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Sent to Legal Experts February 19 6:18 p.m.

My neighbor and I share a privacy fence separating our properties. I am willing to fix the entire fence at no cost to the neighbor, yet the neighbor refuses to let it happen. He states that the fence is on his property and is his. If I want to build a fence I may do so on my property line. What do I do?

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Portland, Texas

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letter to neighbor stating intent and plan to have survey put flags up tomorrow to find property lines. Do you think we need a survey drawing?

Customer (name blocked for privacy)

Status: Closed Value: $15

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February 19 9:12 p.m. (2 hours and 53 minutes later)

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Dear Customer (name blocked for privacy) - Assuming you are permitted by city code to build a fence on your property then I would do so. I would also recommend having a survey completed to be certain where the line is located. If the existing fence happens to be on your property you would be allowed to tear it down. If not then you will have to build on your own property.

David Kennett - JD - Attorney at Law

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Sent February 19 10:00 p.m. (47 minutes and 59 seconds later)

should I get a survey with a diagram of my lot, or will flag lines suffice?

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February 19 10:03 p.m. (3 minutes and 1 second later)

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Just so you know where the property line is actually located. I would think that the flag lines would suffice for your purpose since a diagram is just a drawing and does not actually mark the exact spot such as posts or flags.

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