Thanks for comments etc....I did buy sight unseen, but the tree would not have been a deal breaker. My curiosity was why anyone would plant a Maple tree in a courtyard Villa. God knows how big they get and the damage to walls and foundations those surface roots can do. I guess the best suggestion is to talk to the home owner. Perhaps they are unaware of the structural damage it will cause. Worse case scenario will be I'll have to cut the branches once they extend over the wall...at least eliminate that much raking. As far as our shared wall....only time will tell how that turns out. Still I wonder why that tree was planted. Notice none of the villages have tree lined streets with Maples. Lovely for New England, but not Florida. Just boggles my mind...at least what's left of it.
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