jimmy jingles Wrote:
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> Here is an article from the washington post about
> tree disputes between neighbors:
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>
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/rawfisher/2007/09
> /rfq_when_does_a_noxious_tree_b.html
>
> "Virginia's 1939 rule said that unless the tree's
> impact on the neighbor was truly "noxious," the
> neighbor's only recourse was to haul out the
> clippers and try to limit the damage on his own
> side of the property line. The courts, the law
> said, were no place to play out these neighbor
> disputes."
>
Jimmy, this was BEFORE the law was amended. It now reads:
So the new word governing trees in Virginia will be "nuisance," adopted from Hawaii's groundbreaking tree jurisprudence. "Encroaching trees and plants may be regarded as a nuisance when they cause actual harm or pose an imminent danger of actual harm to adjoining property," wrote the Hawaii court in a ruling that Virginia is now adopting as its guide.
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Before you pull those clippers out of the shed, it helps to read the entire article!!!!!!!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/22/2009 11:50AM by Junes.