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By trees - 24/07/2013 16:44 - United States - Waupaca

Today, I watched one of my neighbor's trees fall into the electrical lines outside my house. This was after he took a chainsaw to the tree. He refuses to cover the damages. FML

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By Zinfandel - 07/08/2010 06:04 - United States

Today, I decided to clear up some storm damage. I carefully cut a tree that was threatening to fall on my house. It fell on my neighbor's house instead. He's taking me to court for damages. FML

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By Sparks - 27/04/2019 10:00 - United States - Taylor

Today, my neighbors threatened to sue me because a six-foot branch fell off one of my trees and into their yard, hitting nothing on the way down. FML

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By me - 01/05/2011 16:31 - United States

Today, the tree that my neighbors have neglected to cut down fell on my car. They claim that by law, they aren't responsible and don't have to pay for it. FML

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By ragsy - 14/08/2009 16:54 - United States

Today, I finally went to Home Depot to buy a chainsaw to cut down the tree leaning dangerously over my garage. When I got home, I found the tree had fallen and taken out the roof while I was shopping. FML

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By 1ndustrytx - 04/09/2009 16:46 - United States

Today, I was awakened by the sound of chain-saws. Moments later a tree branch came through my roof. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/07/2011 23:51 - United States

Today, my husband finally got round to cutting down a tree limb in our front yard after months of me begging him. It fell on me. FML

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By nothingtoseeherejuststealingtrees - 05/04/2016 20:31 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I met my neighbor. When she saw me cutting down trees on my lot, she interrogated me and called the police because she didn't believe I owned the property. She didn't call the cops when she watched someone steal a cord of wood from my property two days ago. FML

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By Username - 23/06/2011 04:47 - United States

Today, I got home to find my truck smashed by a fallen old tree. I was going to have the tree removed next week. FML

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By Jopes - 10/05/2009 12:44 - United States

Today, I cut down a dead tree in my yard. The top hit the ground and the base seesawed up in the air and came down on my head. I hit the ground like a sack of flour. Fortunately, the wood was rotted and soft. Unfortunately, the chainsaw was still running. 28 stitches in my calf. FML

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By SGreene - 06/05/2017 20:00

Today, a storm dropped a tree across my road. I would have moved it with my tractor, but there was a tree on that too. FML

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Wizardo 33

Wednesday 24 July 2013 22:36

Take legal action or call the police, its damage of personal property and clearly you have the evidence in a form of a giant tree.

Paintonmyarms214 21

Wednesday 24 July 2013 22:35

Ouch. Sorry to hear that OP. Do you have any proof that he made the tree fall?

Comments

BobbieH 19

Thursday 25 July 2013 13:30

The power company will make your neighbor pay for damages to their equipment/lines. However you'll have to file an insurance claim. Sorry but you can't force them to pay for damages and that's why you have insurance. You do have insurance right? Your premium should be raised because of damage caused by the neighbor. This type of situation is usually exempted from rate increases.

Goblin182 26

Thursday 25 July 2013 15:08

Usually in cases where someone other than the policy holder is responsible for the damages the policy holder's insurance will pay, then go after the responsible party.

DorkAlert 10

Thursday 25 July 2013 21:29

Nope, your wrong. OP won't get charged at all. Only the neighbor who caused the damage.

JennNoVa 8

Thursday 25 July 2013 17:57

Don't let someone get away with that shit! Sue him!

musikchik 6

Thursday 25 July 2013 19:30

I'd sue him. Him cutting down the tree, it was foreseeable that it could fall into the power lines.

zomgbies 17

Thursday 25 July 2013 20:30

Say it with me now, kids. "Lawsuit"

DorkAlert 10

Thursday 25 July 2013 21:15

3 things. 1. Don't you mean telephone lines cuz rarely are there electrical lines outside someones house. 2.Idiots never wanna pay for things like this. They always think either tax payer money or the company should pay. 3. I hit a light pole down with my car once. I payed for it.