Not sure if this is the rught forum, we have a rubber tree farm next to out land/house, problem is the branches break off and drop on our roof plus we get rodents & snakes using them to get onto our roof as well. The branches extend a 3 or so metres over the roof, in Australia they would have to trim them back so they are within their owm property but neither my wife nor I have any idea if there is anything we can do, if one of the much bigger branches comes down it will cause major damage. Does anyone know what our rights are as many thai land owners tend to ignore anything that requires them to do extra work, the trees are planted only a metre or so inside the fence line because they like to use all their land, on our other block their palm trees have broken our plumeria/frangipani trees when their fronds fall because they refuse to cut them, its the same land owner, ideally he needs to remove the trees that extend over our land but I doubt that will happen but to remove all the overhanging branches would be a huge job, the overhang wasnt there when we built.

Cut the braches and throw them back.

On 6/29/2026 at 6:27 PM, seajae said:

Does anyone know what our rights are as many thai land owners tend to ignore anything that requires them to do extra work, the trees are planted only a metre or so inside the fence line because they like to use all their land, on our other block their palm trees have broken our plumeria/frangipani trees when their fronds fall because they refuse to cut them, its the same land owner

It sounds as if you already have talked to the owner of the trees, and he was not forthcoming. Normally, rubber trees would not be planted right to the land border, so I am a bit surprised about this setup.

Either way, if you have any rights here would be very easy to find out, and I am very surprised that your wife did not already do it: talk to the Pooyai Baan. If he agrees that something should or could be done, it will.

Normally, he would at least invite both parties to have a talk about it.

Chances go right up if your wife is local to the area and has her own relatives living there ("namedropping" would also be a thing to use here, if such contacts exist).

The Pooyai Baan will also know, if this person has a standing in the community where you will be "outmatched". In this case, your rights -- whatever they might be in law -- are exactly zero and a conflict with such a person would be not just fruitless, but likely inflame local opinion against you.

In my own case, it was a karaoke bar opening right opposite across the street, the owner a local policeman. I simply moved on, because it was literally nothing to lose sleep over, because TiT.

4 hours ago, jts-khorat said:

It sounds as if you already have talked to the owner of the trees, and he was not forthcoming. Normally, rubber trees would not be planted right to the land border, so I am a bit surprised about this setup.

Either way, if you have any rights here would be very easy to find out, and I am very surprised that your wife did not already do it: talk to the Pooyai Baan. If he agrees that something should or could be done, it will.

Normally, he would at least invite both parties to have a talk about it.

Chances go right up if your wife is local to the area and has her own relatives living there ("namedropping" would also be a thing to use here, if such contacts exist).

The Pooyai Baan will also know, if this person has a standing in the community where you will be "outmatched". In this case, your rights -- whatever they might be in law -- are exactly zero and a conflict with such a person would be not just fruitless, but likely inflame local opinion against you.

In my own case, it was a karaoke bar opening right opposite across the street, the owner a local policeman. I simply moved on, because it was literally nothing to lose sleep over, because TiT.

We bought the land around 8 years ago, the rubber tree owner does not live on the land and simply ignores anything we say/do, we have had trouble with overhanging branches on both his rubber trees and palm oil trees for several years as the fenceline is along all adjoining land (over 2 rai), he has planted all the trees as close to the boundary as possible with around 1.5 to 2 metres between our fence and the trees. Unfortunately my wife avoids confrontation and to get her to complain is extremely hard, she says if we complain then we will suffer as the owner is local and has family all around us, we have only ever been able to talk to their workers never the owner. Falling trees/branches have damaged one of our fences, have dropped branches on our roof and fallen into our yard, they simply ignore us, they even set fire to the vacant block between our house block and our tree block at one stage and caused damage to our tees, they are extremely ignorant, makes me want to just grab the chain saw and take out all the trees along our boundary but that will then fall back on us, I highly doubt the law will help us.

2 hours ago, seajae said:

Unfortunately my wife avoids confrontation and to get her to complain is extremely hard, she says if we complain then we will suffer as the owner is local and has family all around us, we have only ever been able to talk to their workers never the owner.

Then going through the Pooyai Baan is the only option. This position exists, so that direct confrontation is avoided, and it is the "Thai way" of doing things, so your wife should be comfortable with it.

My own experience shows, that keeping a good relationship with the Pooyai Baan will help tremendously whenever such a situation arises, especially for you as a foreigner who is by definition not part of the community. In my specific case, it is little souvenirs from Germany which I bring without fail whenever I come on my yearly visit. They have paid themselves many times over over the years, not just due to his support when needed, but quite automatically I am invited to any large event in the village through him.

From what you describe, the landowner is local and comparably rich/influential, so you might not be in a good position... but you will only find out, if you make the effort to ask.

Edited July 1Jul 1 by jts-khorat

Talk to the neighbour and see if you can find a resolution to cut the problem-branches the rubber tree back.

My Thai girlfriend says that it is the neighbour — the owner of the tree — that shall keep it inside the owner's own property. We also have overhanging trees and just ask our neighbour to cut the problem-branches. Another neighbour has banana palms, where we just cut an overhanging leaf if it becomes irritating. Same with smaller stuff, like bamboo on the entrance road, if it's an easy job just to cut and clean. I shall however admit, that sometimes I place cut bamboo-branches on the neighbours land, where they magically disappear, or the neighbour just do the job...😄

My wife is on the committee in our mooban. This a common issue between neighbours in the mooban, to which the committee advice is:

do not cut the branch,

talk to the neighbour and make a polite request to cut the branch within x days (a reasonable period,

if the neighbour doesn't cut the branch in that period, write a letter which records the earlier conversation/request and asks them to cut it in a new period and send the letter recorded delivery (keep a copy of the letter sent),

if they still don't cut in that period in the letter, employ a company to cut it and send the neighbour the bill with a request to pay (likely they won't pay so options are to move on or if expensive seek legal company to try to get money back through legal means - if there is any chance of repeat issues with other trees/branches best to seek legal company) or cut it yourself.

The branches are hanging over your property, you can cut anything within your property boundary yourself. Rent a cherry picker and diy or hire someone to dify.

17 minutes ago, novacova said:

The branches are hanging over your property, you can cut anything within your property boundary yourself. Rent a cherry picker and diy or hire someone to dify.

Not exactly correct. You need to give notice and give the neighbour time to not action before cutting - see my earlier post and below.

Under the Thailand Civil and Commercial Code, you are legally permitted to cut branches and roots that extend onto your property, but there are specific rules regarding notice and boundaries .

Key Legal Rules

• Roots: Under Section 1347, you have the immediate right to cut and keep any roots from a neighbor's tree or bush that penetrate your land . You do not need to give prior notice.

• Branches: Under the same section, you can cut and keep overhanging branches, but only after giving your neighbor reasonable notice to remove them, and they have failed to do so .

• Boundaries: You must restrict your cutting to the exact property line. You cannot trespass onto your neighbor's land to perform the work, nor can you destroy the tree itself.

Section 1347.-

The owner of a piece of land may cut off and keep roots of a tree or bush which have penetrated from an adjoining piece of land. He may also cut off and keep overhanging branches after giving the possessor of the adjoining piece of land reasonable notice to remove them, such notice not having been complied with.

33 minutes ago, Bredbury Blue said:

Not exactly correct. You need to give notice and give the neighbour time to not action before cutting

The OP has implied that notice has been given..

9 hours ago, seajae said:

We bought the land around 8 years ago, the rubber tree owner does not live on the land and simply ignores anything we say/do, we have had trouble with overhanging branches on both his rubber trees and palm oil trees for several years as the fenceline is along all adjoining land (over 2 rai)

…the adjacent property owner is non responsive. Therefore the OP has the right to chop away at it. Don’t be prissy about it, if it makes you feel better then tell the phuyai ban that you’re going to do it, “it’s gonna be done”. No one in the muban is going to respect you if you cower back.

12 hours ago, novacova said:

The OP has implied that notice has been given..

…the adjacent property owner is non responsive. Therefore the OP has the right to chop away at it. Don’t be prissy about it, if it makes you feel better then tell the phuyai ban that you’re going to do it, “it’s gonna be done”. No one in the muban is going to respect you if you cower back.

I reread the OPs posts and didn't see reference that formal notice had been issued or implied it had issued.

You can always proceed as you suggest without giving formal request/notice to the adjoining landowner and hope he doesn't take legal action against you for not following Thai legal requirements.

Edited July 2Jul 2 by Bredbury Blue

The problem is in the 8 years we have been here we have never met the owner, we have only ever talked to workers who basically will not discuss anything with us plus they are only there rarely, any fallen branches into our land have to be removed by us as they just leave them there. If we call out to them they just turn their back and walk away, makes it very hard, there is an old house there that is falling to pieces, the younger man that lived there did drugs and often had other druggies visit but the house condition is so bad it is no longer livable, no one has lived there for at least a year or more. We do not see or hear anyone doing the rubber tree sap, dogs dont bark so unlikely they are doing it, cant see any collection bowls, same with the palm oil trees, they used to come in to cut the fronds but again it hasnt been done for a very long time. The entrance to it is next to our front fence, every so often someone will ride a scooter in there to visit the house but are gone again quickly, makes it hard to really get any response.

21 minutes ago, seajae said:

The problem is in the 8 years we have been here we have never met the owner,

Yet ignores you?…

On 7/1/2026 at 9:41 AM, seajae said:

We bought the land around 8 years ago, the rubber tree owner does not live on the land and simply ignores anything we say/do

…implies you have had some communication and notification.

In any case seems like the adjacent property owner doesn’t much care about the dilapidating property that is affecting your home which gives you the right for emergency removal of the branches damaging your home. Go ahead and cut the branches up to the property line. Take a few photos of the branches overhanging the house and if it makes you feel better then tell the phuyai that this what you are going to do in your full right.

Edited July 2Jul 2 by novacova

15 hours ago, Bredbury Blue said:

Not exactly correct.

Beg to differ on this…

On 6/29/2026 at 11:27 PM, seajae said:

we have a rubber tree farm next to out land/house, problem is the branches break off and drop on our roof plus we get rodents & snakes using them to get onto our roof as well.

The OP doesn’t need to notify in this situation.

In addition to notifying the phuyai, you can also make a police report if it makes you feel better. There is nothing to prevent you from preventing a neighbors nuisance tree from damaging your house.

Pay the owner's staff to cut the trees back

Just cut the branches through overhang on your roof TIT

From the actions of the property owner and workers it seems they need a little enlightenment.

Cut the branches and stack them on the access road or paths leading into the property. If they complain state you were returning their property and placing them in a conspicuous area that is easy to manage.

Planting trees next to the boundary seems to be a common Thai problem. We have several different tree types where the branches overhang our boundary. I just use the Australian law where you cut them off but must return the cuttings to your neighbors land.

2 hours ago, J Branche said:

From the actions of the property owner and workers it seems they need a little enlightenment.

Cut the branches and stack them on the access road or paths leading into the property. If they complain state you were returning their property and placing them in a conspicuous area that is easy to manage.

Exactly. As with any neighbor, the best plan of action is to start a big sh*t storm.

4 hours ago, TheFishman1 said:

Just cut the branches through overhang on your roof TIT

Yes.

I think I would prune the secondary branches but leave the main one. Then after a while if no one notices/complains then cut the main overhanging branch exactly at the property line. Bear in mind that when the weight comes off the tree may sag back across the boundary so err on your side with the cut. Or leave enough to hang a planter on.

8 years is a long time. If you pardon the idiom this problem should have been nipped in the bud.

Edited July 4Jul 4 by VocalNeal

3 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Exactly. As with any neighbor, the best plan of action is to start a big sh*t storm.

That is your distorted perspective.

The owner and workers of the rubber tree plantation view the potential damage and inconvenience of dealing with limbs overhanging as a non issue.

But your view removing said branches and placing them for easy disposal is a huge problem?

Since it belongs to the owner or the workers responsibility then they will need to be accountable. If that's such a big inconvenience than now the owner or workers will realize how the innocent property owner feels.

On 7/1/2026 at 12:41 PM, seajae said:

We bought the land around 8 years ago, the rubber tree owner does not live on the land and simply ignores anything we say/do

No dramas mate, cut them off at the boundary.

Throw them back over, he may never notice them. If he does notice them and approaches you for discussion, maybe you should discard yourself

Sounds like he's arrogant he wouldn't be doing that to me I can assure you !!!;

Those trees won't be living too long at my fence border

Sounds like a transphobic arrogant man I would tell him to his face !!

5 minutes ago, J Branche said:

That is your distorted perspective.

The owner and workers of the rubber tree plantation view the potential damage and inconvenience of dealing with limbs overhanging as a non issue.

But your view removing said branches and placing them for easy disposal is a huge problem?

Since it belongs to the owner or the workers responsibility then they will need to be accountable. If that's such a big inconvenience than now the owner or workers will realize how the innocent property owner feels.

I'm sorry, when you said: "Cut the branches and stack them on the access road or paths leading into the property." I did not realize the reason for staking the waste on the "road or paths" to the neighbor's property was for the owner's convenience.

Rather than taking it upon myself to hack up my neighbor's trees, and then dump the waste on my neighbor's road, (for his convenance), my suggestion was to just tip the owner's staff to trim the trees back. Now the staff are my friends, and everyone is happy.

You need to use reverse psychology to get back at this man

Go into town and find important people and tell them the owner of the trees was talking about them behind their backs !!

I do this with work colleagues, I start off by telling them to keep it to themselves then tell them I don't really want to say anything but Jack or Jimmy or whoever was bad mouthing them behind their backs !

You need to be a thorn in his side

Edited July 4Jul 4 by georgegeorgia

33 minutes ago, J Branche said:

That is your distorted perspective.

The owner and workers of the rubber tree plantation view the potential damage and inconvenience of dealing with limbs overhanging as a non issue.

Flora& Fauna

But your view removing said branches and placing them for easy disposal is a huge problem?

Since it belongs to the owner or the workers responsibility then they will need to be accountable. If that's such a big inconvenience than now the owner or workers will realize how the innocent property owner feels.

28 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

No dramas mate, cut them off at the boundary.

Throw them back over, he may never notice them. If he does notice them and approaches you for discussion, maybe you should discard yourself

Oh you would let this transphobic homophobic old fool rubber owner walk over would you !!!

Not this little black duck ,not this little black duck!

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

Sounds like he's arrogant he wouldn't be doing that to me I can assure you !!!;

Those trees won't be living too long at my fence border

Sounds like a transphobic arrogant man I would tell him to his face !!

Where did transphobia come in to the conversation?

You neither have a fence nor a border in a flat in Sydney.

You wouldn't say anything to anyone's face.

Keep dreaming darl.

Thank you for your service.

Edited July 4Jul 4 by emptypockets

I ain't not Indian, but that sound like war talk to me!

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

You need to use reverse psychology to get back at this man

Go into town and find important people and tell them the owner of the trees was talking about them behind their backs !!

I do this with work colleagues, I start off by telling them to keep it to themselves then tell them I don't really want to say anything but Jack or Jimmy or whoever was bad mouthing them behind their backs !

You need to be a thorn in his side

I can believe that from you. A nasty little man.

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

Oh you would let this transphobic homophobic old fool rubber owner walk over would you !!!

Not this little black duck ,not this little black duck!

Seek help old mate. You really need it.

Your are neither black nor a duck. Just an internet pest disrupting normal conversation.

Edited July 4Jul 4 by emptypockets