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A Neighbor's Tree Fell on My Property in NC: Who Pays?
Emergency Tree Service

A Neighbor's Tree Fell on My Property in NC: Who Pays?

North Carolina does not make your neighbor automatically liable for their fallen tree. Liability turns on notice, and the most-cited NC case actually went against the homeowners. Here is how fault, contributory negligence, and your own homeowners policy really sort out, and what to do in the first days after a tree comes down.

By Clarks Tree Care Team
Tree Near Power Lines in Waxhaw NC: Who Trims It, Who Pays
Tree Trimming

Tree Near Power Lines in Waxhaw NC: Who Trims It, Who Pays

A tree near power lines in Waxhaw NC raises one question first: which wire is it? The line along the road is your utility's to clear. The service line from the pole to your meter is yours. Both Duke Energy and Union Power will de-energize or drop that service line free of charge, and that, not a pole saw, is the answer to a limb on the wire.

By Clarks Tree Care Team