[AT] Off Topic, Neighbors Tree Fell on my Property

John Wilkens jwilkens at eoni.com
Tue Nov 6 20:49:43 PST 2012


Will, avoid the legal solution and go with "the good neighbor 
policy"...by all means!   Good luck!
Making pretty good progress on the Oliver Orchard project.  Hung a 
sign on the front grill "Nothing is Impossible" that I glance at 
often!    John W.



At 09:37 AM 11/6/2012, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Two of my neighbors hickories fell onto my walking path. I've got 
>10+ acres and he has about 15 acres. Never met the neighbor since he 
>bought the property a few years back.
>
>The trees fell halfway on his property and all of the tops are on my 
>property and walking path.
>
>My plan is to go to his door and ask him if he wants the trees. If 
>yes, then I'll request that he takes them off my property at some 
>point, tops and all. If not, then I'll ask if I can cut them off the 
>root ball and tow the sections down to my splitting area.
>
>What is the law on trees that fall onto your property? Who owns them?
>
>This is a heavily wooded area. My feeling is that if I clear off my 
>path I should get the wood... Problem is, I don't really want the 
>tops, If I'm going to take the effort to cut up the tree I'll want 
>the whole thing.
>
>Any thoughts?
>
>Regards,
>
>Will, SE PA.
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