Neighbor out on a limb in tree-trimming question - Emch's Toledo Blade column for May 13, 2007

Conflicts between neighbors need to be handled delicately. Chance are, you're going to live next to each other for a long time, so it's advantageous to everyone to have a good relationship. In my Toledo Blade column - Legal Briefs - a reader asked whether he had a right to cut a tree limb that hung over into his yard. The quick answer is that someone has a common law right to cut a branch or limb at the point it crosses the property line. That said, just because the law is on your side doesn't mean you should do something. I advised that the common sense approach would be to contact the neighbor to see if an agreement can be reached before just chopping away. The column also addressed grandparents' visitation rights. If you have an interest in either topic, check out the column at the following link: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070513/COLUMNIST41/70512032