Q1. Write an opinion article for your school magazine1. Your neighbour wants to cut down one of your favourite trees in front of your house. Explain that it shouldn't be cut down. Give at least three reasons and explain each reason.
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As discussed in our article on nuisance, property owners have certain duties to maintain and utilize their property so that it does not constitute a nuisance for either other property owners nearby or the public. The traditional cases involved inappropriate use (a smelly pig farm in a residential area or a saloon next to a school) or obnoxious use (loud noises that make adjoining locales unpleasant for living, etc.)
One “nuisance” often alleged involves the encroachment of trees, shrubs and other vegetation from one lot onto an adjoining lot. This issue can easily become an emotional one with a property owner loving a large elderly tree while the adjoining neighbor complains about the branches overhanging the property.
Does one have a right to trim trees or branches that actually extend into one’s property? Does one have a right to enter adjoining land to trim trees?