A New Jersey man is facing a fine of $32,000 for cutting down thirty-two of his neighbor's trees to improve the view from his $1.75m mansion of New York City's skyline. 

Grant Haber is said to have violated local legislation in the town of Kinnelon, New Jersey, that requires a permit to be acquired before removing trees.

Haber is alleged to have hired individuals to cut down 32 mature trees on his neighbor Samih Shinway's property in order to get a better view of New York City.     

Pictures taken at the property show the extensive mess left by those hired to take out the work. 

Speaking to DailyMail.com, Shinway said he arrived home one day to a team of men working on removing the trees from his property. 





Pictures taken at the property show the extensive mess left by those hired to take out the work





Grant Haber, pictured here, is said to have violated local laws that require a permit for the removal of trees






Samih Shinway, pictured here, said he arrived home one day to a team of men working on removing the trees from his property





A private property sign is clearly seen attached to a tree were Haber is said to have paid the men to chop them down







He said: 'When I came home on February 27th I heard chainsaws and I drove my 4-wheeler to see where the noise was coming from. 

'I saw a tree shredder and 4 men on my property and they were on my cousin's property too.

'Haber tried to act like it was a big mix up. The workers right away blamed him & he denied everything and told them all to leave.

'Haber came out and said "isn't this a disaster? Who would do this?". Ever since he cut the trees down there's been lots of crows and Soil erosion.

'When I was outback with the forester he let his two dogs out and they were harassing us. 

'He was yelling for the dogs from 50 feet away but wouldn't actually come get them. 

'The fine is 32 grand but the estimates in damage are around $1.9 million. 

'A letter was dropped in our mailbox that was typed & unsigned saying he's not a bad neighbor & he moved here because he loves nature. Otherwise he's had nothing to say.'

A large section of the woodland has been completely felled, opening up a section of the forest.




Shinway estimates that the total damage to the area actually totals over $1.9 million 





Pictures taken at the property show the extensive mess left by those hired to take out the work





Haber, pictured here on the left, is said to have hired a team of workers to take away the trees





Haber, pictured here on One American News, is the founder of American Innovations, a New York based company that works in munitions 

John Linson, the borough forester in Kinnelon, New Jersey, told the Courier Journal that he had issued Haber with fines for his alleged actions. 

Linson told the news site: 'I am only able to state that 32 trees were removed without a permit.'

Haber had been scheduled to attend a hearing in Kinnelon Municipal Court on Tuesday but his attorney said he needed more time to review the case. 

Haber lives at his $1.75 million New Jersey mansion with his Diana and their children.




The property of Haber can be easily seen from Shinway's property in this picture





In total, Haber was fined for chopping down 32 trees on the property totaling $32,000





Haber is expected to appear in court later next month in connection with the incident

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