Developer wants my tree chopped

[Justin Case]

A developer bought the SFR next to my apt building and he called and wants to cut down my tree on the corner of my lot, the trunk is just a few inches from his property line. He said he will hire an arborist and will trim it and ideally wants it cut down and he keeps calling asking me if he could cut it down. I asked him why this would benefit him and he would not say. It is a 30ft tree and a foot round trunk with lots of high branches. He needs branches cut for construction power. It will also provide visibility to the homes he is building.

I asked him to provide me documentation for this and he will. In Seattle it is very political to cut a tree down (laws).

Should I ask him to pay me for the luxury to remove my tree?