In 2022, the Southwest Portland family had applied for a tree removal permit, which the city denied. Two years later, a January storm brought it down on their home.
PORTLAND, Oregon — A family is suing the City of Portland for $4.7 million over a tree that fell onto their home after the city denied them a permit to remove the tree.
The Douglas fir crashed onto the home of Joel and Sarah Bond during the January snow storm of 2024. The Bonds and their two kids were living in the house on Southwest Fairvale Drive near Southwest 42nd Avenue.
“I saw wood and
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