If a private property owner has a tree of this type and wishes to.

Injury to or removing trees, etc. - Damages. Whenever any person shall cut down, girdle, or otherwise injure, or carry off any tree, including a Christmas tree as defined in RCWtimber, or shrub on the land of another person, or on the street or highway in front of any person's house, city or town lot, or cultivated grounds, or on the commons or public grounds of any city or town, or on the street or.

Removal of overhanging or obstructing vegetation - Removal, destroying debris. Any city or town may by general ordinance require the owner of any property therein to remove or destroy all trees, plants, shrubs or vegetation, or parts thereof, which overhang any sidewalk or street or which are growing thereon in such manner as to obstruct or impair the free and full use of the sidewalk or street by the public; and may further so require the owner of any property therein to remove.

Jul 20, Washington State requires everyone to take care of trees and refrain from endangering them. Any person who trims or poisons a tree can be charged in court. Further, if you have good knowledge regarding any problem with a tree in your property, it is your duty to take corrective action.

Jul 20, Trees that start out on your property but grow over the boundary between your property and your neighbor’s property become the joint property of you and your neighbor under Washington state law. You cannot cut down the tree without getting the permission of your neighbor. Likewise, your neighbor has to get your permission to cut the tree back to his property line if pruning the tree will cause damage to the tree.

The weight of these persuasive authorities suggests self-help trimming of encroaching limbs is lawful in Washington. But there is also good reason to hesitate before trimming. Washington’s law is not certain, and overzealous trimming could lead to a timber trespass suit for treble.

Sep 08, RCW provides that “whenever any person shall cut down, tree pruning bayside, or otherwise injure, or carry off any tree on the land of another person without lawful authority, in an action by the person against the person committing the trespasses any judgment for the plaintiff shall be for treble the amount of damages claimed or assessed.”.

(1) An electric utility is immune from liability under RCW, and and any claims for general or special damages, including claims of emotional distress, for cutting or removing vegetation located on or originating from land or property adjacent to electric facilities that.

Dec 01, Washington case law addresses property owners' right to trim encroaching branches from a tree located on a neighbor's property.

The law recognizes your right to exercise"self help" by trimming encroaching branches up to the property line. SALES TAX -- CLEARING LAND -- TREE REMOVAL & STUMP GRINDING. The activity of removing individual trees located on a landowner's property, or grinding stumps to below ground level is a tree thinning or pruning activity taxable under the Service and Other Activities tax classification. 10 WTD