Driveway damage from neighbor's tree
 

Where do I file an official complaint about a neighbor's tree whose debris has caused our driveway to become stained when it lays on our concrete for too long? We recently had our drive stained professionally to keep it nice, and now it's looking worse.

Driveway damage from neighbor's tgree
 

Ok, assuming your not a troll why would you decorate your driveway knowing that your neighbors tree debris causes staining ? Seems like good money down the drain to me. Anyway, again assuming your not a troll the problem is yours not your neighbor. His tree debris now belongs to you. Think of it as a gift that keeps on giving. Or, I'm not saying you should do this but a cup of gasoline poured evenly across the trees drip line once a week for a month or two should take care of your problem for good.

If a neighbors tree falls in your yard, it is your responsibility, not your neighbors, to remove it so I assume the same is true for any debris.

If your neighbor's tree falls does it make noise?

Any branches that overhang your property line you can legally cut off/down.

I hope this is not true. Guess It doesn't matter. No trees left in my neck of the woods here in TV.

It is true!!

It is very true, just check with your insurance company.

It is true if the debris falls naturally. If the neighbor trims his tree and the resulting debris lands on an adjoining property it still belongs to the tree trimmer and being a diligent trimmer, he should remove it, IMHO

Where in The Villages are you located?

Don

Unless you damage the tree enough to kill it so be careful. I doubt that would solve the problem since winds do blow debris all around and a badly trimmed tree is not very attractive even if it is your neighbors. Better to just buy a blower and clean it yourself.

Apparently not when they are clear cut for a better view.

I dont know why I'm surprised. My sister owns a ground floor condo. The pipes broke in the unit above hers and flooded her unit. It was my sisters responsibility according to law to fix her damage.

Most of your answers are humorous and made me laugh. But seriously, I understood to begin the process of having The Villages ok the removal of a nuisance tree, it begins with someone filing a complaint - I thought it was filed to some group within the neighborhood or district. I'm asking if anyone knows this process. I live in Belvedere.

The rules can vary somewhat from county to county and VDD. Figure out which VDD you are in and the start searching here: http://www.districtgov.org/search/Se...++tree+removal

I don't know which VCDD Belvedere resides but HERE is a link that will let you find/read the your District's regulations regarding tree removal. Also gives contact information.
Don

Have you talked to your neighbor about your concerns?

Joyce,
That does not sound correct. I sued my above neighbor for the same thing, I won, that was in Ft Lauderdale, back in 1997. Bill

Bill, I agree. I told her and told her. You can lead a horse to water, but (blah blah blah).

Basically, it is the problem of the owner of the driveway. If a neighbor's leaves fall in your yard or are blown into your yard (back up North), you would not expect your neighbor to rake them up, would you?

Same here, the debris on your driveway is your issue to get off your painted driveway ASAP before it stains.

Never live any where that leafs have fallen in your yard from some one else's trees? They are yours to clean up.

What is falling on your driveway, leaves, acorns ,sap ?

What you describe is hardly a nuisance tree. Sounds like a normal, healthy tree. And you are responsible to clean what falls on your property.

You can trim branches that hang over your property, but not such that it damages the tree.

No wonder I liked the country,

Before we moved here year 'round. We returned from our snowbird months to find that our next door neighbor in Cincinnati had really cut at our huge tree and he said it was because it was blocking his satellite dish.

We did nothing. We filed no complaint. It looked like hell. Sometimes living peacefully is worth swallowing hard.

I would have 'trimmed' his satellite dish! :wave:

similar problem up north, neighbor had a tree that dropped all it's leaves and junk on my property.got a leaf blower and 'returned' all the foliage to it's original source.

The problem I see is that in some cases there are multiple trees on a street. When the wind blows, it can deposit leaves from any of these tree onto anyone's property. How exactly does one determine from which trees these leaves came?

There might be leaves from multiple trees on your property at any given time. Are you supposed to sort through them and return them all to each of your neighbors from whence they came?

Trees exist, they drop their leaves, (even when trimmed), their leaves blow in the wind. No one has control over where they end up.

Even if the person on whose property the trees wanted to take down the tree, it requires an act of congress in this area.

Really...pour gasoline on an irrigation drip line ???....Really ?????
Not only is that incredibly ignorant, it displays a definite lack of disregard for something that's alive.

Just curious, did he come on your property to do the cutting or did he cut branches that overhung his property? If it was the former and you did/said nothing then you are truly a better person than me as that would not have gone over well with me. If it was the latter then I would have been OK.

I am sure that led to a great neighbor relationship. Your neighbor could have complained to the authorities that you were trespassing if you came into his yard - especially with a leaf blower.

Wouldn't it have been just as easy to use your leaf blower to clean up the leaves in your yard instead of antagonizing the guy next door?

Driveway damage from neighbor's tree
 

Not ignorant knowing what the intention and results would be. As far as disregard for a "living" something, I would have no regrets for killing a tree dumping crap onto my decorative driveway. Call me a arbor sociopath, I could care less. It's just a tree, not a dog.

Yes, it should take care of your tree problem - but you would be liable for the replacement cost of the tree - and I assume we are not talking a sapling. That could be thousands of dollars PLUS criminal charges.

Very poor solution as well as showing TOTV what kind of a neighbor you are.

Yes, it should take care of your tree problem - but you would be liable for the replacement cost of the tree - and I assume we are not talking a sapling. That could be thousands of dollars PLUS criminal charges.

Very poor solution.

It was quite a bit of both. Don't give me the credit. It was this nice man I have been married to for half a century. He said, Choose your battles. We have to live here AND we have to leave here for six months. He is so smart and so good looking too.

Unless your neighbor directly caused the tree debris to land on your driveway it is just the law of gravity or nature blowing in the wind. Be happy it's not fall up north.

TOTV is part reality, part fantasy. One needs to detect sarcastic nuance to tell the difference.

How about just calling you a law-breaker.

I give up, you have my number. Can I make my one phone call now ? Geeez Polar Bear pull up another ice flow and chill.

Boys!