Villages tree branch damaged my air conditioner
 

Does anyone know if the villages is liable to fix my air conditioner? It was smashed by a branch from their tree.

Your insurance should pay for it. Acts of God will not get you money unless you can prove that you contacted the villages about that very branch or that tree in general for being unsafe, dead or damaged.

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In answer to your question...it depends (but probably not) Give more info. Air conditioning unit is usually right next to the home. Trying to figure out how a "Villages" tree branch would fall on it. Is this tree on Villages commom property and not on your property ? Does the Villages take care of and trim this tree ? Did you notice if the branch looked damaged prior to it falling ?If so, did you inform anyone ? Did the branch come down during one of the recent storms ?

Welcome. I guess up until now things were going o.k.?

For a tree branch to fall directly onto your air conditioner, wouldn't the tree have to be practically right next to it? I would assume that means the tree would be either on your property or on a neighbor's property. The Villages do not own those trees.

Sounds to me like you have to bear the cost of this accident.

I'm sorry to hear that your air conditioner was smashed by a tree limb. I assume your property must be beside a Golf Course or Recreation Center, or other property owned by The Villages? Can you provide more information about how their tree limb was able to land on your air conditioner?

Huh?

It was the FIRST post.

First post in 6 years!

Sheezz, So what haven't posted before, Maybe never had reason to or cared to post? Now after 6 years finely had question and look at the friendly responsesbarf, I guess nobody knows the answer or heaven forbid the Villages couldn't be responsible for something?.

She said it was the VILLAGE trees! Live Oaks and other can have some LONG overhand branches that wait ton and with some cracker box lots I could see limbs hanging over on someone's property. I see it no different that if you Neighbors tree fell on your house. I'll go out on limb here as say :a20:""Who ever owns the tree is responsible for any damage charged to their insurance and they pay the deductible not hers or his??? IMO.:eclipsee_gold_cup:

It was just a bit of humor. Reminds me of the story of a family that had a ten year old child that had never spoken. One day at the dinner table the child all of a sudden says "these mashed potatoes are lumpy!" The astounded parents look at the child and ask "why haven't you spoken before?" The child replies "the mashed potatoes have been fine up till now". So just like Gracie said, things were probably fine till now.

If a neighbor's tree damaged your property, they would likely be liable and I suspect TV is no different. I would start with Village Watch. They should be able to point you in the right direction for assistance. If the tree is on TV property, surely they will want to get someone to examine the tree to see if it needs repair and/or pruning to eliminate future problems. If it is not, they should be able to tell you who the property owner is. You may have to make a few phone calls to get to the right person. Meanwhile, make sure you take plenty of pictures to document the damage before you remove it.

Take pictures and contact the POA. You never know.....:shrug:

Is the tree on Villages property or on the homeowner's property? If the house and a/c are next to a multi-modal path and a long overhanging limb that was definitely not on the homeowner's property fell off and damaged the a/c, The Villages might pay.

Otherwise, I can't figure out why the OP says it is one of The Villages trees.

OP, exactly where was the tree?

Considering some of the winds, it could have been a branch that broke off and hit the A/C; doesn't necessarily have to be a branch dropping directly onto the unit (I've certainly dodged enough palm branches recently).

I'd call the Warranty Department and ask them who to contact. They should know.