Alaska has no statewide shared-fence cost statute. Anchorage does not require cost-sharing. Boundary disputes are civil. The good-neighbor (finished) side typically faces outward by custom, not by ordinance.
Unlike California or Texas with explicit shared-fence cost laws, Alaska leaves residential fence cost-sharing to private agreement. AS 34.11.050 addresses partition fences in an agricultural context, not typical suburban lots. Boundary surveys are strongly recommended before installing a fence along a shared line, especially on irregular Anchorage hillside lots and subdivided sections in Eagle River, Chugiak, and South Anchorage. A written agreement between neighbors covering cost, maintenance, and which side faces outward avoids later disputes. If a neighbor builds entirely on their own land, they are not required to consult the adjoining owner and can choose either side to face outward.
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