Tree Cutting Responsibility

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Is this my financial responsibility, or my neighbor's?

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You have the right to demand that he trim the tree at his expense.

Take pictures and send them to your insurance company.

A tree you don’t like you say? Call this guy

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Use the search function. A thread a few weeks ago had a pro weigh in woth real advoce including updated laws.

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Care to fill us in?

Not positive but think you have to right to trim anything over your property.


What kind of tree? Like is it a huge oak or a smaller bradford pear?

Louisiana law is clear: You cannot cut his limbs without his permission period. You can demand he do it and take him to court if he doesn't.

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Not positive but think you have to right to trim anything over your property.


What kind of tree? Like is it a huge oak or a smaller bradford pear?

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I'm not sure.

I’d like to see that statue

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Louisiana law is clear: You cannot cut his limbs without his permission period. You can demand he do it and take him to court if he doesn't.


Thanks. Are you certain that it is his responsibility?

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GMan is correct,

Louisiana law states that if you suffer any damage from trees planted on the boundary line, then you have the right to demand that the tree be torn down, or if the roots extend onto your property, you have the right to trim them up to the property line, but you must get your neighbor's consent to enter his or her property.

If someone damages your tree, you can recover not only your actual damages (what you paid for the tree or replacement costs), but Louisiana also allows you to recover additional damages (triple the damages) when someone deliberately damages your tree.

Kind of contradictory but that’s what FindLaw says.