Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

hedge

I have a hedge at my home near the edge of my property. It was about 8 feet tall. My neighbor cut it down to about 4 feet tall without notifying me. She says it was because the shade was killing her roses. Can she do that?


Asked on 5/25/08, 12:07 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Robert F. Cohen Law Office of Robert F. Cohen

Re: hedge

If it was solely on your property and not on the property line, she has trespassed.

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Answered on 5/25/08, 12:25 pm
Bryan Whipple Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law

Re: hedge

Definetly a trespass, and would be so even if the hedge was too high under some kind of CC&R or local ordinance; the law frowns on self-help.

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Answered on 5/25/08, 12:44 pm


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