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Originally posted by The Reaper
Need a lawyer letter?
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It almost came to that. I called the city's code enforcement division and spoke with them about it. Well the tree is mostly in my yard they said something along the lines of that it was his failure to properly maintain the tree. Had he pruned the tree accordingly it would not have caused the damage it did. They also said that even though it is mostly in my yard, the base of it originates in his yard. His tree, his problem. They sent him a letter telling him to remove it from both yards.
The biggest obstacle was that he does not live in that house. He runs it as a rental so it was out of sight out of mind. I even was a gentleman about it and offered to get the chainsaws if he would help me cut and haul it. He then stopped answering the phone or returning my messages.
He is also a retired LTC according to his insurance company (USAA). He was probably one of those "phone" Colonels!