My physco neighbor says that the law says that if we put the post towards her property that after 2 years she?

by **winwood** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:06 pm

she can claim the fence as hers says its only for privacy fencing tho i guess since the ffence she put up the tpost are on my side can i claim it i just want to block her out of sight but dang sure don't want to pay for her to have the pretty side

by **crosbey** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:16 pm

That is not true.

by **rolfe16** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:22 pm

No she can't to claim someones property after you take care of it or improve it it has to be at the consent of the owner and the improver.

by **raleah** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:35 pm

Fencing laws and local ordinances can be pretty weird. Some do make neighbors share the cost of various types of fence. So, go to a real estate attorney, or go to the county offices and read the county ordinances and Texas code yourself.

by **gillian59** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:43 pm

It's a common fallacy that the person with the "pretty" side facing their property owns the fence. That's not true. If the fence is on your property, it's yours.

However, I did a quick search for Texas and Boyd fence statutes, and only found things specific to livestock, not regular yards.

If the fence is directly on the property line, you are considered to be "coterminous owners" of the fence. You could do some searching for law using that phrase.

by **wethrby** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:53 pm

there are laws that say if you take care of something for a certain number of years then that 'thing' becomes yours..

what do you mean by 'put the post towards her property..? from what I know a post has four sides, and not a front or back.. meaning you can't put it toward anything/anyone.

if you put a fence on your property, it would not matter which way you 'put' it. as long as it is not on her's.. you could put it upside down as long as it is on your side it is yours. not hers..

by **jabin20** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:55 pm

Double check with the building department in your county. In our area, it is an actual legal town ordinance that the "pretty side" must face out, and if you don't install it that way, you can be ordered to tear it down and turn the panels. It is actually the correct way to install it, and because the side with the bracing allows a foothold that a prowler could use to gain access to a yard, I think it's a safety issue, too.

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