Reference for Bava Metzia 10:4

וְכֵן בֵּית הַבַּד שֶׁהוּא בָנוּי בְּסֶלַע, וְגִנָּה אַחַת עַל גַּבָּיו, וְנִפְחַת, הֲרֵי בַעַל הַגִּנָּה יוֹרֵד וְזוֹרֵעַ לְמַטָּה עַד שֶׁיַּעֲשֶׂה לְבֵית בַּדּוֹ כִּפִּין. הַכֹּתֶל וְהָאִילָן שֶׁנָּפְלוּ לִרְשׁוּת הָרַבִּים וְהִזִּיקוּ, פָּטוּר מִלְּשַׁלֵּם. נָתְנוּ לוֹ זְמַן לָקֹץ אֶת הָאִילָן וְלִסְתֹּר אֶת הַכֹּתֶל, וְנָפְלוּ בְּתוֹךְ הַזְּמָן, פָּטוּר, לְאַחַר הַזְּמָן, חַיָּב:

Likewise with an olive-pressing house built into a rock, and a garden on top, [the house belonging to one, and the garden to the other] — If it (the roof of the house) were "reduced" four by four hand-breadths, so that it cannot be sown as before], the owner of the garden goes down and sows below (in the house) until he makes a vaulted roof for his house, [on which the garden owner can place soil and sow.] If one's wall or tree fell into the public domain and caused damage, he is not liable to pay. [For what could he have done? He was taken unawares.] If they [beth-din] gave him time [thirty days] to cut down the tree or tear down the wall, and they fell within that time, he is not liable; if after that time, he is liable.

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