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Aug 01, In the state of New Jersey, municipal laws are getting stricter on the rights to cut down private property trees. Currently, you need a city permit in order to have a tree cut down. Permits for tree removal can be obtained at your In some cities and townships, you will need an inspector to come.

Jun 05, New Tree Licensing Law in New Jersey. June 5, Joe at Rutgers 6 Comments. On April 17,the State of New Jersey passed the “Tree Experts and Tree Care Operators Licensing Act.”.

People have until June 16, to comply with the new regulations.

Recently, many townships in New Jersey are starting to preserve more trees by creating ordinances that protect ones on private properties.

The act creates two new license categories for people doing tree work in the state of New Jersey: “licensed tree care operator”. Jun 26, In Wegener v.

Sugerman, N.J.L. 26, A. (Sup. Ct. ) the New Jersey Supreme Court held that a landowner may lawfully cut overhanging branches of trees or hedges, but may not destroy the tree or hedge on the neighbor’s land. This form of self-help was found to be acceptable to the stumplopping.barted Reading Time: 3 mins.

May 11, There is a NJ Law that states that if a neighbors tree is a nusance where the branches are over the property line I have the ability to cut them. My question is why is it up to me to pay to have those branches removed. Why is it not the responsibility of the person who owns the tree that is incroching on my property and causing stumplopping.barted Reading Time: 4 mins.

4 rowsDec 01, A New Jersey resident can trim a neighbor's encroaching tree branches, but only up to the Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins.

Oct 10, New Jersey Tree Damage Laws In New Jersey, if someone damages your tree, you can recover your actual damages (usually, what you paid for the tree or what it would cost to replace the tree). (To learn what you must prove in order to get actual damages, see Nolo's article When a Neighbor Damages or Destroys Your Tree.)Author: Emily Doskow, Attorney.