* This is, in essence, part 2 of the article we ran in the November edition People Power Stops Timber Harvest about the Hacienda neighborhood in Forestville. When I researched that story, I asked Jeff ...

Knowing your local tree-trimming laws protects you from liability and helps prevent costly disputes with neighbors. Generally, you may trim branches that cross onto your property, but protected ...

Q: Who owns a tree that straddles a boundary line? Part of the trunk is on my property, and part is on my neighbor's. Can I cut it down, or at least trim the branches? A: You both own it. And since ...

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 ...

In 1966, the Colorado Supreme Court decided a case called Rhodig v. Keck concerning a tree dispute. The facts were that there were two trees on a property owned by a man named Keck. His neighbors, the ...

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 ...

Perhaps your neighbor’s crepe myrtle is getting a bit unruly, or you’re tired of their walnuts staining your ceramic pavers. Whatever the reason, you may want to trim the branches of a neighbor's tree ...