Should I allow my neighbor access to my property to limb up a tree?

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WhiteNoise

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Honestly i wouldn't have an issue with this. I'd want to talk to the company that is coming out to do the work WITH the guy paying them. I'd ask them what kind of damage would be expected such as grass being torn up etc...then I'd discuss cost to repair. Once that is settled I'd ask the neighbor to pay for this and have it added to the bill. If agreed to and added to invoice I would then give permission. If no damage is done then the service can credit or remove that charge.
 

bbhaag

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The OP canTView attachment 7587
The OP would have to confirm but, I think that's the tree and I'm guessing the limbs are the one's circled in white.
That is correct. Those two limbs are the ones he is wanting to remove.

After talking with him again a couple of days ago it appears this is a project he wants to undertake this fall. He is in the process of roofing his house and by the sounds of it won't be able to financially commit to the limb removal until then.

He asked if we had made a decision about letting him have access and I told him we haven't decided yet.
 

hardhat

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I generally try to be nice to my neighbors. If the guy is trying to be nice to the guy next to him by cutting those limbs down, and that guy knows about the work, I would be inclined to agree. But I think that's also a cultural expectation thing. People are almost expected to be nice and try to get along where I live. I would never expect the same if I lived in a big city.

Yes, there will be a few ruts in your grass, and yes, the guy could spend 3-4 times as much by doing it with a crane, but I would just let him do it and till up any uneven soil and be happy I have helped someone out.
 

crashtech

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I think I would ask to be contacted by the company who has been contracted to do the work, then check out their credentials. Most pros should be insured against damage caused by their for-profit activities.
 
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Mandres

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I wouldn't have a problem with it as long as there is a written agreement promising to repair any damage to your property.
 

WilliamM2

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That is correct. Those two limbs are the ones he is wanting to remove.

After talking with him again a couple of days ago it appears this is a project he wants to undertake this fall. He is in the process of roofing his house and by the sounds of it won't be able to financially commit to the limb removal until then.

He asked if we had made a decision about letting him have access and I told him we haven't decided yet.

I had a tree growing over my roof like that, and I wanted limbs removed before I got a new roof, as it kept dropping limbs on the roof. Never any damage, but I didn't want to risk a NEW roof getting damaged, and being an oak, it also stained the roof horribly. It's actually the neighbors tree, or I would have cut the whole thing down as it's slowly dying and drops acorns by the thousands every fall. They were not agreeable to that even though I was paying for it, so I removed everything that ran over the property line. It was/is growing much worse over their roof, and is dropping huge limbs on it, and when it goes completely, it will be on their house. Never could figure out why they wouldn't let me take care of the issue for them.

They climbed the tree and lowered the pieces down to another couple guys standing on the roof. Normally I would not want a bunch of people walking all over my shingles half the day, but like your neighbor, I was getting a new roof anyways. So there is a way without using your property.

Even with a bucket truck, limbs like that are going to need to be cut off a little at a time, and lowered down.

If you do let them do it, make sure they are not driving over a drainfield or anything like that. They can cause damage that won't show up for a couple of years. But I would say NO.
 
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MrBailey

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OP: Are you on city sewage or septic? If septic, will the "pros" be driving heavy equipment over your drain field?

Just one more thing to think about.
 
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