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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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
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
Today, the elderly couple next door asked me to cut down a tree in their yard. It turns out they told me to cut down the wrong tree, and I cut down the tree they got married under. They now hate me and tell me they plan to sue me for damage to property. FML
Today, I woke up at 4AM to the sound of lightning hitting a tree in my backyard, then that tree proceeding to hit my house. Later, my neighbor's tree fell over, which hit our fence, and they're not even home. FML
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
Today, I was awakened by the sound of chain-saws. Moments later a tree branch came through my roof. FML
Today, I woke up and found that the tree in my front yard was gone. FML
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
Today, I totaled my car, because I mistook the leaves blowing across the road for a child. I swerved and hit a tree. The home owner wants to sue for "harming his tree" and hospital wants to test my mental stability. FML
Today, I was trying to convince my husband to not trim the lower branches of my favorite tree. After pleading my case, I turned around and ran smack into one of said branches. My face and my dignity still hurt. FML
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Sagar Nair 12
Just let them. They wasting their time and money if they do.
faifai_fml 21
Check your state's laws regarding trees. In most states, any branches hanging over a neighbor's yard is considered THEIR property, and therefore THEIR problem when they fall. Any part of a tree hanging over a property line isn't your tree parts.
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Sagar Nair 12
Just let them. They wasting their time and money if they do.
zuckerburg 21
lol, not really, they have every right to sue. You should really not be giving this person advice
RichardPencil 32
They’ll be able to sue you for branch removal costs. No problem — that shouldn’t cost more than a few thousand bucks.
faifai_fml 21
Check your state's laws regarding trees. In most states, any branches hanging over a neighbor's yard is considered THEIR property, and therefore THEIR problem when they fall. Any part of a tree hanging over a property line isn't your tree parts.
evilplatypus 39
Depends on whether the tree is an obvious liability - it’s visibly damaged, diseased, dead, etc. In which case it’s the responsibility of the person who had the trunk on their property. If it’s not visibly a liability, it’s almost always classified as an “act of god”.
faifai_fml 21
Nope. If your neighbor's tree has a damaged/diseased branch hanging over your yard, it's your branch and your responsibility to cut it off.
raven_of_azarath 35
I think they meant if the whole tree is diseased or damaged, not just the one branch.
zuckerburg 21
That law doesn't exist, sorry. Because I'm sure the OP would have shit her panties if they attempted to trim HER tree's branch. Are you a lawyer? No? Then stop ******* giving legal advice
AmbrosiaFan 19
Before it got cleaned up I hope you took lots of different angled photos...
tounces7 28
Won't hold up in court, even if it had landed on one of them. Which is unfortunate it didn't.
zuckerburg 21
Property law, they're entirely correct. And the reason they could sue is for endangerment. Even though it hit nothing on the way down, it was your responsibility to trim whatever hangs over into their property line. And since it could have caused bodily harm, and I'm willing to bet they've asked you to look at the tree previously too, no pity from me. Know your laws, be nice to your neighbors, and just adult the **** up please? Can we all agree? This pity party needs to stop. Poor you? How about grow up YDI
Sage_Hope 3
If they want to sue you bring them to judge Judy. She will certainly see that what they’re saying is absolute and utter bullshit