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fence ettiquette?

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There is an old fence law in Pennsylvania but, I thought it was more for farmers.

And yes....Sometimes you are legally obligated to pay.

Pretty wicked bill if it's 20 acres long /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif

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In Barber v. Mensch, 157 Pa. 390, 27
A. 708 (1893), a case which interpreted an earlier version of this requirement, the Court
held to be "sufficient" a division fence must prevent livestock from entering the adjoining
owner's land and triggering the owner's common law liability for damage caused by his
trespassing livestock. Finding that there is no other discernible purpose for the Fence Law
but to protect property from trespassing livestock, the Court concluded that the obligation
to share in the cost of erecting and maintaining the fence would not apply to an adjoining
property owner who does not keep livestock on his property. This conclusion, the Court
noted, avoids the unreasonable result of requiring every owner of improved and occupied
property to pay a portion of the cost of a division fence which he or she neither wants nor
needs. As supported by decisions in other states, this result would be unreasonable.
 
I'd not do a thing - not answer themk, not even sall 'hello' when they were out in their yard....I'd wait 'em out to see if they say anything (but I'd also check to make sure the fence was not on my land - & if it was, I'd tear it down!)...if they ever said anything to me in person, I'd give them the phone number of my lawyer & tell them to have theirs contact mine...screw 'em!
 
frankenstang57 said:
since she benefits from the fence too, she owes them $300 for her share.
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I'm assuming that she sent 2 other letters to her side neighbors....Correct?

I'm also assuming that she can produce a receipt for $1,800.00

And I don't believe the livestock law is applicable anyway.

Does she keep cows in the back yard of her condo?
 
She shouldn't pay.

The idea that SHE benefits from a fence that doesn't enclose her yard is complete nonsense. If she'd then put up a fence that completes the enclosure they may have a point. But 1/3 of an enclosure is no good at all.

Not only do they seem to lack any legal leg to stand on, the "benefits" are nonsense too.
 
She does derive one MAJOR benefit. She need not be bothered by them anymore since they are isolated from her by THEIR "privacy" fence!! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thumbsup.gif
 
Mike's got a point....

Their request that she help pay for their privacy fence - seems akin to that loud & obnoxious neighbor (who you never liked or got along with) sending you a bill for half of their moving expenses. All because they felt you benefit from them leaving.

Its all crazy talke to me. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smirk.gif
 
franenstan,ah yes fences! one morning i wake up and see this guy walking around my yard with one of them poles with a wheel on it measuring around, i didnt say anything but i knew what was up, after he drove his marker stakes here and there i took out my 200' tape and my plot plan a did some "syferin" of my own, turns out this guy that my neighbors hired to build their fence encroached 5 feet into my property the nucklehead living behind me sees me pulling all these bright red flagged markers out of the ground and repositioning them so he comes out i "splain" everything i did to arrive at my measurements and hand him my business card he pulls out his cell phone and fires his fence company right there on the spot.we chat for a while and he asks if i mind him putting up the fence " as long as its not on my property" turns out he put up a 7' tall nylon mesh fishing net thing fence ya hardly notice it and electric dog fence i love watching my cat walking with his head and tail up strutting along that fence while the neighbors buffalo size rottwiler goes nuts on the other side. anyway i think your sister should tell these folks to go excrete yellow bodily fluids up a rope! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/banana.gif
 
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