What is the etiquette regarding helping a neighbor pay for this downed fence that borders your property? | |
My neighbor has a fence that separates his garage from my backyard. It is his fence. It fell down recently. He is very handy and said it would cost about $300 in supplies to fix. I offered him $150. Mind you, I don't care if the fence is there or not, I thought I was being a good neighbor by offering to help. He now says it's not fair that I should pay for some of his "labor" of building the thing. When a neighbor puts up a new fence that separates property, how much should one pay, if any? Isn't it up to the non-fence owner to decide?
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From: Iliana
My husband does fences for a living. The proper thing is to share the cost 50/50, since it's in the best interest of both parties. Most neighbors don't mind splitting the cost or even upgrading...Although there are a few people who don't care if the fence is damaged or not and refuse to share in the expense.
From: june
This is a good question... I think that it was kind of you to offer to pay half. You didn't have to.
What about if two neighbors are both having fences built at the same time? I have offered to pay for half of the side that we share. Problem is, their fence is twice as expensive as the one we're having built. If we split the cost, we'd be saving them over a thousand dollars, and we'd be overpaying several hundred dollars ( in comparison to building ours all the way around at the original cost). Isn't it unfair to ask us to pay for their more extravagant taste? Our fence model (split rail) does not require approval by the HOA and is perfectly acceptable, according to nieghborhood standards. What do others think?
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