[WSBARP] Timber trespass for trimming laurel

[Craig Gourley]

Craig you might check local fence height restrictions.  Some jurisdictions treat more than 3 plants in a row as a fence and impose height limits. Went through this years ago in Edmonds. Stupid rule because the plants could be 20 feet apart. Maybe they came to their senses over the years ...... hmmm never mind

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Subject: Re: [WSBARP] Timber trespass for trimming laurel

It to some extent depends on the amount of privacy that was protected.  On the whole it doesn't sound like a big deal especially since it was a common bush that straddles the boundary line.
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On Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 2:35 PM Craig Blackmon <craig at lawofficeofcraigblackmon.com<mailto:craig at lawofficeofcraigblackmon.com>> wrote:
'Mates, I have a matter where client trimmed 6 feet of laurel that straddled boundary. Laurel remains 4 feet high and will definitely recover. But in the meantime neighbor has lost "privacy hedge."

Any idea how the court would measure damages? Neighbor's demand seeks costs to remove the laurel and plant a new "privacy hedge" that essentially replaces the 10 ft laurel. That doesn't seem right to me, it is a big number.

Thanks for any input anyone can provide!

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