Georgia has no statewide 'good-side-out' rule. Fulton County requires fences to be on or inside the property line. Spite fences (built solely to harass) can be enjoined under Georgia common law.
Fulton County Zoning §4.11 requires fences to be entirely on the owner's property; no construction may occur over a property line without recorded easement. There is no mandated finished-side-out direction in unincorporated Fulton, though many HOAs require it. Georgia courts recognize spite-fence claims when the fence has no useful purpose and exists only to annoy a neighbor (Hornsby v. Smith, 1941). Shared fences require both owners' written consent for joint maintenance.
Encroachment: civil suit + court-ordered removal. Property-line disputes handled in Magistrate Court.
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