New Mexico is an open range state (NMSA §77-16-1) with no shared fence cost statute. Albuquerque does not require neighbor consent for fences on your own property. Fence must be on or inside your property line. No spite fence statute in NM.
New Mexico does not have a shared fence cost statute like California’s Civil Code §841. Each property owner is responsible for fences on their own property. Importantly, New Mexico is primarily an open range state - in rural areas, landowners must fence livestock OUT, not in. This reverses the typical fencing burden. Boundary fence disputes resolved through civil court. Written agreements with neighbors recommended for shared fences.
Civil dispute - no city enforcement for cost-sharing. Property line encroachments: survey and civil remedy. Open range liability per NMSA §77-16-1.
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