If the county's tree falls on my property....

[NationalMatch]

...do they clean it up? It's the strip of land between my fence and the road. The tree was on that strip of land, fell over onto my fence and my field. Half the tree is still on county property. The other half on my fence and my property.

Who's liable for cleanup?

 

[DDriller]

Probably your property with a county easement. You might get lucky and get them to clean it up.

 

[TinkerTanker]

9 times out of 10 it's your cleanup. They may get to it, but if so it may be months.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

This oughta be good.

 

[Okiedog]

It pays to know the county commissioner.

 

[rickm]

It really depends on the county commissioner and whether they want to help or not i have seen it go both ways but i know personally that mine has done clean up when i had a tree fall it was half in the road and half on our property and they came out and got the entire tree cleaned up.

 

[Aku]

9 times out of 10 it's your cleanup. They may get to it, but if so it may be months.

Yeah, if the county does it, it could take quite a while.

 

[rickm]

Technically the county doesn't own any trees they only have a easement which allows them and utilities to do work along the roadway, I guess i should have added in my earlier post that i had a direct line to my commissioners private cell phone since i would help them do certain jobs that they didn't have the equipment to do and i did, so i scratch your back and you scratch mine sort of thing.

 

[turkeyrun]

It is an easement. Your taxable property line is CENTER OF ROAD. You can't build on the easement, but they can tell you that it is your problem.

You can't stop power line, tree butchers from chopping trees, but they will fix fence they tear up, only half ass patch.


Don't expect anything and be grateful for any help / service you get. Chances are, you won't get much.

 

[NationalMatch]

they only have a easement

I only ask because they keep the grass cut along that stretch. IIUC, cutting the grass is their responsibility so, I thought maintaining the trees would be the same. I'll find out this week. They're closed today.