Posted on 02/04/2015 8:42:37 AM PST by dennisw
Sued for $10m over tree that is 'destroying' neighboring Manhattan brownstone owned by Marisa Tomei’s parents
Gary and Addie Tomei, the parents of Oscar winner Marisa Tomei, are suing their neighbor over a tree in his yard whose roots are destroying their home The neighbor is Sean Lennon, son of John Lennon, who purchased the home on West 13th Street in Greenwich Village six years ago for $9.5million
The Tomeis say they contacted Lennon a year ago about removing the tree, and that he never responded, so they are suing for $10million They claim the roots of the 60-foot-high ailanthus tree have destroyed their home as it warped their foundation and compromised basement walls The Tomeis previously had to move out of their home early last year after a pipe burst in Lennon's home, forcing them to move in with their daughter They purchased the brownstone in 1994, and rent out a duplex for $9,000 a month in the residence
The parents of Oscar winner Marisa Tomei have filed a lawsuit against the son of famed musician John Lennon.
Gary and Addie Tomei are suing Sean Lennon claiming in the six years since he purchased the property next to them, both located on West 13th Street in New York City's Greenwich Village, he has refused to cut down a tree in his front yard whose roots are now destroying the Tomei home, this despite numerous requests from the couple.
As for damages, the couple are asking for $10million - and that the tree be removed.
According to court documents obtained by the New York Daily News, the Tomeis are claiming the 60-foot-high ailanthus tree which grows in Lennon's front yard has 'compromised the basement wall and interior ... (causing) irreparable damage to the structural integrity of the building.'
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He probably won’t mind. I have a neighbor like that as well. When his area gets too messy, we go in and clean it up. I think he likes it!
That quartz crystal gives him super-duper psychic powers.
Seriously.
It does!!
It really, really does!!!
No probably not. He had a huge walnut tree that hung over our rv parking. Was a huge mess from walnuts, leaves, etc. we had some tree trimmers out and sent them to his house. He had them trim it and it later died. I thought he never was gonna get over that. Lol. They really are not into doing much to their place. I don’t know if it’s money or they just don’t care.
I can’t figure out why he cares so much about his super messy trees since they never come out of the house anymore.
Imagine there’s no money...
Maybe he’s holding out for a date with Marissa Tomei.
I recently was assigned a claim similar but on a much smaller scale. The assignment noted that an arborist was approved. That was the first time I’d ever encountered that word. Then the same day I heard the word on the radio. Synchronicity.
Where’s an arborist when you need one?
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