Bill > SB01061

This bill imposes liability on certain private property owners for the expenses of removing a tree or tree limb that falls on an adjoining private property owner's land. The key provisions are: (1) the property owner from whose land the tree/limb fell is presumed liable if an arborist documented the tree/limb as diseased, decayed or damaged and likely to fall, the adjoining owner provided written notice requesting the condition be cured, and the property owner failed to do so within 90 days; (2) this presumption can be rebutted if the tree/limb was not actually diseased/decayed or fell for another reason; (3) the bill does not affect a property owner's liability insurance rights, and (4) the bill excludes certain types of property like state/municipal land and conservation easements from its coverage.

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