My neighbor across the street is dealing with this situation now... (subdivision setting, Southern Hancock county, county limits)
So the lady neighbor directly across from me decides to replace her existing fence with a nice plastic one. It's not cheap, plastic posts with decorative caps and all that, 5' tall or so. She mentions to me prior to putting it up that she believes her property lines are wider (by a few feet) than the previous fence that's installed. I'm not sure how she arrived at this conclusion, maybe she had a survey done or found the property line pegs; long story short she now believes she's placed the NEW fence on the property lines maximizing her duly owned property.
Said neighbor lady now has property taxes due and is seeking funding from both neighbors to pay half of the cost of the adjoining fence along the property line. We'll skip the part where shouting ensued and the police were called.
My questions:
1) In Indiana, does the originator of the fence construction have a right to seek payment for half of the adjoining fence regardless of the adjoining neighbor agreeing to this modification?
2) If the adjoining neighbors tie into the new fence, are the adjoining neighbors required by some Indiana law to pay for half? I know some states have this on the books but could not find this in the Indiana building codes.
3) Isn't there a 6" setback requirement on property lines unless you have the written approval of the adjoining property owner? I believe I found this in the Indiana building codes but want to confirm.
4) If the new fence is ON the adjoining property owners property, what is a suitable course of action?
5) Bacon?
What say INGO?
Mike
So the lady neighbor directly across from me decides to replace her existing fence with a nice plastic one. It's not cheap, plastic posts with decorative caps and all that, 5' tall or so. She mentions to me prior to putting it up that she believes her property lines are wider (by a few feet) than the previous fence that's installed. I'm not sure how she arrived at this conclusion, maybe she had a survey done or found the property line pegs; long story short she now believes she's placed the NEW fence on the property lines maximizing her duly owned property.
Said neighbor lady now has property taxes due and is seeking funding from both neighbors to pay half of the cost of the adjoining fence along the property line. We'll skip the part where shouting ensued and the police were called.
My questions:
1) In Indiana, does the originator of the fence construction have a right to seek payment for half of the adjoining fence regardless of the adjoining neighbor agreeing to this modification?
2) If the adjoining neighbors tie into the new fence, are the adjoining neighbors required by some Indiana law to pay for half? I know some states have this on the books but could not find this in the Indiana building codes.
3) Isn't there a 6" setback requirement on property lines unless you have the written approval of the adjoining property owner? I believe I found this in the Indiana building codes but want to confirm.
4) If the new fence is ON the adjoining property owners property, what is a suitable course of action?
5) Bacon?
What say INGO?
Mike