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I have 6 redwood trees in my backyard that PG&E want to ...
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I have 6 redwood trees in my backyard that PG&E want to trim down 40 feet, they are in the way of their wires, normal they cut them back 20 feet per year but in order to save money the want to do this every three years. They tell me if I object they have the right to remove them, I live in Martinez, CA. I have a beautiful landscaped yard which was the selling point of me buying the house. Please tell me what my rights are?

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Status:  Closed   Value: $30
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May 13 11:07 PM (40 minutes and 53 seconds later)
         
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May 13 11:21 PM (13 minutes and 50 seconds later)
         
I understand the easement. It is a road behind my fence, the trees in question are on my property inside my fence on my personal property, doen't that make any difference. I understand that each city has there laws about tree removal. The person hired by PG&E as a go between that came out and looked at my trees said that if I cause a problem they can remove my trees entirely if I live in the city that allows that.
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May 13 11:48 PM (11 minutes and 57 seconds later)
         
I am sorry I know about trimming the branches over the easement the problem is back to the orginal guestion about cutting the trees on top 40 feet to keep them 25 feet below the power lines. This will ruin my landscaping and could kill the trees. They are doing this to keep from having to cut them every year and doing this so they can do it every three years. I asked if they could cut them just 30 feet he said he would ask.
I am not even happy with this, so do I have any rights. Is the answer still no?
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May 13 11:52 PM (4 minutes and 41 seconds later)
         
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If you can't come to an agreement with the utility, you're going to have to take them to court and ask for an injunction to stop them from cutting the trees until a certified arborist can do a study and recommend the way to cut them that serves the utility's needs and at the same time not do permanent harm to the trees. It will cost you some money to bring an action in court but compare that to the damage to your property by an ugly trim job, or worse, killing the trees.

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