This tree is a hemlock and it’s right at the corner of the house. If it comes down it’s going to damage the foundation at the very least. It needs to come out but the landlord can’t afford it and the old guys (landlord and Hubby) can’t do it.
"Old trees are commonly attacked by various fungal disease and decay species, notably Heterobasidion annosum and Armillaria species, which rot the heartwood and eventually leave the tree liable to windthrow, and Rhizina undulata, which may kill groups of trees following minor grass fires that activate growth of the Rhizina spores.[9]"
We have had some serious problems in this state from the wooly adelgid, which is a hideous parasite of the hemlock.
Don’t hemlocks have some health problems?