Thank goodness you weren't hurt, and hopefully the garage isn't badly damaged either. And good he has finally seen the light to have the tree taken down. When it is your own flesh and blood at risk it makes you pay attention better.

That’s horrible when you have to deal with neighbors that don’t take care of there trees and yard.

Had one of those. Not as dangerous as yours, I was at work at the time. Came home to find a branch off the tree in the next yard had broken and went through my dining room window, which I had replaced the previous year. Needless to say, had to replace again. Fortunately it happened BEFORE I got the new siding and trim on the house so replacing it wasn't real difficult. The property owners did cut the tree down immediately, although the branch came off during a storm. Oh, yeah, there was that thing about an inch of rain that came after he window was broken.

I had concerns about a huge tree in my neighbor's front yard , and asked him to trim it . Said he was too busy and didn't have time . Some six months later , the weather bureau was forecasting a hurricane . I walked across the street and started taking pictures of his tree , next to my house . He came out and asked why I was taking the pictures . I replied that I was concerned that some of the rotten branches might fall on my place . He said don't worry about it , my insurance would pay for any damage . I answered that it would be his insurance company paying , not mine . He immediately trimmed it thoroughly , before the storm came through .