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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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
Today, a tree fell on our 3-month-old family car. Today, I also learned that my husband never insured it. It's probably scrap, and we still have to pay it off for the next 5 years. 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 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 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 got home to find my truck smashed by a fallen old tree. I was going to have the tree removed next week. 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, 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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Top comments
TaylorTotsYumm 10
Get a crane to place the tree on top of their car.
j_cat187 20
plant a tree wait 30 years, then crush their house with it
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Comments (165)
TaylorTotsYumm 10
Get a crane to place the tree on top of their car.
Lythiaren 8
I agree, this is a phenomenal idea.
imlagginglol 0
I just saved 15% on my tree insurance by switching to Gieco
diego2k5 6
24 you misspelled Geico...
aquariusangel420 0
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
So do like the first reply said take the tree off with a crane when no ones home and can see (or tell on you) and then SUE THEIR ASSES BIG TIME!!! Not your fault that their arogance cost you a car so give them a DOUBLE DOSE of medicine
tripleshame 3
I hate to tell them, but if the tree is GROWING on their side of the property line then they ARE responsible for trimming it back. At least, where I live they would be.
Birdie33429 7
i love you
littlemissFYL 5
you live in America, sue them man.
ImThePope 2
Like a good neighbor, state farm is there! With a wrecking ball!(;
littlemissFYL 5
96, the commercial "like a good neighbor, statefarm is there" is currently playing. awkward.
af117 3
totally do it!
ZombieeeeUnicorn 1
hahaha pie.
cyanidesandwich 21
51, dont be such a Grammer Nazi
SeaMen 3
119 he corrected no grammatical error....it was a spelling error
cyanidesandwich 21
123, still you get the point that i was trying to make
mfmylifesrsly 30
Osama's dead **** yeah!!!
Iknoweverything 29
It's amazing what people will believe when you add the phrase "by law" to a sentence.
maa_rico 4
Osama is dead hoot hoot.
mfmylifesrsly 30
ZOMG 141 your makeup!! :o <3
whitesox365 0
143- i hate to burst your bubble but 141 is a pic and its highly unlikely that is the actual person
largefoofighter 0
144 way to go buzz killington
Blueglasscup 18
Hey number 1 where'd you get your picture from?
mfmylifesrsly 30
I don't give a **** 144 the makeup is still bad ass
munev 0
collegehumor . com
Snowstar 0
119- *Grammar
rallets 23
you should have got allstate, that way you can be better protected from mayhem like that
chickenfriedCG 0
for all you know, your neighbors could have had a creeper bouncing around on their tree causing it to fall...
rallets 23
shaaaaky, shaky shaky shaky shaky shaky *crash*
claras100 5
ydi, op, for being a tree hater
xx000o 27
127- No, what were you trying to say?
September_fox 2
You don't even have to live in America to want to sue them for that. It's their tree, it smashed OP's car and they are claiming they don't have to pay for it. (which is BS) Now, if it had done something like knock over OP's mailbox but not cause any real damage to property...then you would need to be an American to sue for it. (I say this being an American that has been sued for over $3K for leaving a scratch about the length of a dime on some bitche's bumper.)
Timbits93 1
some neighbor you have, find a lawyer.
xk75 4
exactly, whether your neighbors think they're responsible or not is irrelevant. their homeowners' insurance policy may say otherwise.
SummerGirl331 0
almost the same thing happened to me, and by law they aren't responsible. on top of that my neighbor is a judge......
myxcure 2
... OPs insurance should cover it. If OP doesn't have insurance then they deserve it. Court is expensive, and they won't win.
The_Great_Zucchi 15
How is insurance coverage relevant? I had something similar happen where the other party claimed they weren't responsible because their insurance didn't cover it. By that reasoning I can just cancel all my insurance and claim I'm not responsible for any damage I cause. OP get legal advice, in most countries your neighbours are most definitely responsible for damage caused by THEIR tree.
nastynate1376 0
if the tree blew over in a storm it's considered an 'act of God' and they aren't responsible for it. if the city told them that the tree was unsafe and had to come down, then they would be found negligent and would be responsible. I had a coworker go through the same shit. Your own homeowners insurance might cover it though.
Zoroark899 6
If the tree grew into the OP's yard wether from above or below, it is the tree owner's responsibility. Not sure if it is if the tree fell from the neighbor's yard though.
Trainspotting_fml 9
Seems your whole world is crashing down around your ears. Or, onto your car.
comepoopwithme 0
well if a tree falls on a car and no ones around to see it... run!!
Mpsteve13 7
that sucks and swallows
jimboner69 6
just like you
FFML_314 12
It just keeps getting funnier and funnier. *Grabs popcorn*
Mpsteve13 7
you can **** off too
FFML_314 12
What's option B?
CryMoreFMLs 15
Jimboner won this fight.
FFML_314 12
Is it over? I was so pumped up.
Mitcha857 0
mpsteve has the intelligence if a 14 year old teen with acne and braces
chokeabluesmurf 0
thanks
Haydenob 0
97- you're wrong. he has the intelligence level of a 40 year old virgin living with his mom. JUST LIKE 97!!!
cyanidesandwich 21
97, thats offensive. i am a 14 year old teen with braces and acne and im probably smarter than you in some ways than others. (that does not include video games because i am not stupid enough to waste my time and money on things that do not help me in life).
whitesox365 0
97, theres an autistic 12 yr old kid that is actually trying to prove einsteins theories wrong. he has a college degree and teaches classes. and he pretty much owns you and i
Mertle1234 1
your profile says otherwise... get that lying gamer mouth back to the mic...
j_cat187 20
dear comment #25 u are the biggest winner i have ever met. -Jcat
stars_fan 0
130 and here you are posting on fml learning ... sigh
Bandftw44 4
130 you're incorrect, your profile clearly states that you play battlefield 1942
ceinaworus 0
145- anyone can TRY to prove someone's theories wrong. I could try to prove that gravity does not exist on earth; still doesn't make me smart. actually that would make me stupid.
Euphemism 0
Video games aren't a waste. you are waste of life, because thus far you just actually tried to sound smart..... really? over fml app? .....really? -130-
magicman1 0
im sure your fun to hangout with *cough* not really
magicman1 0
^^@ cyanid-watever :P
September_fox 2
And if you knew anything about Autism, you would realize that they aren't stupid, and they find a specific subject that they are incredibly interested in and learn every single tiny fact that ever existed about that subject, and recall all that information extremely easily. However, they do have a hard time learning other subjects, including social skills.
twinmum_fml 6
go and find a good lawyer.
xstewie16x 0
aw man I wonder if she's already been thinking that to herself...?
j_cat187 20
plant a tree wait 30 years, then crush their house with it
slightlypyro1996 4
That's crazy. So crazy it just might WORK!
anth665 0
haha
smlz4me 1
then claim legally you don't have to pay for it.
frenchtoast123_fml 0
my thoughts exactly
jupiter80 0
that's really stupid, they should pay for ur car cause it was their tree
tona01 16
well aren't you sherlock holmes
thaney18 0
^lmao
KruseBaby27 0
....make a claim on your auto insurance under comprehensive.
FreebirdIII 1
neighbors home insurance should pay.
harmony88 0
A tree that obviously needs to be taken down, i.e. neglected, falling on a neighbor's property is the responsibility of the tree owner, regardless of if it happened during a storm and especially if the tree owner had been warned about its precariousness. If a healthy tree is taken down by an act of God, it is the neighbor's responsibility.
TheWindowLicker 13
I don't know the law; but it sounds like they're talking out of their asses...
360XBOXFTW 0
sometimes i talk out of my ass accidently. like this morning when i was taking a shit.
360XBOXFTW 0
that was alot funnier in my head
instantmusic 4
A for effort, F in the long-run.
CryMoreFMLs 15
I give it an F for "******* hilaroous"
rogueprincess69 0
wiener
meggieh815 0
it's okay 17. I laughed. haha. see. laughter.
Meg1Surf2Blonde3 0
brake a window with one of the branches lol :D
johnson94 5
I'm sorry ma'am you're still just not going to get any emails