OT - Stressed!!!! Opinions please. UPDATE #23

[RMulieri]

Nope...You did right .In todays world CYA! it was not personal , it was buisness.If you tried to resolve it without a 3rd party and could not, this is the next step.Sorry you ahve to go thru this...Makes me glad we have quite some distance on either side of our house

 

[kwitcherkicken99]

We had a similar problem not too long ago, but we were on the other side of it. Our neighbors built their house 10 feet from the tree line at the back of our property. A big storm came through and knocked a branch down on their yard. They tried to convince the insurance company that the tree was dead and it should affect our rate. BUT the tree wasn't dead therefore it classified under the "act of God" policy and they were required to take care of it.

Long story short, it was on them. Had the tree been dead, we would have been the ones responsible for clean up. Most likely they don't want their insurance rate to raise up. Keep on them to get it fixed. You can prove that the tree was dead, they failed to take care of it and it caused damage to the fence.

I hope they'll be willing to work with you, I'd hate for you have to escalate. Has your insurance contacted their insurance? Make them fight it out, that way you don't have to get in a fight with your neighbor.

Good luck!

 

[smkiya]

Thanks again for the words of wisdom. Thought I'd let you know, the neighbor called this morning and the tree is being taken down today along with the branch that fell in my yard AND they have submitted a claim with their insurance to take care of my fence. I'm very relieved... I think I'll send a thank you gift.

 

[Maggie'sMom]

Thanks again for the words of wisdom. Thought I'd let you know, the neighbor called this morning and the tree is being taken down today along with the branch that fell in my yard AND they have submitted a claim with their insurance to take care of my fence. I'm very relieved... I think I'll send a thank you gift.

I'm glad they decided to do the right thing. And it's very neighborly of you to send a thank you gift. That should repair any hard feelings they may have.

 

[DVC Sadie]

Thanks again for the words of wisdom. Thought I'd let you know, the neighbor called this morning and the tree is being taken down today along with the branch that fell in my yard AND they have submitted a claim with their insurance to take care of my fence. I'm very relieved... I think I'll send a thank you gift.

I am so glad that things have worked out, and I thank you for the update.

 

[starrzone]

I'm SO glad to hear that the neighbors are doing the right thing. I mean, you did everything perfectly; they had no reason to be miffed at you. I think sending a gift is a good idea; as a pp said, it will go a long way to make them see that you weren't being petty and that you were just trying to protect yourself and your property.

 

[PrincessBetsy]

Thanks again for the words of wisdom. Thought I'd let you know, the neighbor called this morning and the tree is being taken down today along with the branch that fell in my yard AND they have submitted a claim with their insurance to take care of my fence. I'm very relieved... I think I'll send a thank you gift.

Yay! I'm so glad everything is working out for you and it is incredibly nice of you to send them a gift!

Oh, and have a magical trip!!