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Originally Posted by korjik
I guess my question is: Did he check with his neighbors as to their intentions before he put the panels in?
Law or no law, it seems quite rude to force the trees to be removed cause he couldnt be bothered to take the trees into account beforhand. Even worse if he knew the law and decided to just screw his neighbors.
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Their neighbor Mark Vargas considers himself an environmentalist, too. His 10-kilowatt solar system, which he installed in 2001, is so big he pays only about $60 a year in electrical bills. He drives an electric car.
Vargas said he first asked Treanor and Bissett to chop down the eight redwoods, which the couple had planted from 1997 to 1999 along the fence separating their yards. Later, he asked them to trim the trees to about 15 feet.
"I offered to pay for the removal of the trees. I said let's try to work something out," Vargas said. "They said no to everything."
He installed the panels.
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I suspect there were problems between the neighbors before this. But, anyway, I'm not sure we should so quickly dismiss access to sunlight on one's own property. With PV becoming more important, should your neighbor be able to block off your sunlight when they feel like it? It seems to me that this could be an important property right.