[McG]

having been in the situation where there WAS an agreement with what fence was going in...and on the property line and payment and etc...and then coming home to find something completely different done...i was choked.

but...completely within the neighbours' rights, they built it entirely on their side. so whether or not there was an agreement...he decided otherwise and did his own thing entirely on his side.

and i think that is the key. whatever you do on your property entirely is up to you...subject of course to bylaws etc.

If your neighbour doesn't like the chainlink fence that you put up on your property...they can always build one that they want on their side of the property line. i know that it seems like a waste...but if you continue to disagree with them that is all that you can agree on.

in my case...we sold and moved before i got around to building the fence that i wanted...so the purchasers of my house got a visibly bigger yard...but not legally if that makes any sense.

the phrase "good fences make good neighbours" is true.

for my house now...all fences are mandated by the developer for 25 years so that has removed any disagreements amongst neighbours...it removes choice but it also means that everything is predetermined. for better or worse.