Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Illinois

My neighbors electric drop crosses my property diagonally and because of this I cannot plant a tree because of trimming problems which the utility will not do on private property. Do I have any recourse?


Asked on 7/06/10, 3:01 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Walter Palmer Law Office of Walter Palmer

Probably not. Utilities - electric, telephone, cable, etc, have easements allowing them to cross the property of others to provide service to a particular house. The idea is that society as a whole benefits when people have, for example, electricity and have it at a reasonable price.

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Answered on 7/06/10, 6:14 pm

Probably not easily and inexpensively.

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Answered on 7/07/10, 2:02 pm


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