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37. This is the 2nd article I've read today where people walked onto

Mon Jul 14, 2025, 07:07 PM

Jul 14

someone else's property and cut down their tree. The first one I read (crap... just went back into the news aggregator and it's fallen off the list, damn it!)... anyway, the guy had the neighbors 89 year old oak tree chopped down and then had the audacity of invoicing her for HALF of the cost of cutting it down!

I know MAGAs detest science, and especially abhor anything to do with climate change, etc.. but have they completely gone nuts about Nature, in general? Kill all the trees... whether or not they're on your property? Or do they just believe (like cats) that all their property is theirs, and all your properties are theirs, too? I'm really not sure at this point.

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Man walks into neighbor's yard, cuts down 50-year-old trees to improve his views [View all] edbermac Jul 14 OP

Should put a lien on the house to prevent the sale question everything Jul 14 #1

Absoloutely! SheltieLover Jul 14 #52

Plus, he should go to jail. n/t returnee Jul 15 #66

Hope she wins everything... 2naSalit Jul 14 #2

In my state, if you do that you're liable for treble the value of the trees removed. rsdsharp Jul 14 #3

Same here -- Oregon. KPN Jul 14 #20

Same in Arkansas. TomSlick Jul 14 #59

Also North Carolina R Merm Jul 15 #80

That's what the property owner claimed in the lawsuit.Triple damages... Grins Jul 15 #84

##$@/@+ BASTARD! electric_blue68 Jul 14 #4

Triple the value of the trees plus lost value with her property IbogaProject Jul 15 #71

Jerk MustLoveBeagles Jul 14 #5

She has a good lawsuit /nt bucolic_frolic Jul 14 #6

Sue him for 10 million. sheshe2 Jul 14 #7

Wouldn't it be a shame if his $10M house somehow caught fire and burned to the ground. sop Jul 14 #8

no, 'cause then she'd be out her trees... ret5hd Jul 14 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author live love laugh Jul 14 #11

Guess who he voted for? live love laugh Jul 14 #9

I assume he's the prick who works for Blackstone. Fucker. CurtEastPoint Jul 14 #12

Crazy eyes and all ... live love laugh Jul 14 #13

republicon ethics and values suck sewage-pipe oysters BoRaGard Jul 14 #16

If that's him I'm very surprised he even knew which side of the chainsaw was the handle. Probably a hired tree hit job Cheezoholic Jul 14 #21

His underwear ZDU Jul 14 #35

Are you sure that's him? skypilot Jul 14 #40

Pretty sure. I found a Nantucket based FB group that had a lot of comments about that particular guy CurtEastPoint Jul 14 #50

Ahh, and auditor for Arthur Anderson onethatcares Jul 15 #68

there once was a douche from Nantucket... Blues Heron Jul 14 #14

Perhaps this will fulfill some things limerick.... xocetaceans Jul 15 #86

Awesome! Bonus for utilizing the word twixt! Blues Heron Wednesday #88

Thank you. n/t xocetaceans Thursday #89

He confessed, and then he proved he could pay for damages ... Auggie Jul 14 #15

Even after he pays for damages, he still makes a profit. Irish_Dem Jul 14 #33

Yes, but replacing the trees will cost him. Aside from the those, there are also potential fines ... Auggie Jul 14 #41

He probably has it figured out down to the penny. Irish_Dem Jul 14 #43

Not necessarily. Trees ain't cheap. localroger Jul 14 #47

But he is making $10 million on his house. Irish_Dem Jul 14 #48

A million won't begin to cover it. localroger Jul 14 #58

How does a financial guru make such a big blunder? Irish_Dem Jul 15 #63

Hubris. n/t PatrickforB Jul 15 #76

Damages could be as much as $5 million VMA131Marine Jul 14 #54

He still pockets $5 million. Irish_Dem Jul 15 #62

He might have a mortgage... druidity33 Jul 15 #64

Yes the numbers might not add up the way he hopes. Irish_Dem Jul 15 #65

If someone cared to look... druidity33 Jul 15 #67

Maybe he overpaid for the property and is desperate to turn a profit. Irish_Dem Jul 15 #70

"" AllaN01Bear Jul 14 #17

It sounds like he already has a buyer defacto7 Jul 14 #18

More money than brains. Dr. T Jul 14 #39

He might be ordered to pay or to have new trees planted Grim Chieftain Jul 14 #19

Shun him? He's already put his house up for sale. tinrobot Jul 14 #22

$1M per tree Grim Chieftain Jul 14 #25

I hope Mother Nature pays that weasel a visit. sheshe2 Jul 14 #34

Hopefully while he's bent over gardening Grim Chieftain Jul 14 #42

It's not nice to fool mother nature. sheshe2 Jul 14 #44

Please let us know TNNurse Jul 14 #23

some people around here do that NJCher Jul 14 #24

Yes, I have heard other instances of this. LisaM Jul 14 #27

Belford points out in her lawsuit that the ocean vistas were "conspicuously missing from the property's prior listings." riversedge Jul 14 #26

I bet I could bring his property value back down JoseBalow Jul 14 #28

Lawsuit? My wasn't he arrested for malicious destruction of property and trespassing? sinkingfeeling Jul 14 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author chowder66 Jul 14 #31

My question is why this isn't a crime. sinkingfeeling Jul 14 #32

About 30 years ago, somebody did EXACTLY THAT in my neighbourhood. TrollBuster9090 Jul 14 #30

I hope the asshole is forced to forfeit his own property in its entirety DFW Jul 14 #36

This is the 2nd article I've read today where people walked onto slightlv Jul 14 #37

Omg! SheltieLover Jul 14 #53

This could be the one. Abolishinist Jul 14 #56

This is gonna cost him in dollars and prison time. Joinfortmill Jul 14 #38

$100k per tree X 16 trees X treble damages VMA131Marine Jul 14 #55

What a jackass! I hope she wins all the Luciferous Jul 14 #45

His leader dug up the White House malaise Jul 14 #46

Yup lonely bird Jul 15 #83

There is NO punishment harsh enough for this rotted soul. What's his name? efhmc Jul 14 #49

Why is this person not in jail? efhmc Jul 14 #51

A buyer that knows the story and purchases is just as evil. IA8IT Jul 14 #57

Could she put up a screen as tall as the trees? fargone Jul 14 #60

'the view' people SUCK. when my grandparents built a cottage on the 'family lake', she said trees, not lawn. pansypoo53219 Jul 14 #61

bah humbug AllaN01Bear Jul 15 #69

The guy cuts down 16 trees, and it would have been better to just build another storey on his house FakeNoose Jul 15 #72

The confusing headline... eggplant Jul 15 #73

I lived in coastan New England and I've seen cases like this before Warpy Jul 15 #74

I planted my honey locust 40 years ago Nittersing Jul 15 #75

Honey Locust are the best! markie Jul 15 #78

I hope the wronged neighbor adds goats, chickens, Ilsa Jul 15 #77

Apparently Mike Love of the BBs did the same thing in his Tahoe Incline Villge neighborhood. nt Exp Jul 15 #79

File the lawsuit, record a Lis Pendens. flvegan Jul 15 #81

The house has been on the market for over a year and the price has dropped by 13%. He cut the paulrevere2018 Jul 15 #82

No doubt a trmp voter. louis-t Jul 15 #85

I met a guy some years ago, who, together with his partner, took down a large Douglas FIr that they were sure.... BobTheSubgenius Wednesday #87