Minnesota has no shared fence cost statute. Each property owner responsible for their own fence. MN Stat. §561.02 prohibits spite fences.
Minnesota does not have a shared fence cost statute. Each property owner is responsible for fences on their own property. If a fence is on the property line, ownership and maintenance responsibility should be established between neighbors. Written agreements recommended. MN Stat. §561.02 prohibits spite fences - fences built maliciously to annoy a neighbor may be actionable nuisances. Disputes resolved through civil court or city mediation programs.
Civil dispute - no city enforcement for cost-sharing. Spite fences: civil nuisance action. Property line encroachments: survey and civil remedy.
Bloomington, MN
Bloomington is heavily impacted by MSP International Airport. The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) manages noise abatement. MN §473.192 requires acoust...
Bloomington, MN
Bloomington City Code §12.99 prohibits animal noise that can be heard outside the building or premises and occurs repeatedly over at least 14 minutes at an a...
Bloomington, MN
Bloomington enforces quiet hours 10 PM–7 AM weekdays and 9 PM–9 AM weekends. Power equipment including lawn mowers, leaf blowers, chainsaws, and snow blowers...
Bloomington, MN
Construction with power equipment allowed weekdays 7 AM–10 PM and Saturdays 9 AM–9 PM. No construction permitted on Sundays. Bloomington City Code §10.29.02 ...
Bloomington, MN
Bloomington requires vehicles parked on improved surfaces. Front lawn parking prohibited. Driveway modifications require permits.
Bloomington, MN
Bloomington prohibits many commercial vehicles on residential property including boom trucks, cargo trucks, dump trucks, semi-tractors, tow trucks, and mobil...
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