Neighbor Wars·
THE LEANING TREE
A homeowner confronts new neighbors about a 60-foot tree leaning toward their blue-door house, only to see delays, competing estimates, and empty promises that raise real danger.
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A 60-foot tree is leaning out of a neighbor's yard and toward a house with a blue door, and the people who own it keep saying they'll deal with it, but months later, it is still standing.
The poster says the neighbors are relatively new to the area, and the tree on their property is visibly uprooting and tipping in the direction of the poster's home. The danger was clear enough that the poster went over and asked the owner's wife if they would be willing to remove it. The poster even said they would help cover some of the cost.
She said she was "aware of the danger," and promised to talk with her husband and get back to them.
A few days later, the poster checked again. This time, she said she had spoken with her husband and that removal would be very expensive. The neighbors had been quoted "10k" to take the tree down.
The poster and their wife did not leave it there. They called around and got multiple estimates. Three companies came out, including a master arborist, who looked at the tree and said "it needed to be removed right away." The lowest quote they received was $2,800.
The poster took that quote to the neighbors and offered $1,000 toward the job, along with contact information for the company. That same day, the husband called back and asked for more, $1,200 instead. The poster agreed.
Then the waiting started.
A few days later, the neighbor was standing in front of the poster's property with a group of people. When asked what was going on, he said he "has a guy" who would get it done tomorrow.
Tomorrow came and went.
A week later, the poster asked again. The answer: the guy "couldn't do it," and it would be another week.
Another week passed. Then another. Then about a month went by.
When the poster asked again, the neighbors sounded nervous and said they were "not sure if I would still pay." The poster said they would, and said they would put it in writing. The neighbor replied, "ok one week."
Two more weeks passed. The tree is still there.
The poster says they are worried it could fall on their house and put them in danger. For now, the blue door is still under the same leaning tree, and the promised removal has yet to happen.