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Can you trim a neighbor’s tree that hangs over your yard? We asked pros

Key Points You can trim branches over your property line, but confirm the boundary first.You’re liable if your trimming harms ...
Summit County

Mountain Law: No longer a growing problem? Update on the boundary tree case (column)

Back in 2016, I wrote a column called, “A growing problem: Cutting down a boundary tree in Colorado,” about the case of Love v. Klosky. In brief, the Loves and the Kloskys are neighbors near ...
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10 property boundaries many owners misunderstand, legal experts reveal

Fences are often built right on top of property boundary lines, but this assumption can be dangerously misleading. Consider what happened to a property owner in Sacramento County who bought his dream ...
The Indianapolis Star

Owners in dispute over cutting down shared tree. Can HOA break the tie - what's the law?

Two homeowners share a boundary tree and one wants it removed, but the other does not. Florida law dictates that both homeowners jointly own the tree and must agree on its removal. Also, an HOA board ...