good fences make for good neighbors: establishing & maintaining property lines 2011 grant county...
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Good Fences Make For Good Neighbors: Establishing & Maintaining Property Lines 2011 Grant County Rural Landowners Conference
• Todd Johnson UWEX-Grant County
• Terry Loeffelholz Grant County Planning & Zoning
Grant County
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Good Fences Make For Good Neighbors: Establishing & Maintaining Property Lines 2011 Grant County Rural Landowners Conference
Chapter 90 of the Wisconsin State Statute
• Responsibility
• Legal fence
• Resolving disputes
Grant County
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Good Fences Make For Good Neighbors: Establishing & Maintaining Property Lines 2011 Grant County Rural Landowners Conference
Boundary Disputes
• Placement of fence does not determine boundary
• Private matters between neighbors
• Cannot be settled by town board supervisors
Grant County
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Good Fences Make For Good Neighbors: Establishing & Maintaining Property Lines 2011 Grant County Rural Landowners Conference
When a Fence is Required
• Either adjoining property of two neighbors is used for farming or
grazing
• Neighbors may agree not to fence
Grant County
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Good Fences Make For Good Neighbors: Establishing & Maintaining Property Lines 2011 Grant County Rural Landowners Conference
Responsibility
• Both neighbors share responsibility
• Form an agreement to modify responsibility
• Affects liability
• Strict liability for specific animals
Grant County
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Good Fences Make For Good Neighbors: Establishing & Maintaining Property Lines 2011 Grant County Rural Landowners Conference
How a Fence is Divided (Partition)
• Agreements in writing
• Dividing responsibility (right-hand side)
Grant County
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Good Fences Make For Good Neighbors: Establishing & Maintaining Property Lines 2011 Grant County Rural Landowners Conference
Subdivisions
• Next to agricultural land
• Ordinance
• Agreement
Grant County
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Good Fences Make For Good Neighbors: Establishing & Maintaining Property Lines 2011 Grant County Rural Landowners Conference
Legal Fence
• At least 50 inches high
• Woven wire, barbed, tensile, boards, electrified
• Dimensional requirements per materials
Grant County
16 feet max.
50
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Good Fences Make For Good Neighbors: Establishing & Maintaining Property Lines 2011 Grant County Rural Landowners Conference
Quiz (Legal or illegal)
Grant County
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Good Fences Make For Good Neighbors: Establishing & Maintaining Property Lines 2011 Grant County Rural Landowners Conference
Quiz (Legal or illegal)
Grant County
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Good Fences Make For Good Neighbors: Establishing & Maintaining Property Lines 2011 Grant County Rural Landowners Conference
Quiz (Legal or illegal)
Grant County
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Good Fences Make For Good Neighbors: Establishing & Maintaining Property Lines 2011 Grant County Rural Landowners Conference
Quiz (Legal or illegal)
Grant County
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Good Fences Make For Good Neighbors: Establishing & Maintaining Property Lines 2011 Grant County Rural Landowners Conference
Quiz (Legal or illegal)
Grant County
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Good Fences Make For Good Neighbors: Establishing & Maintaining Property Lines 2011 Grant County Rural Landowners Conference
Quiz (Legal or illegal)
Grant County
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Good Fences Make For Good Neighbors: Establishing & Maintaining Property Lines 2011 Grant County Rural Landowners Conference
Quiz (Legal or illegal)
Grant County
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Good Fences Make For Good Neighbors: Establishing & Maintaining Property Lines 2011 Grant County Rural Landowners Conference
Quiz (Legal or illegal)
Grant County
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Good Fences Make For Good Neighbors: Establishing & Maintaining Property Lines 2011 Grant County Rural Landowners Conference
Water Issues
Grant County
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Good Fences Make For Good Neighbors: Establishing & Maintaining Property Lines 2011 Grant County Rural Landowners Conference
Resolving Disputes & Recovering Costs
• Resolve it between neighbors
• Town supervisors as fence viewers
Grant County
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Good Fences Make For Good Neighbors: Establishing & Maintaining Property Lines 2011 Grant County Rural Landowners Conference
Survey!
Grant County