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There is a very tall tree in the front yard of townhouse #666 that is an accident waiting to happen. From the sidewalk view on Ivy League Lane, the tree appears to have a straight (vertical) trunk; it does not. Appearances can be deceptive. That tree leans heavily towards the parking lot in front of unit #666.

The tree threatens the safety of the townhouse, cars parked in the parking in front of the townhouse and cars passing by the tree on Ivy League Lane. It also threatens the safety of anyone walking near the tree. A person can be struck by a broken limb or the tree itself if the tree falls down. This can easily occur during period of strong winds. The tree appears to be straight when viewed from the sidewalk. When viewed from the side, you can better see how much is leans.

The tree has several broken and dead limbs. There is a broken limb hanging straight down; it has been that way for a long time. I don’t know why it has not fallen off. Anyone passing by when it falls down could suffer serious personal injury.

The longest broken limb is roughly 20 feet long. It landed on top of the Great Wall Supermarket loading dock roof. Approximately half of the limb is on the roof (in a horizontal position); the other half is hanging off the roof (in a vertical position). This dead limb poses a serious threat of bodily injury to anyone who is beneath it when it falls off the roof. It has been dangling there for a long time. It could also cause serious damage to someone if strong winds blow it off the roof onto condominium property and it hits someone.

Now that the leaves have fallen off the tree, you can see several broken limbs that you could not see with the leaves present. These broken limbs should be viewed in-person as taking a picture of the tree does not truly service it’s purpose due to the height of the tree. Go ahead; take a look for yourself.

This tree needs to be cut down. When thinking of the hazards this tree may pose to you or your vehicles, you should also think of the hazards it may pose to others. Send an email to the property manager requesting the removal of this tree. Please don’t take the position that you don’t need to do anything because someone else will take care of this matter. It would be better for the property manager to get multiple emails than none at all. To increase the chances that the property manager and the board members receive your email, please include the following three email addresses in the To field of your email:

• aproctor@abarisrealty.com

• customercare@abarisrealty.com

• info@abarisrealty.com

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