[fjsva]

A neighbor's tree hit our house during Isabel. State law made it my responsibility to repair the damage even though the tree was dying and should have been cut down. Fortunately, the damage was not too severe, 5 ft to the right and it would have crushed my son's bedroom roof.

If I had complained to the city and sent the owner a certified letter stating the tree was a danger prior to the storm I could have made a claim against them.

[jslade]

Fortunately, the damage was not too severe, 5 ft to the right and it would have crushed my son's bedroom roof.

Precisely the reason several years ago I had a steel roof put on my home. During last year's hurricanes this steel saved my roof from many large branches that would have pierced a conventional roof.