What are my rights if a neighbor builds a fence that I do not agree with and wants me to still pay half?
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What are my rights if a neighbor builds a fence that I do not agree with and wants me to still pay half?
A strong gust of wind blew down a dividing fence. The neighbor and I agreed on a person he uses on a regular basis to install the fence and how the fence was to be reinstalled. I was gone one weekend when his guy installed the fence. They installed the fence in the wrong direction. Am I liable to still to pay half of the cost?
Asked on November 22, 2011 under Real Estate Law, Oklahoma
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If the fence was installed improperly by the tradeperson hired to reinstall the fence that was blown down and you are expected to pay for half of it, I would speak with the person who reinstalled the fence incorrectly and have him or her correct the deficiency. I would not pay for half the cost until the problem is corrected.
In most circumstances that you are in, the tradesperson would have a drawing as to how the fence is to look and his or her clients would then initial the drawing so that there would be no misunderstanding as to how the final product would end up looking.
I would also speak with your neighbor about the problem you have with the reinstalled fence to try to come to a resolution.
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