We moved 6 months ago to a home that has a large gum tree that is touching a power line. We have been told that it is our responsibility to remove the tree for safety reasons.
We want to know if the previous owner had been told this and did nothing, were they legally obliged to do it or to notify us and would we have any recourse under property law to ask them to pay or contribute to the cost of the removal now?
We want to know if the previous owner had been told this and did nothing, were they legally obliged to do it or to notify us and would we have any recourse under property law to ask them to pay or contribute to the cost of the removal now?