who is responsible for vines on property line?

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Personally, I would kill the vines. What's the worst thing that could happen? He takes you to court and they make you buy a new vine plus $53 dollars for court costs....Show more

You're wrong.

He's responsible for what's on his side of the property line. If the vines cross over--if they come onto your side--then you're responsible if you want to cut them. And you have the right to cut them.

There's a complicating factor, which more often comes into play with trees. While you have the absolute right to cut back growth on your side of the property line, you can't do so in a manner that would kill the plant on the other side. So sometimes you see a tree right on the property line. The base and roots are on one side, but many of the branches are on the other. The neighbor has the right to trim back the branches--but not so much that it would kill the entire tree.

Hope that helps....Show more