Another WWYD Neighbor situation

[becauseisaid]

Sounds to me that these "tree removers" might have been more the sort who just drive around looking for work, and not a licensed company. I don't imagine a licensed company would be stupid enough to follow the neighbors instructions about working on private property they did not have any business being on.

This was my thought as well. I can't see a company specializing in tree removal being so negligent as to allow a tree to damage adjacent property. That just opens them up to a lawsuit.

I would start with the company. You can calmly ask their intentions for the removal of the tree from your property as well as how they plan on cleaning up the subsequent mess. Take pictures. Document who you spoke to, company name, phone number, etc. Begin with the company and then move on to the neighbors if, and only if, it becomes necessary. No need to raise your blood pressure if the company is already prepared to clean up your yard. (Well, any more than it is already raised just with their idiocy by allowing the tree to fall into your yard.)

Good luck.

 

[FredinFL]

Not only wrong, but illegal. No notice? and they KNEW it was going to land on your property? Oh baby. Call the police to document it. Not only illegal, dangerous to the extreme. How many times in one day can I write "what an idiot?"

I'd also contact the owner of the company that took down the tree. They have to have insurance and this stuff is why. They take great pains for this stuff NOT to happen on purpose, much less cut down a tree to land on someone else's property? The owner will have a COW when he finds out his workers did that. If the owner was there, he's an idiot and shouldn't be in the business. Then you should file charges against him. You may save someone else's life.

Neighbor instruction or not, that's hazardous and illegal and the company owner needs to know what's going on.

 

[daisyduck123]

but if I were you, I'd be taking some pictures. Not sure what I'd do with them, but it couldn't hurt.

 

[Feralpeg]

IMHO, it's the tree company that is stupid. They should know better than to bring down an entire tree next to a house. It should have been cut down in sections and hauled away. While it would have been nice of your neighbors to warn you that the tree was coming down, unless they are tree experts, they may not have realized what the tree company was planning to do.

As such, I'd address the mess to the tree company first. If they will not do anything, then approach the neighbor. Why make problems with the neighbor if you don't have to?

 

[TaraPA]

I agree with just about everything everyone else has said. I'm hoping the OP comes back to say either the neighbor or the tree company took care of it already!

 

[hereyago]

So you wouldn't say anything to the neighbor at all to establish boundaries in case another episode of the neighbor doing something that affects your yard?

 

[FredinFL]

I'd have plenty to say to a neighbor that okayed a tree man to land a tree in my yard without permission. PLENTY.

 

[hereyago]

I'd have plenty to say to a neighbor that okayed a tree man to land a tree in my yard without permission. PLENTY.

Exactly!

 

[scrapquitler]

IMHO, it's the tree company that is stupid. They should know better than to bring down an entire tree next to a house. It should have been cut down in sections and hauled away. While it would have been nice of your neighbors to warn you that the tree was coming down, unless they are tree experts, they may not have realized what the tree company was planning to do.

As such, I'd address the mess to the tree company first. If they will not do anything, then approach the neighbor. Why make problems with the neighbor if you don't have to?

MTE

The tree company should know better. And they should be fixing anything they did to your yard: sweeping up the woodchips and sawdust, repairing any thing that might have been damaged, reimbursing you for squished flowers, etc.

Personally, I would call the tree company directly (assuming you know the name of the company). I'd only involve the neighbor if the tree company did not come out TOMORROW and take care of it. Then I'd talk to the neighbor and tell them that you are having trouble with the tree company (as if I had had no issue whatsoever with the neighbor), and ask the neighbor to help you deal with the tree company (flies and honey, and all).

Hopefully that will fix the mess.

 

[DisneyBeagle]

DH said something to the guy cutting and he said the neighbors instructed them to have it in our yard as they did not want it going backwards because they were afraid of it going down the hill.

It would be interesting to know what the neighbor actually said to the tree guy. Do you think he said "Cut it down in the neighbor's yard" or perhaps "Be careful of how you cut the tree so that it doesn't fall down the hill" and the tree people took that to mean to cut it in your yard because it's easier than dealing with the alternative. I would calmly go talk to the neighbor tonight and find out the story.

 

[Jennasis]

So what'd you do OP?

 

[DisneyBeagle]

I'd love to hear what happened. Please update us!