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Old 07-20-2025, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Rainger99 View Post
Does anyone know who owns the land where the tree was growing?

And was the tree rotten? Healthy trees don’t usually fall

It appears that in Florida,
landowners (private or municipal) can be liable if they knew or should have known about a tree’s dangerous condition and failed to take reasonable steps to mitigate the risk. This applies to trees on private property or in public rights-of-way.
A friend of mine back home lost her husband the exact same way. She was in the passenger seat and was uninjured. She also became a very rich woman.