Homeowner accused of cutting down over 16 mature trees for a better ocean view

A Nantucket homeowner has been accused of cutting down more than 16 mature trees on a neighbour’s property to improve the ocean view from his own home. Patricia R.

Belford, trustee of the Belford Family Trust, filed a civil complaint against Jonathan Jacoby in Nantucket Superior Court on June 23, 2025. The dispute concerns land at 1 Tautemo Way.

The trees had been planted by the family in the 1970s.According to a complaint filed in Nantucket Superior Court on June 23, 2025, Jacoby entered the property on or about February 22, 2025, without permission and cut down the trees. The filing says they provided privacy, shade, and a buffer from road noise.