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~lJ 1, ALA VV 1li1L THE GAZETTE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1998
<br />~o leaves falling next door make a sound'
<br />Deer llm: II~~ ihal rune of veer
<br />'.tin +. hen Ieueeo swn bilhng,
<br />;Ilb IiY~ 1'y Yad an IsSnC' w'Ith
<br />~~ ui my ucighbun Lest }'ear,
<br />.~ umrpl.uned thst the trees
<br />u+vmg m my yard wzrr drop.
<br />,u laa•. es onto hc•r yard She
<br />~~, d ~i I ~wWd tnm my trees. 1
<br />adt respond. nor did I take arly
<br />~.un 'fhc Lrallr hes ul nq' trees
<br />r~IrnU O': rr^i\ nrlght)Or'S
<br />J~.I !luwr. cr, her prop ,rty is
<br />u~~:• inane ui rlrcmwu mid the
<br />.'; m;mg '.. md~ (Oum the north
<br />,~~i cu blu~.c Ica'. rs unu her
<br />.n'. ~.nr. I irur this problem
<br />well cume back to ble
<br />again this yzar, could
<br />you tell me if 1 have
<br />potential liability in y
<br />this cvcumstance'
<br />Concerned reader,
<br />Colorado Springs
<br />A sinWar ques'uon
<br />was asked dieing last
<br />year's le.il'~fallulg
<br />sC35011 :Nd Ilere'S
<br />generally how I
<br />responded. To my
<br />knowledge, the law of falling
<br />leaves has not chmlged m die Ivt
<br />x'eeraJ inonlhs ur. more likely,
<br />the last several centu-
<br />nrs.
<br />Concerning yule
<br />potential habWq• to
<br />your neighbor, the best
<br />ad~~ce 1 call give you Is:
<br />(A) there is no precLse
<br />answer and (B) you
<br />could spend many years
<br />(yid tens of dlous.ulds
<br />of dotlan In legal fees)
<br />looking fur tine
<br />The law of real prop
<br />erty has long reco~uzed the
<br />concept of "nuisarur" where, if
<br />activities cmlducted by laildorvn-
<br />rr A beer a drtn nlrnl.d curd .
<br />landowurr B's use mrd rlpu}
<br />mein of IandowTlrr H~~ propen
<br />Landowner B can sac Lvldo•.cu
<br />A fur damages ur ml uptmCtioi.
<br />prohibiuilg the offending a, uvr
<br />The cases I renlcinb,a Irur~, ~, .
<br />school urvolced bLt`ung In tlw'
<br />i:ases. Luldownrr A', d~. u.cr.^.~
<br />cha'ges would i,nr<,• w.6; n,
<br />rain down uu I_ul,W+n Sri !i
<br />pruprny (:wd Lwdv~.rnri ti
<br />clWdmn mlri :muu,d„ :~~ ~, ~~..
<br />Il llghl r.\peil, the e~~ 'a:u ~.
<br />tl IPlli IU l~LLluw ^cl i
<br />hu salt (ur, inure appropn~~, r.
<br />his fee) rul eluyurmly argue u.
<br />rocks crashhtg clown arum Jn~„
<br />(lute charges U nUI LIIP 4UIlr .c
<br />leaves falling gently from :+ vet
<br />For rxmnple, anzr 1luthrr ~.uc
<br />plucks the le~l re from }uw
<br />trees, ae they cull your ra"~~
<br />or dur~ your owumnlp rnJ
<br />when the Iraces boy'm Ih.a lin.~.
<br />journey'.' Uu Iru~r~ f;Jlmg tin
<br />someone else's pruprny uurs,~
<br />damage, or do they uul e.ta
<br />enrich the soil arxl impru'.c w,~
<br />propen}'.' Uld eau phwr }um
<br />trees after your urighbul nuut;:.
<br />her pruprny. of dr~i ww iicigli
<br />bur buv her ul Wrowwe tlcn
<br />IraYra Iran l~uf iler5 IIII I;I^ rl.
<br />Up OII her Sldr tit the pNprn..
<br />Gne^ .-VI of cheer luewl~ t.ura
<br />nlure) would br rrlremu W .111.
<br />blown IzgW shuutout ucrr '.~ uu
<br />owes whal duty to whom
<br />C'onceming ~hublhn uours '.~
<br />you went tin w }our nelgnuui
<br />property io rake up the Ira1 r>
<br />that's a Iwlr way sitter. \~uu
<br />woWd need to conduct tour
<br />raking uperauoas m a r,urhd
<br />IllarlilPC JO y IIOt IU ii;u uagr .: vt
<br />neighbor's propene Un the orb,
<br />hmxi, your nelgllbur +. o+.!,I ul~
<br />you a duty to make her pi ~~f,rn'.
<br />safe from h:u±:u ds w 1uu ,wi. r
<br />uQure ywrielf w'lulr uu n.: h: ~.
<br />erty.
<br />Whatever you do ahow uus
<br />situation, uy to keep dlr h~gul
<br />profession out of a 1bu ruuld
<br />hire someone to rake up Inosr
<br />lem•es for years to cume +~ eil u.
<br />money you vc Oulu o{:rnJ n..+w.
<br />nc~ Irg;d prole; sion re~ur.o ~.,,.
<br />problem
<br />lam Flynn .rnlrs awut ieg5 ~ _
<br />Tnr Gazene. Sena ,~ ,~~.rt ~.
<br />Jim Flynn m care of IDe Ga:ree a: F
<br />Boy 17'9. Coiorauc S:r r gs x ,C:
<br />via ray l%191 o3ry-p70' o: 2tr-'~c
<br />atltlre55 1TFlynnC~Mmv. ~. cot'
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