From shared costs to spite fence laws, knowing your fencing rights can prevent neighbors from overstepping and keep your ...

You’ve barely finished unpacking when your new neighbor comes knocking – but instead of a warm welcome, they bring a surprise: The fence between your properties is on their land, they say, and now ...

Summer may be over, but that doesn’t mean your yard maintenance stops. In fact, this is the season where fences and sheds are more prone to the brutal weather conditions, causing damage or general ...

Generally, from a legal perspective, you don't need a neighbor's permission to install a fence within your own property lines. Don't assume you know where your property line falls! Get a professional ...

Dear Readers: Here’s a column originally published in September of 2015. Dear Johnnie: Who pays for fence replacement? Back in New York, the person who put up the fence had to face the nice flat side ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I bought our current home about four years ago, although the house itself is about 20 years old. The backyard is surrounded by a standard wooden fence. The condition ...

CARMEL, Ind. — When Brandom Leum saw a swastika spray painted on his neighbor's fence in Carmel, he immediately wanted fix it. "It troubled me. And so, you know, I thought, man, I want to get up there ...