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8/17/2018

 
Fence installation is important for various reasons. For example, it provides security, enhances privacy and aesthetics. Before installation, some rules and regulations may guide you. These rules depend on your state or neighborhood. In some areas, you are required to install fence inside your property, some distance from the property line. Others allow you to install it along the property line. 

​PROPERTY LINE IDENTIFICATION

​Are you sure about the location of your property line? If not, you can confirm from your county’s records office, your plat or get a land surveyor. With a clearly demarcated property line, you will be sure of your fence’s location. This also prevents court issues with neighbors or fence’s reinstallation.  

​REFER TO RULES AND REGULATIONS

According to rules and regulations in your state, the distance of a fence from a property line may differ. Some rules require you to install a fence inside your property, some distance from the property line such as 2 or 4 inches.

Other laws in different areas allow you to build the fence along the property line. This requires accurate demarcation of the property line.

In some places where there are large tracts of land, the rules may apply compared to areas which are densely populated. In densely populated areas, the law may permit you to build along the property line.
 
HOA also has restrictions and conditions on fence installation to its members. This depends on the state’s statutes governing it. 

Generally, the following considerations may guide you:

•    Before installing your fence, talk to your neighbors. Besides being courteous, they may consent and agree to share the cost of installation. This may also prevent future legal tussles should they dispute the property lines. 
•    The fence should be built within your property line or along it. This depends on the size of your land and the laws governing property lines. Fence installation should comply with the regulations. Fencing companies commonly install fence inside the property line, a foot from the boundary.
•    Fence posts’ side should face your yard. The finished side to face outward. The rails and the posts should be on your yard’s side. 
•    As the owner of the property, the right-hand side of the property’s fence is your responsibility. 
•    Also, make sure you contact utility companies to identify the utility lines underground before installing your fence. 

In Tennessee state, the laws on partition fences are clear. Knoxville Fence Pros in Knoxville TN town is a company in Tennessee state. The company is very conversant with the fence laws. It has the trust of the happy customers who keep coming back and refer others. This is due to the competent workmanship of its professionals who offer customized fencing services to clients.

CONCLUSION

​It is important to ensure that you install fence inside or along the property line depending on your state’s laws. This prevents legal battles if neighbors dispute. The neighborhood regulations also come into place and adhering to them also results in a proper procedure being followed. Talking to your neighbors is also important since they may consent and agree to share the installation cost.

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