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Old 07-28-2013, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by perrjojo View Post
We lived in Georgia with very large trees in all of the yards. If a neighbors tree fell on your house, your insurance paid. I know it seems unfair but that is the way it worked. The only way your neighbor paid was if you had made an official complaint to the other property owner that you felt their tree was a danger. This had to be documented by something such as a certified letter.
Exactly. This was just on one of those tv Judge shows. The person with tree damage lost. Owner of the tree had no responsibility. It was a freak situation. Tree was not diseased etc where owner could foresee a problem would happen in future.