Which side of the garden fence is my responsibility

sarah_id1

Hi

Fence on both the sides of my garden needs attention. I can fix one on my right is thats the convention. Unfortunately the property on my left is empty and sort of abandoned. If the owner is not interested to fix it what are my options! I dont want to be spending to fix both the side on my own.

Sarah

MrsE_2

sarah_id1 wrote: »

Hi

Fence on both the sides of my garden needs attention. I can fix one on my right is thats the convention. Unfortunately the property on my left is empty and sort of abandoned. If the owner is not interested to fix it what are my options! I dont want to be spending to fix both the side on my own.

Sarah

Is it the fence looking down the garden or the fence standing in the property looking out that you are responsible for the right side of.

sarah_id1

MrsE wrote: »

Is it the fence looking down the garden or the fence standing in the property looking out that you are responsible for the right side of.

Fence looking down the garden

fluffymuffy

Your deeds should indicate which are your fences. Usually marked with a "T"

southcoastrgi

MrsE wrote: »

Is it the fence looking down the garden or the fence standing in the property looking out that you are responsible for the right side of.

umm aren't they the same thing :rotfl:

as fluffy says, but in my experience yours normally is the one on the right as you look at the front of the house/look down the garden/stand inside looking out

MrsE_2

southcoastrgi wrote: »

umm aren't they the same thing :rotfl:

as fluffy says, but in my experience yours normally is the one on the right as you look at the front of the house/look down the garden/stand inside looking out

No!
Looking down the garden has your right on one side, if you turn around & look out from your property towards the road, then your right is the opposite side;)

macman

This left/right delineation is a myth, the only way to be sure (and even then it may not be clearly shown) is to refer to the deeds and and plans.

phill99

southcoastrgi wrote: »

umm aren't they the same thing :rotfl:

as fluffy says, but in my experience yours normally is the one on the right as you look at the front of the house/look down the garden/stand inside looking out

No.

This has got to stop. This stupid urban myth about the fence on the right. It's all bull. The deeds will identify the BOUNDARY you are responsible for, but very rarely will it indicate that there is a requirement to install a fence.

In answer to the OPs question: the person responsible for maintaining the fence is the person that installed it.

macman

But there is no obligation to maintain a fence, or provide one in the first place. If the OP wants a decent fence on the left, then their only remedy (without the errant LL's agreement) is to provide a fence themselves, entirely inside their boundary.
The only requirement for the LL to maintain or replace a fence would be if it were potentially dangerous, and that would be for the OP to prove in a civil case.

mart.vader

macman wrote: »

This left/right delineation is a myth, the only way to be sure (and even then it may not be clearly shown) is to refer to the deeds and and plans.

Absolutely true. My "fence" although it's a hedge, is on the left facing down the garden.

Reminds me of the time I had to look in a woman's cellar and asked where the light switch was. "Oh, Don't you know that", she said, "The light switch is ALWAYS on the right, as you go down the stairs" !

southcoastrgi

southcoastrgi wrote: »

umm aren't they the same thing :rotfl:

as fluffy says, but in my experience yours normally is the one on the right as you look at the front of the house/look down the garden/stand inside looking out

i did say as fluffy says, ie look on the deeds
but every house i've been to is the same your fence on the right looking down the garden which is why i said in my experience