Landscaping Planting - Checklist
When planting land boundaries, there are some things to keep in mind. Anything that grows on or near the border usually affects two parties.
Provisions for Land Boundaries
The Law on Neighbor Law is regulated differently in the individual federal states. All state laws stipulate minimum distances, staggered according to the height and extent of trees and shrubs. In addition, parish councils may ban or prescribe certain plantings. This usually only applies to areas visible from the street. Even the Civil Code deals with what grows on property boundaries. It is important to know the laws and regulations, but it does not make sense to insist on their adherence.
- Read the prescribed margins in the respective neighboring law of the country.
- Ask the municipality according to the relevant municipal regulations - for example, if there is a fence duty
- According to BGB, fruit that falls from the neighbor's tree into the garden is the property of the garden owner (§ 911 BGB).
- It is allowed to shake it off the branch (§ 911 BGB).
- According to court rulings, the tree owner is obliged to remove the fruit on request from the neighboring garden.
- The garden owner may cut off overhanging branches at the property boundary if they are disturbing and the owner of the tree refuses to deposit them (§ 910 BGB).
- The same applies to roots that have been taken from trees or shrubs in the neighboring garden into the e 996 BGB).
- Fruits of a border tree that stands exactly on the property boundary belong to the garden owner on whose side they grow (§ 923 BGB).
- A tree on the property boundary belongs to both neighbors equal parts. The costs of felling or profit from the exploitation of the wood are to be shared equally.
Neighbors Should Agree on Planting
Knowledge of the laws is important, but it makes little sense to talk with a neighbor about the Planting the property line to argue. Anyone who agrees with the neighbor, can put everything close to the border. In small gardens, joint planting of the property boundary is most appropriate. This procedure makes sense:
- Considering whether something really bothers or annoys occasionally.
- Specify exactly what one does not want to accept.
- Ask the neighbor for a suggestion on how to remove the nuisance.
- Suggest sharing the border, for example, planting hedges or border trees.
- Possibly refer to regulations and laws.
- Making concrete arrangements with the neighbor, who has to care for what and what is allowed to use.
- A short contract
Find an amicable agreement
Only those who can reach a peaceful agreement on the planting of the property boundary can live peacefully with the neighbors in the long run.