When living with neighbors, especially our houses are close together like living in urban areas, almost all houses are very close together, there may be incidents that offend or are hit by neighbors with our plants or trees. Such as the matter of our tree branches entering the neighbor's yard, dry leaves falling into the neighbor's house area, our leaves making the yard scattered and dirty. Indeed, incidents like this are not our will. However, if it has dirty the neighbor's house area, the neighbor will definitely be disturbed by our trees, we as tree owners must understand, ask the neighbor whether it is disturbed or not !!. If the neighbor says not to cut the branches that enter the house, then we ignore it. ![IMG_20240930_144130_750.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWRcyXcRPzAJbJCoYitfq35RSZJpVJHnTpff7T7YsUe6v/IMG_20240930_144130_750.jpg) Because dry leaves usually like to be scattered in the yard, gutters, and gutters. In addition to disturbing the aesthetics of the house, if the dry leaves enter the gutter, it can cause great losses. The gutter can get clogged and water overflows everywhere. The impact if it happens continuously, there will be water seepage or leaks because water enters the wrong gap. ![IMG_20240930_144138_316.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPzwBy2SvknkgGjPZ9Rh7Hk2huzbgs8f8w8nHp97E43Nj/IMG_20240930_144138_316.jpg) One way to overcome the evaporation of water seepage is to cut the branches of our trees so that the leaves do not dirty the neighbor's house. However, can this be maintained? Neighbors have the right to demand that trees and fences, trees planted at a distance closer than the specified distance, branches that spread into the neighbor's yard be destroyed. If the neighbor feels that his yard is dirty and disturbed by excessive tree branches and dry leaves, then the neighbor can demand that we cut the branches if we ignore the neighbor's warning. Neighbors can cut without our knowledge, in other words, neighbors must first discuss their complaints properly. ![IMG_20240930_144058_924.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUYVUCjES2KkndYgUt93atWUTbUyrWhAd6PBQcyc7ojrY/IMG_20240930_144058_924.jpg) When the complaint is conveyed by the neighbor, we must not mock, accept it well, let alone harm our neighbors. For example, spreading garbage for reasons of revenge or damaging the neighbor's property. If we refuse to take responsibility and do not want to cut down the tree, then the neighbor can take this case to court. However, the neighbor also needs strong evidence if we are really irresponsible and do not care for the tree that causes the neighbor's yard to be disturbed. ![IMG_20240930_143950_229.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZfmAWcJ5vhtCBVQm6s5yuNnrMkrDEJcVWg17LgHtwZ8C/IMG_20240930_143950_229.jpg) According to the law, the fall of leaves or damage caused by tree branches is caused by negligence in the doctrine of criminal law called the negligence of neighbors. Secondly, because the neighbor was negligent in caring for the tree so that the leaves fell. So, there must be a causal relationship that the neighbor's negligence in caring for the tree so that the leaves fell caused the destruction or damage that occurred to the yard and property belonging to the neighbor. Simply put, the neighbor must be able to prove that the damage suffered was because we were not caring for the tree until the leaves were scattered and disturbed it.