jvc

We own a house with some land next door which is agricultural. We have sent 2 letters to the owner of the land (whom isn't that local), to ask if she can get the trees cut on her land that are overhanging our garden. One letter was by regular post, the second by avis. The avis letter was never collected by the proprieter, and returned to us here!! We know the address is correct as we have asked the mayor and spoken to the farmer who maintains the land. It sounds like she is a bit odd by all accounts and sounds like the contractors who maintain the land have problems with her too! He suggested we just go ahead and cut the large branches ourselves, but knowing the cost of doing this, it isn't our responisbility to fork out such costs. Also, we are not keen on buying a chain saw and doing it myself, plus the fact we have no time, and they are too high to be balancing on a ladder with a chain saw!!The branches reach around 10-15 feet over our garden, and are just in one area. In the Winter these branches can snap and obviously are fairly dangerous. This is not near the house, although by law we know she is responsible for this. Has anyone had any similar problems? Not having the neighbour next door to contact does complicate things slightly. The Mayor seemed to suggest he cannot get involved, and when I have followed this up with him has not replied.

dmu

Hi, sorry to see that your problem hasn't been sorted since you mentioned it in your "Stamps" thread. I think you're going to have to resort to one of the solutions in post # 29 of that thread, or simply prevent everyone from going anywhere near the area.
Good luck!

bigglesworth

We had two massive fig trees on the land outside our rear wall. Right up against and hanging over the top of the ten foot high wall.
The land belongs to the old family who used to own our house but is rented out to an agriculteur.
When we wanted something done, we got the message that we were welcome to cut them down. I decided not to as I discovered that the rest of the village was accustoemd to collect the fruit - and very good figs they were too. (Although the cost would have been much less than you quote. I had a 30 or 40 foot high lime tree taken down for 150 Euros). So I did nothing.
Next year, the agriculteur turned up with a couple of men after he had harvested and cut them down to the ground.
Unfortunately he cut them down about two days before the fruit were ripe.
So time may work in your favour.

jvc

Hmmm, well we have a chicken coop there, so as nice as these trees are for shade, we are chickenless until we can clear this area a little.

InVinoVeritas

Mind you if a branch drops off and kills a chicken it will an accident de travail so there could be a big compensation claim against the neighbour from le Syndicat des Poules.

jvc

What from one of the y-oak trees?

bigglesworth

Chatter Static

Put them on the other side of the road then at least you will know why they are there.

Novocastrian

Booo!

bigglesworth

jvc

.....ha ha ha ha! Now what was the question?

Chatter Static

Same as the one you asked before