Kentucky's division fence statutes require adjoining landowners to share construction and maintenance costs of boundary fences when both enclose their property. The framework applies statewide.
KRS Chapter 256 sets Kentucky's division fence rules. When adjoining landowners both enclose property, each must build and maintain half of the dividing fence. A landowner who fenced first may demand contribution when a neighbor later encloses the adjoining land. Disputes over fence condition, location, or cost-sharing are resolved by three disinterested housekeepers appointed by the county judge/executive, whose decision is binding. The statute also defines what constitutes a lawful fence in terms of height, materials, and tightness. Local rules cannot override the cost-sharing framework.
Refusal to contribute allows court-ordered cost recovery, plus damages for trespassing livestock.
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