telling the wife, this guy is going to be a PIA?

 

[buckeyefarmer]

When i bought my land, first thing i started to build was a shed. First neighbor i met came over stomping mad because someone had stolen some gates, and she sure was checking out my new shed to see if there were gates in it.
I couldn't blame her for being mad, but a more gentle welcome would have been nice. I just laugh about it now. Never did meet her again, they sold the land sometime after that. I wanted to buy it, but couldnt swing it, and that was back when land was sky high in price.