Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Apr 03, 2008 1:16 pm A guy at work had a big tree in his back yard. Now it's in his neighbours yard, after collecting part of the eave, roof tiles etc on the way down.
Work guy has insurance, neighbour is a pensioner couple and have none. Work guy has helped chainsaw tree to get it out of their yard, and will probably pay to have it taken away. But what is his actual liability in this case? Anyone had similar happen? Re: Trees blown over, who pays? 2Apr 03, 2008 1:36 pm Completly the reverse. Neighbours tree branch (huge branch) came crashing onto our land. Neighbour is pensioner and will struggle to pay.
We have paid someone to chop it up and are working with her to get permission from council to take down the whole tree (it is rotting). She has gradually come to the realisation that she will have to pay for the tree to be removed but I am thinking we might chip in a bit to help. Technically as I understand it, she is completly liable but that doesn't mean that we won't do our bit. Re: Trees blown over, who pays? 4Apr 03, 2008 1:54 pm I’m just waiting for my huge Gum out the front to come down…..then council will wish they had let me take it down last year when I asked!
If it comes from you, your land, your kids ……then you have to pay for it. My girlfriend had half a tree lob into her roof in the winds…..just waited for a while, and didn’t tell her insurance company it was wind! Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Trees blown over, who pays? 6Apr 03, 2008 4:23 pm If the wind blows a huge branch off your tree (a tree that the council won't 'allow' you to cut down), and you then pay someone to cut it up and take it away (or do it your self), do you have to inform the council that that happened? Re: Trees blown over, who pays? 7Apr 03, 2008 5:21 pm Rodda If the wind blows a huge branch off your tree (a tree that the council won't 'allow' you to cut down), and you then pay someone to cut it up and take it away (or do it your self), do you have to inform the council that that happened? I don’t think you have to go that far. You can’t cut a tree down without council permission! You can tidy up a trees mess, and having said that, I would notify council and tell them the tree you ask to have cut down is now doing damage! It may make them re-think your request to have it cut down. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Trees blown over, who pays? 8Apr 03, 2008 5:42 pm It can depend on the council Rod. I know that the city of casey will go as far as coming out and wanting to inspect the tree, before you do anything to it.
This only applies to a tree, that the council have informed you it is to remain. If in the nature strip, or another tree you have planted they don't care. BUT, if it is an already very established tree (perhaps you wanted to remove it earlier when you first built there) and council have informed you the tree is not to be removed, then yes you will/would need to inform City of Casey. Friends of ours received a fine from the council last year, because, the tree suffered wind damage and our friends saw it as an opportunity to get rid of it once and for all. Oooops... Gav & Vanessa Building In Melbourne (Sth East Suburbs) http://www.arkraider.blogspot.com/ Rawdon Hill Construction - Canterbury Heritage Re: Trees blown over, who pays? 9Apr 03, 2008 6:02 pm Re can you cut it down.
We have a signifgant tree act here. If the tree is less than 1metre around the girth at a 1m point above the ground, you can do what you like. If bigger then you need permission. If it is a multi branch tree, then the 1m girth is taken from all branches at the 1m height. And someone suggested to me -if it is in the wires, call the electricity company - they might do it for you for free. Steve And this thread makes intersting reading seeing as another thread a while ago mentioned - leafy suburbs reach higher property values Re: Trees blown over, who pays? 10Apr 03, 2008 6:57 pm We had a similar issue a few years ago, large tree on the footpath, roots getting into our water pipes, we approached council about it being removed and offerred to pay half, they refused, we couldn't afford to pay whole lot so tree stayed put. A few months later, tree roots burst a mains water pipe on street, council had to remove it anyway, entirely at their expense!!
Hehehe, we were laughing our heads off However, late last year, there was a storm here and tragically a tree fell on top of a young girl, I think 12 years old, and she died from head injuries. Council has since had a huge blitz and removed any at risk trees - terrible that it took a tragedy before they took action though. A survey must’ve completed by a certified surveyor. This form part of every DA requirement 3 223605 Hi everyone, Looking for some advise. We are about to build an above ground pool in our backyard. There is a private sewer line running under the pool at 1.6m… 0 11757 Much a do about nothing. You can see the fall heading to the actual drains. Stormwater ingress will be minimal and it's far better to have the top sitting flush rather… 12 6242 |