If a tree falls in your yard, what you do next could save you money, a limb, and maybe even your life.
During these downpours throughout Georgia, fallen trees are fixtures in metro Atlanta’s landscape. The steps you take after a tree falls can mean the difference between headache and heartache.
The first thing to do is call your homeowners’ insurance agent, “Typically, the homeowner deals with their own insurance company.”
Where the tree falls determines who pays for what. “Almost everyone is surprised when we tell them, the way the law works is, wherever the tree landed, that person is responsible for dealing with it regardless of where the tree came from.”
That’s right, even if the tree is rooted in your neighbor’s yard, if it crashes onto your property, it’s your problem.