Genesee County has no fence line-of-sight or shared-fence rule. Placement on or near the property line is governed by your city or township zoning ordinance; boundary disputes are a civil matter.
Michigan has no statewide "good-neighbor" fence-cost-sharing law, and Genesee County sets no rule; local zoning ordinances control where a fence may sit relative to the lot line and any corner-lot visibility triangle. Grand Blanc Township lets you build on the property line or elsewhere on your lot depending on zoning district, but requires a clear-vision triangle at intersections for traffic safety. Fences straddling a boundary generally require both owners' agreement. Disagreements over the true property line or a fence encroachment are private civil matters, best resolved with a survey and, if needed, the circuit court.
Encroaching or view-obstructing fences may be ordered corrected by the local zoning office; boundary and cost disputes are resolved civilly, not by the county.
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