Smitty Reeves wrote:
One of my neighbors has a giant maple tree overhanging my side yard. At 72
years young, I still mow my own grass. I keep my own trees trimmed so I
don't have to do the duck & weave while mowing. I asked my neighbor if he
would mind if I trimmed his tree because of the obstacle it creates. It's
not like I'm going to be climbing on a ladder to trim this thing, but just
so it doesn't smack my glasses off. The young man let go with some four
letter words, with finishing he will sue me if I touch his tree. What
happened to the country we used to live in? Do I have to put up with this?


In CA not only can you trim a neighbor's tree branches and roots that
encroach onto your property back to the property line, in some instances
you can recover the trimming costs and/ or costs for repair of damages
caused by that neighbor's tree branches or roots. Providing you do not
destroy the tree(s).