Showing ordinances that apply to Barnum Island, NY
Barnum Island is an unincorporated community (population 2,590) in Nassau County, New York. Because Barnum Island is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Nassau County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The neighbor fence rules rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Nassau follows NY common law on shared fences: no statute requires cost-sharing. NY RPAPL 843 (spite fence) prohibits fences over 10 feet built to annoy neighbors. Finished side must face outward in most Nassau villages.
New York has no shared-boundary-fence cost-sharing statute like those in CA or MN. Under NY common law, each neighbor owns the portion on their side. The good-side-out rule is codified in most Nassau village codes requiring the finished (smooth) side of the fence to face the neighboring property. RPAPL 843 allows a civil suit if a neighbor erects a structure over 10 feet malicious in intent.
Municipal good-side-out violation: typical 150 to 500 dollars. Spite-fence claims proceed as civil nuisance suits.
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