• CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    But they can’t just “restore” the property, it was full of mature native trees/plants and for bulldozed.

    Oh God…tree law…I never realized how much I missed this.

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      1 year ago

      Psh, the trees are the easy part, trees (for the most part) stay where you plant them.

      Good luck reintroducing the pocono swallow, or even being able to afford to fly a Bird Law specialist out from Philly to determine damages.

      Seriously tho, this lady just got a $500k house and probably a 1/10th of that in damages for a lot she paid 22k for.

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        You don’t understand tree law. A same tree of about the same size and age must be transported and planted where the old one was. It can cost well over $20,000 per tree. They don’t get to just plant a sapling and say “20 years from now, you’re all good”.

        Then it also has to survive the transplant and a fair amount don’t, so must be replaced again if they fall over or die from the move.