- Jurisdiction
- Washington
The property adjoining ours is being developed for housing. A trench was dug along property line thus cutting the root system of our very old fir tree which will now probably die. We had voiced our concern from the beginning when he city started the permission process. At the public hearing, we again brought up our concern. The hearing officer referred us to the then attending representative of the property owners who said she would check into it and get back to us but never did. We followed up with a letter to the hearing officer but never heard back either. Our property was damaged - according to my research, evidence of damage may not be visible for 5 to ten years but this tree will eventually die and fall over, potentially harming lives and destroy buildings. The tree provides shade and enhances the value of our property. Do we have any recourse? Is the city or the developer the guilty party?