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    May 1, 2015, 06:54 AM
    Tree root breaking up our driveway
    We bought an older home built in the 60's. The driveway has been completely broken up in one section because of a tree root growing from our neighbors yard. She doesn't want to remove the tree, but I don't want to repave the driveway and have the roots do the same thing. Is there a way to get rid of the roots so they don't grow back?
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    May 1, 2015, 09:56 AM
    If you do something that kills the tree, or hobbles it so that it falls over, you can be held financially liable for it, and that can be very expensive. A mature tree can have significant cash value. So you should hire a licensed arborist at your expense and ask them what can safely be done. Your neighbor is right in that they don't have to do anything. Its a healthy tree that is on their property and is their decision to make. Roots you have to live with. The same with leaves that fall off it.
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    May 1, 2015, 07:18 PM
    Branches may be cut to the property line. However, as Smoothy noted, cutting roots with subsequent tree damage may be a liability on your part if you damage the tree.
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