ugh - i had a beef with the cost sharing of the fence with one neighbor - he finally coughed up some of the money - but our relationship have enver been the same.
i dicussed the fence with the neighbor, we agreed on a style, provided him with an estimate, even built the thing myself, and then gave him a detialed bill that was close to the estimate - and when it came time to pay he was suddenly poor......his share of the fence was $450 - I thought man throw me a $50 here and there........he paid me about $325 and shortly after he bought himself a Harley.......i should also note that i suspected that there may be some cash flow issues on his part, so i built the fence 6 inches inside my property line. at one point i told him i was ready to buy orange paint to paint my fence........neighbor on the other side was great - just gave me a cheque and apologized for not helping build it.
My suggestion is that everyone pay for thier share of the materials upfront - your buying a new house, it is not an unexpected expense.
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