How NOT To Hire A Land Clearing Contractor In NJ & NY

How NOT To Hire A Land Clearing Contractor In NJ & NY

Posted on Fri, Feb 17, 2012 @ 02:06 PM

Hiring a land clearing contractor can be a tricky thing. Is the company experienced? Do they understand the proper permits they need to obtain before they start working? Can they be trusted to get the job done while still being environmentally responsible.

Check out this story below from our friends at NorthJersey.com. It tells the story of a home owner in Mahwah, NJ that hired a land clearing company from out of state to remove about 50 trees from "his" property.

Unfortunately, the land clearing service removed about 200 trees, worth approx. $1,000,000. Now the home owner is in trouble with the town (and all of his neighbors) because he cleared land that wasn't his and the land clearing contractor didn't do the right things before they started working.

Before you hire a land clearing contractor in NJ or NY...make sure they have all the proper permits and the company has years (if not decades) of experience in the land clearing service.

Here's the news report as well as a short video from northjersey.com

TheBergen CountyProsecutors Office must now decide whether to pursue a case against a township man accused of illegally chopping down more than 200 trees on his neighbors property.

Jay Patel, 47, pleaded not guilty Thursday in municipal court to criminal charges stemming from his decision to hire a land clearing company last March to remove the trees from an undeveloped lot behind his Tudor Rose Terrace home. The trees are valued at more than $1 million, according to police.

Patel, wearing a suit with no tie, was expressionless as he stood quietly between his two lawyers, who did most of the talking during the brief proceeding.

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How NOT To Hire A Land Clearing Contractor In NJ & NY