Pennsylvania has no “Good Neighbor Fence Act.” Each property owner is responsible for their own fence. Common law governs boundary disputes.
Pennsylvania has no statutory equivalent of California’s Good Neighbor Fence Act requiring shared fence costs. Each property owner is responsible for their own fence on their own property. Boundary line disputes should be resolved through property surveys. The spite fence doctrine exists in PA common law - a fence erected solely to annoy a neighbor may be enjoined as a nuisance. Disputes can be resolved through mediation or magisterial district court. Tree roots and branches crossing property lines follow common law rules.
Civil remedy for spite fence: injunction + damages. Property line encroachment: civil suit. Small claims (magisterial district court) for disputes under $12,000.
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