Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

If a tree from another property falls on yours and causes damage or not, who is responsible for the clean-up and cost of damages?


Asked on 1/04/11, 9:18 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Bryan Whipple Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law

The owner of the property on which the tree was growing (1) owns the fallen tree and can sell it to the sawmill, and (2) is a trespasser and must remove the tree and pay damages.

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Answered on 1/09/11, 3:23 pm
Anthony Roach Law Office of Anthony A. Roach

I agree with Mr. Whipple. If the tree was originally entirely on the neighbor's property, that owner owns the tree, and is responsible for damages caused when it fell.

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Answered on 1/10/11, 8:55 am


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