Legal

[wimp]

If a tree in your garden falls with the wind into your neighbours garden can the neighbour claim the wood of the fallen tree?

[Buenchico]

Unless someone here can quote a piece of ancient common law that I've never heard of, I'm confident that your answer is 'No'.

If the tree had remained rooted, but overhanging the neighbour's garden, the neighbour could lop off the overhanging branches but (as they were still the property of the tree-owner) he'd be obliged to return them. I can't see that the situation you describe is any different.

[boxtops]

I'd think it more likely that the neighbour might claim from you for any damage to his property in respect of the unsafe tree....

[factor-fiction]

I'd be grateful that he'd want to take it- it would save me the trouble of moving it and removing it

[Peter Pedant]

and Yes correctus

The wood shown be lain on their property
and not carelessly thrown

yes you can claim for damage but it is in some damned unknown branch of law called deterioration or devastation - sorry delapidation
and I THINK you have to show negligence

and you are not allowed to automatically cut up the wood sell it and
offset that against the damage claim

This is one of the neighbour dispute claims that people are much better leaving alone

[wimp]

factor30 That would be my answer...thank's!