Originally Posted by gemini2
:mad: my neighbor has a 60 ft sruce tree less than 10 ft from my house.year around it deposits needles and pine cones in all my gutters and all over my patio, the gutters are being destroyed by the needles since they clump up all winter and freezes and thaws make the gutter hold water instead of it flowing into the downspout. i talked to my local magistrate and he says i can probably get the neighbor for gutter damage but he can't make the neighbor cut the tree down. i thought there was a light law that you can use when trees block light to your house.will my homeowners insurance cover fixing the gutters? also i have a survey of my property that shows my house on the property line but in the front an extra 3 ft is marked off isnt this my property? the water dept. shut off pipe is on my property right next to this neighbors wall yet this guy tries to say that his prpoerty goes all the way over to my steps! the 3ft wouldn't be marked off if it wasn't my property would it? i contacted the survey co. and they said they did not take into account cement on the side of the house? huh?