Frank wrote:
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"Joe" wrote in message
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My neighbor has had a dead tree in the back of his property for about
a year, last night the wind finally broke the trunk and it fell a
little toward my yard but was stopped by a large oak tree on my
property. I'm worried that it might break apart and fall when my
children are playing in the yard. I need this tree to come down and
I'm worried that my neighbor won't do it. They have a habit of only
doing the kind of maintenance that is absolutely necessary. How do I
approach them to make sure they take care of this problem? I'm on
good terms with this neighbor and I'd like to take care of this in the
most tactful way possible but I get the feeling they are going to tell
me that if I want the tree down I'm going to have to pay for it
myself.


Stop worrying and ask them. Let us know what they say, and we can
proceed from there.

That's first thing he has to do. I had a neighbors tree fall into my
yard and he did not even know it as it was winter and he could not see
the area from his house. He, his wife and son came out with a chain saw
and removed it. On reflection it was probably my total responsibility.
In this case there may be neighbors home owner insurance coverage.

The owner of the property where the tree grew might not get insurance
coverage for a dead tree, but the OP might. I'd call my ins. co.