Fallen branches whose responsibility??

Already fallen branches- to be removed from the yard
Landlord or tenants?

 

If you, as the landlord, undertook the responsibility to trim the tree, who would be responsible?

I assume that you mean that you have existing tenants and aren't trying to pin the fallen branches on incoming tenants

 

Can you get the tenant to throw them over the fence
My neighbours tree loppers did this, they were a little slow they thought we would not notice.

MTR

 

likely an act of God. I'll PM you his number

 

Owners responsibility to remove fallen branches.

 

Wonder what would happen if the same tenant has been in there for a few years, managed by PM for interstate LL, who didn't notice/document trimming/lopping requirements etc, branch falls and kills someone?

 

As with most hypotheticals, the answer would be "it depends".
Marg

 

Ok, to simplify it, with out the kill/damage bit, who's responsible for maintaining trees, perhaps other than those requiring a cherry picker?

 

Landlord.
Marg

 

thanks guys. told pm to take care of those. next time I wont buy any "leafy" ip

 

General gardens maintenance = Tenant
(Mowing, weeding, trimming the hedge, basic general stuff)
Major works= Landlord
(Annual trimming back those Pencil Pines, or anything that is bigger than allowed into the green waste bin)

 

In pretty much all states as far as I know:

1. If the branches are small and of the type so as it can be characterised as 'cleanliness' of the yard - then the tenant.

2. Otherwise its almost certainly 'maintenance' and the landlord's responsibility.

 

I've cut down a whole lot of overgrown branches -still heaps more vines etc which could/should be removed - but landlord refuses to pay for handyman to take them to tip or gardener to mulch. What do I do?.

 

Fire

Or get the council tip passes or council cleanup off the landlord

 

This is what a PM is paid for, inspections does not just mean the living area.

 

If it is normal garden, without need to climb ladders and use chainsaws etc, it is tenant to maintain & or inform.

 

Landlord not co-operating.

 

Put them in the bins provided, slowly if a lot. Next time only cut what goes in bins if excess is a bother, or ask LL to do before taking place on ?

Not sure if your joking, I do this all the time at my places, pain in the neck cutting things small, but.......

 

Put them in a pile and leave it

 

thats what I thought would be the case, but then thought, what if it's not maintained, taken care of, becomes overgrown, LL is living interstate, no idea, becomes major costs to remedy, like a Dr or accountant after shiet goes wrong, PM shrugs shoulders, not costing me anything