Boundaries
Guides across the site that deal with boundaries.
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Neighbors & Community
Fences, Boundary Walls, and Who Pays
Boundary fence cost sharing comes from state partition fence statutes in some states and from local ordinance in others, with height and purpose limits layered on top.
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Neighbors & Community
Trees, Overhanging Branches, and Fallen Limbs
Trimming rights stop at the boundary line, and damage claims after a limb falls usually depend on whether the tree's owner knew the tree was unsound beforehand.
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Neighbors & Community
Shared Driveways and Access Easements
A shared driveway is usually an easement, and the recorded grant controls how wide it is, who may use it, for what, and how the cost of keeping it up is divided.