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Originally Posted by porsche tech

FWIW, it’s hurricane season again (here). It has been well documented, if a (live) tree falls from your yard and does damage to your neighbor’s house, it is the responsibility of the neighbor’s insurance company to cover the neighbor’s damage. Seems like the same would apply from root damage. Sounds like the neighbor is way out of his lane.

I'm pretty sure that those sorts of laws are local/state laws, so what's true in NC may or may not be the same in SC, FL, TX, CA, etc....

Most of what I remember hearing in the last 10-20 years has been similar, tree falling is the responsibility of the folks that it landed on, but I do remember hearing in the past that your tree falling on neighbors property is your responsibility. It may also depend upon whose property the tree was over before it fell, eg, a branch from a tree on your property that extends over the neighbors drive way and lands on their car is their problem.

I think it depends upon the local laws.