Replacing my wood fence (should I ask my neighbors to chip in)?

Is it your fence on your property?
It would be kind or thoughtful to at least consult them. Then ask if they would like to help out. If it's their fence, it's a different arrangement entirely, and you'd also need permission.

In my neighborhood, the right-side fence is mine, and the left side fence belongs to the neighbor.

Ours blew over so my neighbor and I split the materials and build it ourselves.

Not sure if it makes a difference, but none of the fence around my place is “mine”. Talked with one neighbor just randomly a while back and he asked if I knew anyone that could take care of it and he wanted to let me know that it would be done soon b/c of my a-hole GSP. We talked about what needed to be placed temporarily, so his yard doesn’t become a-hole’s yard to do what he pleases.

I went ahead and offered to help him pay for it. He is a good dude, so why not. The other 2 sections need it to, but I’m waiting to talk with the other folks. I figure once everyone starts then people will follow.

My neighbor was building a new fence. He asked me to split our adjoining section.

I didn't like how his was designed. So I paid fully for a better fence on our shared section. I didn't mind paying all of it to get the fence I wanted.

There are some specific laws in LA as related to common fences and walls.

Part of the Civil Code due to the ubiquitous shared walls of residences in the French Quarter. You should consult someone who knows about that shite before you build something that some neighbor objects to and then it has to be removed.

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trashy to ask them

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Unless you are close enough to consult with them about your plan and see if they have an opinion about it. If they have an opinion or want it done a certain way, then you can ask about chipping in, but to insinuate they *should* pay for half of it right out the gate is trashy.

When I move into my house back in 92, there was a very old wooden fence 6 ft. tall that was in horrible shape. I removed all of it and reset any posts that were bad and paid for it myself. That way I got the fence I wanted and put the "finished" side to my property.

None of my neighbors objected since I footed the cost.

Isn’t Mexico supposed to pay for this type of thing?

My neighbor approached me about splitting the cost of replacing the fence bordering our properties. Since neither of us knew who originally put it up, I had no problem with splitting the cost as long as it was installed with quality materials and by a professional installer. No regrets here.