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Six years after a tree fell in her yard from a vacant lot, this Germantown homeowner still can’t get help to remove it

Because of the circumstances around the tree’s collapse onto the property, city departments and officials say they can’t do anything to help.

Linda Smalley at her home in Philadelphia. In 2016, a tree from a vacant lot near her house fell into her yard, damaging her fence and deck. Since then, she's been trying to get help to remove it.
Linda Smalley at her home in Philadelphia. In 2016, a tree from a vacant lot near her house fell into her yard, damaging her fence and deck. Since then, she's been trying to get help to remove it.Read moreJOSE F. MORENO / Staff Photographer