Mike Sheehy Homes

What can sellers do when a neighbor’s landscaping is scaring away potential buyers? Every U.S. state allows homeowners to trim back roots and branches that invade their yard. However, sellers must be mindful of where their property line ends. Encourage friendly neighbor relations, and sellers just may find their neighbor is willing to pitch in to make both properties look better.

Here are some guidelines:
a) Know the Boundaries. Find the property boundary line on a surveyor’s map, stop on the line, don’t trespass.
b) Don’t hurt the tree. Most trees can handle reasonable pruning without difficulty.
c) Anticipate potential problems. Before you take action, find out if there is a structural problem.
d) Clean up the debris. If the debris is on your property, the neighbors are not respoinsible for the cleaning.
e) Mutual communication and cooperation with neighbors can pay off when the tidy landscaping increases the appeal of the home when it hits the market.
f) If in doubt look here for a Lawyers point of view or look here for your local abrorist, or in both cases your own choice.