NEIGHBOR'S TREE FALLS IN HOMEOWNER'S YARD IN ORANGE PARK. WHO'S RESPONSIBLE?

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In Jacksonville Florida Robert Frazier is dealing with damages after a neighbor’s tree fell onto his property during a severe storm. The tree fell across the roadway landing in his front yard damaging a fence, boat, and car. Frazier was told that he would be the one responsible for cleanup and removal in his front yard.

“It's an unfortunate thing when it happens. But Florida law takes the position that trees are from nature, and people don't have responsibility for what happens to them," Barry Ansbacher, an attorney with Ansbacher Law, said.

According to the attorney if a neighbor’s tree is hanging over your yard or house you have the right trim the parts hanging over your property line which may save you from damage during storms.