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Originally Posted by go iggy
There are houses that we are looking at and neither of them have a fence. How do you decide exactly where the fence goes so its not on your neighbors property? Do you need to get a survey done?
Thanks
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Rathji and Incinerator are right in that your Real Property Report (RPR) show where your property is. However, they only show it on a piece of paper and not actually on your property. As Rathji said, usually your fence is considered on property if it (centerline of the fence) is within 0.2 metres of the property line, so it doesn't have to be exact.
Your best option would be to do as Rathji said, get together with your neighbour and with both of your RPR's you should be able to get it pretty close. This is the best option as both you and your neighbour come to an agreement as to where the fence is, and if there are later any disagreements, that is who it will be between.
You can get it surveyed to be sure, but it is going to cost you well over $100 per hour, and depending on your neighbourhood, it could take a long time (mostly in old neighbourhoods where the survey evidence has been destroyed). If you know some who surveys you might be able to get it done cheaper as a side deal. Knowing surveyors, the best currency is beer.
Are you building it yourself? If not, I would think that the contractor would be able to look after finding the property line location.