Is it illegal for the owner to cut down trees in the community privately?

It is illegal for the owner to cut down the trees in the community without permission.

Community owners are not allowed to cut down trees in the community at will. The community is everyone's home, and the greening of the community belongs to all owners of the community. If greening plants affect people's lives, the owners can first report to the industry committee or the residential property, and the property company will formulate a rectification plan. After the rectification plan is publicized to the owners of the community without objection, it shall be submitted to the landscaping department for approval before pruning or transplanting. It is not advisable for the owners to cut down without authorization, which harms the interests of the owners of the community.

Ownership of rights such as roads and green spaces. Roads within the building division belong to the owner, except those belonging to urban roads. The green space within the building division belongs to the owner, except for urban public green space or express personal green space. Other public places, public facilities and property services within the building division are owned by the owner. It is illegal to cut down green trees in residential areas, and the owners have no right to cut down trees in residential areas privately. The number of trees cut by individuals privately belongs to public property, which belongs to the intentional destruction of public and private property. Trees belong to garden property and have the right to inquire and manage the trees in the community. If there is a problem of cutting down trees, you can report it to the garden or the public security.

"No unit or individual may damage the trees, flowers and green facilities in the city, and the felling or migration of trees with DBH below 200 cm or above 80 cm shall be subject to the examination and approval of the local urban greening administrative department." Law enforcement officers informed the property manager and filed an investigation against the property company on the grounds that their actions were suspected of cutting down urban trees without authorization.

Where to report the felling of trees in residential property?

Cutting down trees in residential property can be reported to neighborhood committees and urban greening administrative departments. According to the relevant regulations: the greening of urban public green space, scenic woodland, protective green space, street trees and trunk road green belts is managed by the urban greening administrative department of the urban people's government; The greening of protective green space within the boundaries of each unit shall be managed by the unit in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state. The greening of green space in residential areas is managed by the administrative department of urban greening of the Municipal People's Government according to the actual situation; Urban nurseries, grass nurseries and flower beds are managed by their business units.

To sum up, it is illegal for the owner to cut down trees in the community privately.

Legal basis:

Article 274 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC)

Ownership of rights such as roads and green spaces. Roads within the building division belong to the owner, except those belonging to urban roads.