First a little history.
I have a home on 5 acres in Central California, in the Sierra foothills. It is required by Dept of Forestry and insurance companies that homeowners in the WUI (Wildland/Urban Interface) areas maintain a 100 foot clearance from the edge of dwelling by "reduction or removal of flammable vegetation and combustible materials". One of my neighbors, whose house is roughly 5 (five) feet from my property line is constantly demanding that I clear my property 100 feet from her house. I checked with both the local fire jurisdiction (Cal Fire) and my insurance company, and the requirement is 100 feet, or to the property line, and is the responsibility the individual land/home owner. Her house is 200 yards from mine and I told them that although I am not responsible for their fire breaks, in the interest of being a good neighbor and just being human, they have my permission and blessing to do whatever they need on my property to maintain their defensible zone. Now they are telling me that I owe them for cost they have incurred paying a person to cut the weeds back on my side of the line. They are quite unreasonable and not willing to discuss any other scenarios.
What I would like to do is grant them some sort of permission, or right to trespass for maintaining their fire break only, and no other rights, to my land. Is there such a thing?
I have a home on 5 acres in Central California, in the Sierra foothills. It is required by Dept of Forestry and insurance companies that homeowners in the WUI (Wildland/Urban Interface) areas maintain a 100 foot clearance from the edge of dwelling by "reduction or removal of flammable vegetation and combustible materials". One of my neighbors, whose house is roughly 5 (five) feet from my property line is constantly demanding that I clear my property 100 feet from her house. I checked with both the local fire jurisdiction (Cal Fire) and my insurance company, and the requirement is 100 feet, or to the property line, and is the responsibility the individual land/home owner. Her house is 200 yards from mine and I told them that although I am not responsible for their fire breaks, in the interest of being a good neighbor and just being human, they have my permission and blessing to do whatever they need on my property to maintain their defensible zone. Now they are telling me that I owe them for cost they have incurred paying a person to cut the weeds back on my side of the line. They are quite unreasonable and not willing to discuss any other scenarios.
What I would like to do is grant them some sort of permission, or right to trespass for maintaining their fire break only, and no other rights, to my land. Is there such a thing?