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Mudmaker · 22nd May 2008, 01:37 AM

Hi Ekka,

In your reply to this thread you said 'Generally, the person on the low side of the retaining wall is responsible for it.' is this law in Queensland? There is a high retaining wall which borders my property and my back neighbour, he has planted trees (which are growing very tall one about 5mt) right up against a small fence which sits on top of the retaining wall. Now I can see this causing problems for the retaining wall in the future as the trees are only about 5yo at the moment, so I'm not sure where I stand on this, and I certainly don't want to be responsible for replacing the retaining wall in the future.

To be truthful I don't see how the retaining wall belongs to me and thus my problem. It doesn’t hold up my dirt, shed, trees etc, and if it fell down although it would do some damage to my property it would do a hell of a lot more to his not to mention wreck his back yard, which by the way is quite small.

Any input you have would be much appreciated.

22nd May 2008, 01:37 AM	#13 (permalink)
Mudmaker I'm new here so be nice Join Date: May 2008 Location: australia Posts: 4	Re: Palm Tree Damage to Cinder Block Wall ? Hi Ekka, In your reply to this thread you said 'Generally, the person on the low side of the retaining wall is responsible for it.' is this law in Queensland? There is a high retaining wall which borders my property and my back neighbour, he has planted trees (which are growing very tall one about 5mt) right up against a small fence which sits on top of the retaining wall. Now I can see this causing problems for the retaining wall in the future as the trees are only about 5yo at the moment, so I'm not sure where I stand on this, and I certainly don't want to be responsible for replacing the retaining wall in the future. To be truthful I don't see how the retaining wall belongs to me and thus my problem. It doesn’t hold up my dirt, shed, trees etc, and if it fell down although it would do some damage to my property it would do a hell of a lot more to his not to mention wreck his back yard, which by the way is quite small. Any input you have would be much appreciated.