Whose Responsibility Are Overgrown Trees? 
Anna May's Real Estate e-Newsletter   
 
 
ANNA MAY, REALTOR (click photo for bio)
When I was a kid, the neighbor's plum tree grew over the fence into our yard. My siblings and I picked the ripe fruit and made plum jam with Dad.
 
Would the neighbor have had a right to be upset with us for picking "his" fruit? If we didn't like the fruit or the tree, would we have had the right to chop off the branches that were growing into our backyard?
 
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Who Cuts the Trees at My House?
 
Once a year I have the 3-story live oak tree at my home topped off so that my view will be less obstructed.
 
This winter I have a challenge. The weather and the growth of my tree has frightened my neighbors into thinking the tree will topple over their home during a storm.
 
My Tree Heroes take care of my pruning yearly...

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The HAYWARD Corner Taxpayers Getting Their Money's Worth! (By Councilwoman Anna May)
 
Make a Request, City Staff will help! I've personally made multiple requests for my own neighborhood that the City has been incredibly responsive in taking care of fixing! From overgrown city-owned trees to faded street signs to graffiti to potholes, ACCESS HAYWARD can help!
 
Aviation Scholarships for City of Hayward Students!
 
February Updates & Events (includes my film screening, birthday dinner in honor of Big Mama for giving life, and other fun events!)
The Attorney Says...
"You have the right to pick the neighbor's fruit if their branches are growing over your property line.
 
"You also have the right to chop off branches on your side, however you can't do it in a way that would damage the tree and you can't go onto the neighbor's property to do so."
 
In addition to the advice above from attorney Robert Sakai, he reminds us that some municipalities have view ordinances that give property owners the right to maintain views or to protect native tree species by requiring special permission to remove them.
 
Questions? Contact Robert Sakai at 510-538-6407.
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