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re: Fence must be 6" from property line?
Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:30 pm to TDsngumbo
Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:30 pm to TDsngumbo
You can't step on his property without a servitude. It is trespassing. Doesn't matter if it is to build/maintain a fence or a space shuttle.
This post was edited on 3/5/18 at 2:31 pm
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Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:32 pm to Dam Guide
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Depends on where you live, Hamilton County, TN is 10' off the property line. Just won a dispute at the zoning board against a developer that tried to put some of his house closer than that next to my house. He had to tear that section down to meet code.
Dallas, at least the neighborhood I'm familiar with, is 6ft off the road I believe. Ordenance of the city.
This post was edited on 3/5/18 at 2:33 pm
Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:36 pm to TDsngumbo
In general, the answer is you can build a fence right up to your property line. However, there may be state or local laws that change this for all or certain parcels in the jurisdiction. There are also the issue of HOA, and covenants and restrictions for the individual parcel and/or the subdivision. Fences distance from the property line is not a usual restriction but it can exist. The only way to determine where you can build the fence is by looking at the laws and also looking at the deed and all covenants, restrictions and servitude/ROWs as well as any other entities that have some measure of control like HOAs and zoning that impact the property. There is no answer without all this information being checked for the particular parcel.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:42 pm to TDsngumbo
I think what she is referring to is that if the post is on the line the fence will inset about 6 inches.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:48 pm to MarcusQuinn
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Setbacks depend on the city/parish/county code and zoning ordinances, the zoning of your lot and the zoning of the adjacent properties. Same with fences, carports, accessories buildings, etc. Call the building and code enforcement office, tell them where you live and they should be able to tell you. Or look online.
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Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:52 pm to TDsngumbo
If you want to give up 6" of your property to your neighbor by prescription then go right ahead.
If your neighbor mows it and treats it like his own for a certain amount of time without an eviction, in Louisiana, it will become your neighbors property
If your neighbor mows it and treats it like his own for a certain amount of time without an eviction, in Louisiana, it will become your neighbors property
This post was edited on 3/5/18 at 2:59 pm
Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:53 pm to TDsngumbo
TDumbass
Posted on 3/5/18 at 3:08 pm to TDsngumbo
You can build the fence on the property line, but at that point, it is joint ownership between you and your neighbor. You can not tear the fence down unless he gives you the ok to do so. If it is built on your side of the property line it is your fence to do with as you wish.
Me personally I would build it 6" off the line unless the neighbor wanted to help with cost.
Me personally I would build it 6" off the line unless the neighbor wanted to help with cost.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 3:09 pm to TDsngumbo
What an absolutely stupid thread.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 4:11 pm to TDsngumbo
In BR I believe you have to keep structures 4' from property line. I have never heard of fences.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 4:11 pm to TDsngumbo
I think fence people want the 6 inch setback because if you go an inch over on someone's property, they can make you remove the fence and get it off their land. If your fence builder is good enough and your survey line is spot on accurate, then go for it.
If you are wrong, it can cost you what you spent on the fence and work to install it.
If you are wrong, it can cost you what you spent on the fence and work to install it.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 4:29 pm to TDsngumbo
It's 6 inches. Who cares
Posted on 3/5/18 at 4:32 pm to Boudreaux35
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servitude
Is this LA's version of a utility easement?
Posted on 3/5/18 at 4:37 pm to TheCaterpillar
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Also if you're putting the fence posts in concrete, wouldn't that stick out further towards the neighboring property?
I'm trying to play devils advocate here
THIS, more or less accounts for the "6 inch" idea (not rule or regulation). If you want it to be "your fence", EVERY BIT of it must be on your side of the property line, including the fence posts in the ground.
This post was edited on 3/5/18 at 4:42 pm
Posted on 3/5/18 at 4:42 pm to BRich
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EVERY BIT of it must be on your side of the property line, including the fence posts in the ground.
Correct, if the "good side" is on your side, then that means the posts must be 100% on your property. Technically this means about 4" of your property would be on the other side of the fence, assuming 4x4 posts are used. Correct?
Posted on 3/5/18 at 4:44 pm to TDsngumbo
Derp
Posted on 3/5/18 at 5:08 pm to TDsngumbo
Your acquaintance could be getting this from some city or neighborhood ordinance. It would be dumb though because if both neighbors put up fences there's a 1' deadzone where shite would grow. If only one neighbor puts up a fence then the other neighbor just got an extra foot of property for all intents & purposes.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 6:10 pm to TDsngumbo
Depends on city. Where I am fence on property line but structures at least three feet from line.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 6:14 pm to TDsngumbo
quote:I've never heard that.
But apparently everyone else I talk to says they've heard this as well and swears it's a law.
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