Baltimore limits fence heights: typically 6 feet rear/side, 4 feet front yard. MD Real Property Art. §14-120 addresses spite fences over 6 feet.
Baltimore or county code regulates fence heights by yard location. Rear and side yard fences typically limited to 6 feet. Front yard fences limited to 4 feet. Corner lots have visibility requirements. MD Real Property Article §14-120 makes a fence over 6 feet built to annoy a neighbor actionable as a nuisance (spite fence). HOAs extremely common in Maryland suburbs and may impose lower limits or specific design requirements.
Code compliance notice with correction period. Modify or remove non-compliant fence. Spite fence: civil action.
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