Can your HOA make you remove a tree — or stop you from cutting one down? Learn how HOA tree rules, CC&Rs, approvals, and disputes actually work.
Tree Roots Damaging a Neighbor’s Property: Who’s Liable?
Tree roots cracking a driveway, foundation, sewer line, or fence next door? Learn who’s liable for root damage between neighbors and what you can legally do.
Are You Liable If Your Tree Falls on a Neighbor’s Property?
Your tree fell on a neighbor’s house, car, or yard during a storm. Are you liable? Learn the act-of-God rule, when negligence makes you pay, and how to protect yourself.
Who’s Liable If a Tree Falls on a Fence?
A tree fell on the fence between you and your neighbor. Who pays to repair it? Learn how liability, shared-fence rules, and insurance apply.
Can You Force a Neighbor to Remove a Dangerous Tree?
Worried a neighbor’s dead or leaning tree will fall on your property? Learn whether you can force them to remove it, the notice steps, and your legal options.
Neighbor Cut Down My Tree Without Permission: What to Do
Neighbor cut down or damaged your tree without permission? Learn your legal options, how treble damages work, how trees are valued, and how to recover.
Who Is Responsible for Removing a Fallen Tree?
Whose job is it to remove a fallen tree between neighbors? Learn who pays for cleanup vs. damage, what insurance covers, and how to split removal costs.
Who’s Liable When a Neighbor’s Tree Falls on My House?
A neighbor’s tree fell on your house? Learn who’s liable, when your insurance pays vs. theirs, how negligence changes everything, and how to recover costs.
Who Is Responsible for Cutting Overhanging Tree Branches?
Who is responsible for cutting overhanging tree branches? Learn your right to trim, who pays, when the tree owner is liable, and the state rules.
How Close to the Property Line Can You Plant a Tree?
How close to the property line can you plant a tree? See typical setbacks by tree size, boundary tree rules, and how to avoid neighbor disputes.