Posted on 06/30/2024 9:40:13 PM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
A Minnesota homeowner was left searching for answers after a neighbor's construction had a devastating effect on a tree on their property that had stood for over a century.
One Redditor explained their story and provided a photo of the 150-year-old oak tree that was damaged by their neighbor's carelessness in the r/treelaw subreddit recently.
The neighbor began construction and excavated for a "massive, side-by-side duplex they're building." While the user was fine with the trimming of a large branch on their tree, they noted that the neighbor "also excavated out approximately 1/3 of its root system."
The destruction of the tree's root system meant that the tree would require an eventual removal, as the user "had an arborist come out and he pointed out that some of the main roots had been severed and it was likely going to start a quick decline over the next year or so."
The user attempted to get the neighbor to remove the tree in full and compensate them with $500 for their loss, but that was ignored, so the user asked for advice on how to move forward.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
The article is so poorly written.
The picture of the exposed tree roots that grew in a square (likely from a cast iron fence) is pretty funny.
Indeed. Either property rights mean something, or they don't.
I’m waiting to see how much Joe and Jill get paid to stand down. Then I’ll set my rate.
I should be a bargain because I will at least not require asylum for a criminal degenerate son or immunity for my own crimes ....
So I suppose that I should raise my upfront cash payment. I need an agent.
Hadn’t thought of this before, but yeah, I’d assume that if a neighbor wanted to do something on their property that impacted your tree’s roots growing on that property—it’d be tough noogies for you.
#5 That looks like an old neighborhood. Look at the gray cement-asbestos? siding on the house on the right. I lived in a duplex with that siding. It was built in 1908.
The new building also destroys the view the neighbor had.
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