Re: private fence

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Not in all cases. Alot of states
require the pretty side faces the
public, and all neighbors. This is
a state by state ordenence.

On 9/28/06, johncodie wrote:
> Believe you mean privacy fence on
the property line.
>
> Consider who owns the property
line?
>
> Upon the dispute the person can
split the fee of the survey
> and take the dispute to court.
The county survey is the
> courts expert to the court as
what is the correct boundary.
>
> Offsets of property to a property
line is usually a foot.
> Again not clear if that is 6" on
each side, or a foot on
> either side. Clearance is so
boundary can be maintained.
> You can legally go on a person's
property to maintain your
> property if there is not other
way to access.
>
> If the limb overhangs the
property line the property owner
> has the right to trim back to the
property line. If there is
> no overhang and tree/limb falls
over line individuals
> insuance is responsible for
removing tree limb up to the
> propertly line. Each property
owner is responsible back to
> the line. Owner of tree is not
responsible for fence since
> other had right to trim back to
line.
>
> If limb/tree falls on other house
then others insurance of
> property is liable for not
removing propertly line known
> hazard if tree is dead. If tree
is living and permits are
> required to remove such; then act
of god, let the insurance
> carriers argue it out.
>
> Fences make good neighbors, so
share the privacy. If you
> install it you get to have the
pretty side!
>
> On 9/26/06, chris wrote:
>> if someone puts up a private
fence on the property line
>> does the neighbor now own 1/2 of
the fence?? and if a
>> tree limb falls on the fence is
the owner of the tree
>> liable for the fence, even if
the limb falls because the
>> wind was blowing???