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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5356
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 605
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. TURCO, 27th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING A REAL PROPERTY OWNER'S
RESPONSIBILITY FOR EXPENSES INCURRED WHEN TREES OR
TREE LIMBS FALL ON AN ADJOINING OWNER'S REAL PROPERTY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to impose liability on the owner 1
of real property for the expenses of removing a tree or limb from a tree 2
located on such real property that falls on adjoining private real 3
property, provided an arborist, as defined in section 23-61a of the 4
general statutes, inspected the tree or tree limb and documented that 5
such tree or tree limb was dead, hazardous or likely to fall on an 6
adjoining private property's land. 7
Statement of Purpose:
To impose liability on the owner of real property for the expenses of
removing a tree or limb that falls on an adjoining owner's private real
property.