New fence for rental property, neighbors do not want to contribute to the costs.

Questioner

We would like to replace our fence which is really necessary. Now the neighbor has already indicated a few times that it is my fence on the right. While that side also borders his garden. According to him it works like this, every right side of every house has its own fence that he is responsible for his right side, and not for the left side which is my side. In my opinion you are both responsible for both sides. Now he doesn't want to pay. What are my rights in this? For me as a single person it is a considerable expense that I would like to share because he also enjoys it!

Lawyer

If the fence is on the property line, it is owned by both neighbours; if the fence is completely on your own property, it is completely yours and if the fence is completely on your neighbour's property, it is your neighbour's. Only those who own the fence will also have to pay for its replacement. It could be, as your neighbour says, that the fence on the right is completely on your property and that the fence on the left is completely on the neighbour's property. If the current fence is completely on your property, that does not mean that you cannot decide in consultation with your neighbour to place the new fence on the property line; both will have to pay for the fence.