Q: The landowner beside of us is having their pines timbered and the workers cut about half an acre of our pines and has
The company timbering the line trees has cut about half an acre of our pine trees (roughly 150 pines) even though the trees and boundaries were clearly marked. After speaking with the owner and setting up a day to discuss this, he knowingly sent his workers back on our property to collect all the pine tips (knowing that we were out of town) parked his vehicle and 30 foot trailer on our property, loaded it and left. Our property is ruined on the road frontage now on top of him stealing pines after our. I versatile. What do we do? Property is in Carroll county Virginia
A: Hello, I am sorry to hear this happened to you. You posted in the Real Estate Law forum for Wisconsin. It is possible that you live in Wisconsin, however if this property damage occurred in Carrol County, Virginia, you are going to need to find a lawyer licensed in Virginia to help you. I suggest you contact an attorney in Carrol County Virginia who deals with real estate and real property law and litigation, explain these facts to them and get their advice on how to proceed. It sounds likely to me that you have a claim for damages against the neighbording landowner, but I am not licensed in Virginia so I cannot say for sure. Best of luck to you.
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