Claiming for a fence erected on vacant land?
Written by Jessica Tait
Updated at January 17th, 2021
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No, not unless you have agreed to contribute before the fence is erected or unless the adjoining owner obtains a court order, before the fence is erected, requiring you to contribute. My lot was vacant and my neighbour has constructed a brick fence, do I have to pay for half of it? Yes, only if the minimum standard for a fence in that location is a brick fence. The minimum standard could be as a result of the local government’s fencing local law or town planning scheme, or through a condition of sale imposed by the developer as a covenant. As a general rule you would have to contribute half the cost of a sufficient fence, this being the minimum standard required by your local government. Dividing fences - a guide 27