Sources
Everything cited in the answers and on the county and city pages. Rules and quotations were checked on October 11, 2026. Storm reports run from 2016 through 2025; FEMA ratings are the December 2025 National Risk Index; utility territories are for 2024.
- City of Atlanta, ATL311: Tree Removal – Private Property
- Cobb County Community Development, Site Plan Review
- DeKalb County Planning & Sustainability, Homeowner Guide for Tree Removal (May 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release
- Georgia Office of Commissioner of Insurance, Insurance Before and After a Disaster
- Georgia Power, Outages & Storm Center
- Georgia Recorder, State House panel recommends tree care licensing (December 18, 2024)
- Gwinnett County Planning and Development, Tree Removal Information for Homeowners (revised June 20, 2025)
- HomeGuide, Tree Removal Cost
- International Society of Arboriculture, Avoiding Tree and Utility Conflicts (2021)
- International Society of Arboriculture, Mature Tree Care (2021)
- International Society of Arboriculture, Recognizing Tree Risk (2021)
- International Society of Arboriculture, Trees and Storms
- International Society of Arboriculture, Why Hire an Arborist (2021)
- International Society of Arboriculture, Why Topping Hurts Trees
- LegiScan, Georgia HB 882 (2025–2026)
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, 2016–2025
- NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020
- Oklahoma Insurance Department, Fallen Trees & Homeowners Insurance
- OSHA QuickCard, Tree Trimming & Removal
- TCI Magazine, Misconceptions About Property Insurance Coverage for Trees on Houses (2021)
- Texas Department of Insurance, Does your insurance apply when a tree falls? (2023)
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 service territories, 2024
- University of Georgia Extension, Circular 1099, Ownership and Responsibility (reviewed July 2022)