davis_square | Where are beavers when you need them? (Reply)

Sooo... a third of the tree behind my apartment has decided to hang out on the back porch and roof for a while. My landlord is also on vacation until Monday the 5th and his phone is off.

I can't open my back door at all but the downstairs neighbor was able to go out and investigate and it seems like mostly (hopefully) cosmetic damage- a few shingles, the gutter and flower pots hung off the side of our railing (which my roomie and I never used). However, this is no small tree and it's on the roof of our kitchen in two places.

What are the legal and safe rights here? I'm sure the landlord will get back to us this evening and fix it tomorrow, we have never had a problem with that at least. If not, should we call a contractor without the owner's consent? There is a possibility that this house-length portion could roll off into the neighbor's house as well. At least we still have teh internets and no rain inside :)

Wow, what a crazy few storms we've had!!