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Kjesse · 05-18-2007, 07:19 PM

I love the story about the cactus/middle finger window! A true classic.

If its on your land, its your fence. If its on the property line, other considerations apply. Here's a link to the "Line Fence Act", a little known piece of Alberta legislation:

http://www.canlii.org/ab/laws/sta/l-...114/whole.html

Notably:

Settlement of disputes
3(1) If adjoining owners or occupiers of land disagree as to
(a) the quality of the fence that has been or that is to be erected,
(b) the proportion of the value of the fence to be borne by the parties to the dispute,
(c) the amount of the expense incurred in erecting, maintaining or repairing the fence,
(d) the proper location of a proposed or existing line or boundary fence,
(e) the just proportion of a line fence that each owner or occupier should make or put in repair, or
(f) the amount that an owner or occupier should pay as compensation to the other for making or keeping in repair any fence,
they shall each appoint an arbitrator to determine the matter in dispute.

EDIT: This Act used to apply to all fences, it seems in 2003 an amendment was passed to make it only apply to rural areas. My bad.

05-18-2007, 07:19 PM	#38
Kjesse Retired Join Date: Oct 2003 Exp:	I love the story about the cactus/middle finger window! A true classic. If its on your land, its your fence. If its on the property line, other considerations apply. Here's a link to the "Line Fence Act", a little known piece of Alberta legislation: http://www.canlii.org/ab/laws/sta/l-...114/whole.html Notably: Settlement of disputes 3(1) If adjoining owners or occupiers of land disagree as to (a) the quality of the fence that has been or that is to be erected, (b) the proportion of the value of the fence to be borne by the parties to the dispute, (c) the amount of the expense incurred in erecting, maintaining or repairing the fence, (d) the proper location of a proposed or existing line or boundary fence, (e) the just proportion of a line fence that each owner or occupier should make or put in repair, or (f) the amount that an owner or occupier should pay as compensation to the other for making or keeping in repair any fence, they shall each appoint an arbitrator to determine the matter in dispute. EDIT: This Act used to apply to all fences, it seems in 2003 an amendment was passed to make it only apply to rural areas. My bad. Last edited by Kjesse; 05-18-2007 at 07:37 PM.