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fence question...
Hey ladies! I think the time has come that we need to replace our fence (since it is currently being held up in places by rope). We live in a neighborhood with extremely tiny lawns and 'our' fence is shared by all of our neighbors. So when we replace the fence we will be replacing portions (some larger than others) fence also, all of which are one strong gust of wind away from falling over. My question is what to regarding paying for the fence. If this were you, would you just replace the fence and not expect money from the neighbors even though for 2 of them it is one whole side of their yard? Or would you talk with them about figuring out the percentage that is and chipping in? I have no idea what it the 'right' thing to do. Also, do you think regardless we need to let them know we are replacing it since for moments of the build there will be no fence between our yards?
Re: fence question...
We are the neighbors who don't have their own fence--we literally have four sets of different fences! One of our southern neighbors wanted to replace a post and a board, and needed inside our yard to do it. He called to make sure that it was okay with us, that they were paying for it, but would need access to our yard and wanted to know we would be home, because of the dog (they aren't scared of her, but she could get out). H actually helped them put the post in and take out the rotted tree that they had to cut out of our yard to do it.
I don't really know the protocol, though. I would hope that they would let us know if they were going to remove their fence because we have a dog.
The person whose yard in which the fence posts sit is the person who owns that part of the fence, so you will be required to pay for that part. But if a piece of your fence falls down, and the posts are in your neighbor's yard, then that's their resonsibility.
Personally, I'm all for the 50-50 thing, but that doesn't always happen, nor is it a legally binding thing. So be prepared if they say no.
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We replaced our fence last year, we talked to one set of the neighbors and told them what we were planning on doing and they offered to pay for half of it which we thought was very nice. The other side is a rent house so my husband contacted the landlord and explained that, that side had fallen over and we were planning on replacing it he asked if he would be willing to pay for half. The landlord was a major jerk and would never return any of our phone calls so we just had it replaced and ended up paying for all of that side.
At the very least I would let them know what you are planning on doing and hopefully they are nice enough to pay for half!