Neighbor has tree right on property line that has destroyed our fence

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Our neighbor has a tree right on the property line that keeps growing. The girth of the trunk has now pushed out and destroyed our fence. It was never like this before, because google has images from 15 years ago with our fence in tact from previous owners. The tree is simply growing out of control and the neighbor left it growing in a terrible spot.

And no, we can’t cut down the portion invading our yard. It’d require basically splitting the trunk in half because it is straddling the property lines. What can we do here?

You move the fence. But, I am curious - what do you think your neighbor should have done in the past to prevent this situation?

You move the tree over away from the property lines, duh.

What makes you think you have the right to plant crap right near the line and ignore all of the implications for how growth will impact other peoples' private property.. it would have taken 10 seconds of effort initially to put the tree in a more appropriate spot.

Moving the fence is not easy and costs $$$$. Fences always have to be dig out because they're secured with cement base. Why should a neighbor's personal choice now impacting someone else's private property force the nonconsenting party to have to do all of the heavy lifting of modifying their fence that is already on their land?

This might be the dumbest collection of statements and assumptions collected in one post in the history of DCUM. And that's a high bar. Wow.

+1. I can’t decide if this person is trolling, or whether they’re really this dumb. This forum used to be full of mean, smart people, so it was kind of toxic, but at least interesting and sometimes useful. Now it seems mostly mean, dumb people. I’ve mostly given up coming here, but check back now and again and see stuff like this and realize that this is a waste of time.

[Anonymous]

We had a lovely, large tree in our property, but up against the fence line, which eventually pushed over a section of the fence. We split the cost with our neighbors to move the fence a bit into their yard so that we could keep the tree. The neighbors benefited more from the shade of the tree. We split the cost like 64 us/45 them since it was our tree (and who knows whose fence).

Maybe talk to your neighbor.

[Anonymous]

Moving the fence is a terrible idea. So many dumb posters. If you move the fence for the tree, your neighbor will likely start to encroach on your land. After all, from their side of the fence it’d now look like they just gained a few new extra feet in their yard. You’ll lose the land and lose property value of you allow the neighbor to utilize your land indefinitely without contesting the property line boundaries.

[Anonymous]

Make the tree be part of the fence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Moving the fence is a terrible idea. So many dumb posters. If you move the fence for the tree, your neighbor will likely start to encroach on your land. After all, from their side of the fence it’d now look like they just gained a few new extra feet in their yard. You’ll lose the land and lose property value of you allow the neighbor to utilize your land indefinitely without contesting the property line boundaries.

Lord, nobody is saying to move the whole fence 3 feet in or anything. Just create a bump out for the tree and keep the rest of the fence on the property line. Or, you know, incorporate the tree into the fence as numerous others have suggested.

[Anonymous]

OP: We have new neighbors who regraded their non-flat lot to become a flat one. They pushed about 3feet of dirt up agains my 20 year old fence. It immediatly started falling down.

I looked at building a retaining wall. Hugely expensive. SO, I've planted some evergreens on in my yard, near the fence so that when it rots, and it will rot, we'll have a natural fence line of trees and so don't have to build a fence or retaining wall.

That said, I'm not tree-expert or engineer so this might kill the trees too. We'll see.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Moving the fence is a terrible idea. So many dumb posters. If you move the fence for the tree, your neighbor will likely start to encroach on your land. After all, from their side of the fence it’d now look like they just gained a few new extra feet in their yard. You’ll lose the land and lose property value of you allow the neighbor to utilize your land indefinitely without contesting the property line boundaries.

Lord, nobody is saying to move the whole fence 3 feet in or anything. Just create a bump out for the tree and keep the rest of the fence on the property line. Or, you know, incorporate the tree into the fence as numerous others have suggested.

Still a bad idea.

[Anonymous]

I once trimmed my neighbors bush. Her husband was really mad. Get permission first.

[Anonymous]

Expose some roots on your side then cut into then and dig a bit of a trench and pour a few gallons Ortho Groundclear in hole. Then refill home and dump 20-30 pounds of salt around tree base.

Salt dehydrates tree. Groundclear is nasty poison.

Tree will not be happy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I once trimmed my neighbors bush. Her husband was really mad. Get permission first.

Am I the only one whose mind immediately went to the gutter?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Darn those trees and they’re incessant growing!! How dare it invade your yard! Doesn’t that tree know its place?!

Yes, you’re a moron.

Says the moron who used "they're" instead of "their". 🤣

PS Your grammar is terrible, as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Darn those trees and they’re incessant growing!! How dare it invade your yard! Doesn’t that tree know its place?!

Yes, you’re a moron.

Says the moron who used "they're" instead of "their". 🤣

PS Your grammar is terrible, as well.

Good spelling is a sign of a psychopath

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I once trimmed my neighbors bush. Her husband was really mad. Get permission first.

Am I the only one whose mind immediately went to the gutter?

No you are not!

[Anonymous]

Have an arborist checked their tree and then issue them a certified letter. If you intend on getting anything from your insurance, you have to prove they have been negligent and you’ve notified them. Totally within your power to get an arborist out there. Then send the letters to your insurance.

- signed someone who’s dealt with this before

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have an arborist checked their tree and then issue them a certified letter. If you intend on getting anything from your insurance, you have to prove they have been negligent and you’ve notified them. Totally within your power to get an arborist out there. Then send the letters to your insurance.

- signed someone who’s dealt with this before

If it's on the property line, it's both owners' issue, regardless of where it started.