Where stories about tree law are discussed, but no legal advice is given.

We have two large White Oaks in our yard (within our fence). They have spread over the fence so about a third of the upper branches are over the neighbors yard. They are accusing us of damaging their property because the acorns fall in their pool, killing the pump. The oaks are also staining the concrete around the pool. They asked a tree service about trimming them and the service said they would charge as much as the would to remove them. So they think we should pay.

I told them the previous owner made the decision to put in a pool under two oak trees and they made the decision to buy a house with a pool under two oak trees. It's nature and not my problem. They said they could have them trimmed. I informed them they couldn't trim over our property line and that if what they did killed our trees, I'd sue to replace them. Am I correct in this?

I guess what really annoys me is the acorns only fall for a couple of weeks in early fall. Looking online, it appears if they just cleaned the filter daily,or bought a skimmer, the acorns would not be a problem.