answer:Did he bother looking out the windows of his home when the real estate woman took him to see the property? He spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on a property whose view he doesn’t like, and now he complains? He had the choice whether to purchase the property. Even though he may not speak in an arrogant tone to you, his wanting to control you and what you do with your property is arrogance, personified. is next step will be manipulation, so be prepared for it. Leave the damn tree, Rangie. If the day comes that YOU want to replace it, you can excercize your freedom to choose something that has a lower growth habit, or you can choose soemthing that grows 15 stories high. That is up to you and any HOA laws you’re required to adhere to. But until then, you have no obligation to him whatsoever…....morally, legally, or otherwise.