On 04/01/06 05:14 am Norminn wrote:

approach your neighbor diplomatically, suggesting that if he pays to
have the tree trimmed, you'll accomodate the tree trimmers working in
your yard. If hes not agreeable, I'd cut the tree off right at the
property line and throw the branches over the fence into his yard.

Where I live, that would probably bring the police to the door. I can
trim branches over my property but I can't mutilate or destroy the tree.
Can't cut down a tree without a permit. And probably can't throw trash
in my neighbor's yard.

*If* the provisions of English Law have been inherited in the locality
in question, the OP has the *right* to cut the offending limbs back to
the property line (because they are intruding into his property) and the
*duty* to return the cut-off branches to the neighbor, whose property
they are.

Nevertheless, asking nicely and perhaps coming to an amicable
cost-sharing arrangement probably would be far preferable.

Perce