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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]legally you owe him nothing but if i were him, i would be pissed too. manage your trees OP. that you should do. [/quote]

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Legally you're not on the hook so far but twice in two years is a bit much. 
If I were the neighbor I'd threaten to sue you for negligence since the previous tree falling should have tipped you off. And of you don't pay, I'd take you to court. [/quote]

You can take some one to court but you will not win. Trees topple because of unusual weather patterns and climate change.

OP, it is wonderful if you can cut and remove the tree.  You do not have to do anything else. At maximum, sprinkle some grass seeds in the lawn to make it green and beautiful. [/quote]

Exactly. We all pay homeowners insurance, and the law regarding which homeowner's insurance pays is settled law. If a tree fell on my yard, my insurance company would be responsible. I would not expect my neighbors - who would not be able to claim it on their insurance - to pay. Unless, as a PP said, there was an obvious problem wit the tree and I had put them on notice about the problem through whatever means are required by law. We had a similar situation a few years back (tree fell during a storm) and the neighbor asked my husband to pay for half of their fence repair. He agreed; I wouldn't have. And before anyone says we don't manage our trees, we do. [/quote]

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