On 1/31/2005 10:18 PM US(ET), Percival P. Cassidy took fingers to keys,
and typed the following:

This seems strange to me. Why would the fence separating two
properties not be built *on* the boundary, straddling it, with the
owners of the adjacent properties sharing the cost? -- unless, as on
one side of our property, there is a drainage easement, in which case,
I assume, no fence could be built at all.


If your fence is on the line, there is no place for you to fix, paint,
or otherwise touch the outside of your fence without trespassing on your
neighbor's property.


Perce


On 01/31/05 06:06 pm Heathcliff tossed the following ingredients into
the ever-growing pot of cybersoup:

Usually you put a fence a few inches inside the property line, just so
there is no issue about whose property it's on. Ideally you would find
both iron rods on that side (front corner and back corner) and run a
string between them -- that is the property line -- then put the fence
just inside that. The rods are often buried a couple inches deep but
are usually not too hard to find if you know generally where it should
be. Of course, they are easy to find with a metal detector!



--
Bill