Squirrels - Actionable Nuisance??

[APC]

I would say squirrels are an inconvenience like falling leaves and honey dew.

 

This.

[Andy Clark]

Folks, I do fully agree with all of the above.

 

The problem I have at the moment though, is that my argument on the side of the tree owner needs to consist of a bit more than "cos I said so".

 

The neighboring homeowner is demanding the tree to be pruned, and just isn't going to listen to anything that doesn't contain at least some ounce of substantiated argument.

 

 

Ah well, time to dust off the Mynors then me thinks.

 

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[T14EES T14UNK]

Is the home owner unwilling to pay for any work done even though it is his problem. Assuming the tree is overhanging his property, he is obviously allowed to cut back to boundary etc. to solve HIS problem.

Tight git!!

But then again, tree owners are annoying when they don't just get it sorted for the neighbours sake.

Tight git!!

[felixthelogchopper]

Folks, I do fully agree with all of the above.

 

The problem I have at the moment though, is that my argument on the side of the tree owner needs to consist of a bit more than "cos I said so".

 

The neighboring homeowner is demanding the tree to be pruned, and just isn't going to listen to anything that doesn't contain at least some ounce of substantiated argument.

 

 

Ah well, time to dust off the Mynors then me thinks.

 

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Surely the onus is on the neighbour to come up with the reason for your customer to have the tree cut.

[Andy Clark]

Is the home owner unwilling to pay for any work done even though it is his problem. Assuming the tree is overhanging his property, he is obviously allowed to cut back to boundary etc. to solve HIS problem.

Tight git!!

But then again, tree owners are annoying when they don't just get it sorted for the neighbours sake.

Tight git!!

 

 

No, there's no overhang of the boundary. The tree's next to the flank end wall, and the little critters are jumping from the branch ends to the facias.

 

And the tree is a fairly sizeable Silver Maple, so any amount of pruning is only going to lead to the need to be back there every 2 years cuttng off the re-growth after it goes potty.

 

Rock > < A hard place.

 

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[Andy Clark]

Surely the onus is on the neighbour to come up with the reason for your customer to have the tree cut.

 

 

Totally. And the neighbour has done so, by saying the squirrel is getting into their loft.

 

No doubt there'll be other bits in there about damage to things in the loft, damage to the fabric of the loft and the items within, damage to the soffets and facias.......

 

You know how these things tend to escalate.

 

 

 

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[felixthelogchopper]

Totally. And the neighbour has done so, by saying the squirrel is getting into their loft.

 

No doubt there'll be other bits in there about damage to things in the loft, damage to the fabric of the loft and the items within, damage to the soffets and facias.......

 

You know how these things tend to escalate.

 

 

 

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I would be inclined to suggest that the neighbour directs any further correspondence to the squirrel concerned.

[Andy Clark]

I would be inclined to suggest that the neighbour directs any further correspondence to the squirrel concerned.

 

 

At one point today I did begin to wonder if there had ever been a successful case brought against a squirrel for either trespass or criminal damage.......

 

But then the nurse came and gave me my medication and I felt much much better.

 

 

 

 

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[felixthelogchopper]

At one point today I did begin to wonder if there had ever been a successful case brought against a squirrel for either trespass or criminal damage.......

 

But then the nurse came and gave me my medication and I felt much much better.

 

 

 

 

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[woodyguy]

Do we really believe that people only get squirrels in their loft if they have trees abutting their house wall. Squirrels are quite good climbers of drainpipes etc.

Serious question- do squirrels get into your loft by other means than trees?