Knowing local laws regarding hedge trimming can help you avoid neighbor disputes, fines, or lawsuits, while also keeping your yard neat. You may trim hedge growth that's overhanging on your side, but ...

Knowing your local tree-trimming laws protects you from liability and helps prevent costly disputes with neighbors. Generally, you may trim branches that cross onto your property, but protected ...

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After eight days of deliberations, Calgary city council approved next year’s budget Wednesday afternoon. Council proposed roughly three-dozen amendments to overhaul next year’s fiscal plan, bringing ...

As a Florida-based real estate attorney who focuses on property tax litigation, I’ve seen firsthand how often those assessments can—and should—be challenged. In some cases, clients have saved tens or ...

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As summer comes to a close and leaves start to turn, it might be a good time to check your trees for dead or low-hanging branches. While you can trim your own trees, though, your neighbors' are a ...

It also includes a section on non–ad valorem assessments (e.g., solid waste, drainage, street lighting). These charges are not based on property value, and the Property Appraiser’s Office does not set ...

Reader question: My neighbor's tree isn't maintained and hangs over my fence onto my property. Can I legally trim the tree, the part that hangs over my property? Answer: I brought this question to ...

Neighborly disputes are nothing new, especially when it comes to trees growing over the fence line. Whether a neighbor's tree branches hang over your property or their shrubbery is bursting through a ...