Tree down on property line. How do I handle?

[Pygmy]

Okay, Don..I am no lawyer....I would inform the neighbor what happened , tell him that you cannot use a chainsaw for medical reasons, and ask him if he can help you out...  If he declines  ask him if there is someone local that you could hire  to cut it out...

Good, or at least FREINDLY neighbors are a valuable commodity...I say this having owned property in a rural area  with numerous neighbors for the last 70 years...

[Hock3y24]

your issue if it fell on your land. try to work something out with him and do it together

Edited November 17, 2020 by Hock3y24

[Nomad]

Didn’t read all posts , buy NYS law says where the tree falls , that’s the new owner of said tree .

[nybuckboy]

1 hour ago, Don_C said:

Yeah, well the tree in front of it in the photo is at least 24 in diameter. I strapped to it to pull an atv from a mud hole that’s right where the pic was taken from.

 

 

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Put a tape across the one in front of it and take a pic! 18”

Edited November 17, 2020 by nybuckboy

[G-Man]

Seems the timber company is one you need to contact if you need to since it is to much for you to do. They may want to recover lumber from siad tree,and i doubt lease holders have permission to cut timber. Either way a phone call wouldnt hurt. Amd may avoid trouble with neighvors at all, if not find a local with a saw and cut a chunk out of middle and winch/push it out of the way.

Edited November 17, 2020 by G-Man

[Steuben Jerry]

9 hours ago, Don_C said:

Yep, for this season for sure, or under it. We only drive the ATVs in that far anyway. What you see way in the background is where we park. My question was simply was the neighbor responsible or not. Nothing more...


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Too bad you’re a bit far from me, otherwise I’d help you out. Looks like a two beer job!

[Culvercreek hunt club]

4 hours ago, G-Man said:

Seems the timber company is one you need to contact if you need to since it is to much for you to do. They may want to recover lumber from siad tree,and i doubt lease holders have permission to cut timber. Either way a phone call wouldnt hurt. Amd may avoid trouble with neighvors at all, if not find a local with a saw and cut a chunk out of middle and winch/push it out of the way.

The timber company we lease from only has a "hands off"  on standing timber. If it's down it's fair game. 

Edited November 17, 2020 by Culvercreek hunt club

[Daveboone]

A tree that lands on your property is yours to deal with as you see fit. It is considered an act of god, so the owner is not obligated to do anything.