Alabama shares boundary-fence cost by statute. Ala. Code §35-7-3 makes a partition fence between improved lands the joint expense of both adjoining occupants, so a neighbor who benefits pays a proportionate share.
Alabama is not a pure each-owner-fences-his-own state. Under Ala. Code §35-7-3, a partition fence standing on the line between improved lands must be erected and repaired at the joint expense of the adjoining occupants. A neighbor who ties into or uses your existing fence must pay a proportionate share, measured by the fence's condition when they joined it. Section 35-7-1 defines a partition fence as one built on the line between lands owned by different people. Unimproved or unused land carries no such duty. The county does not referee these disputes; a survey fixes the true line and the circuit court resolves cost and encroachment claims.
A neighbor who uses a partition fence but refuses a proportionate share can be sued for it under §35-7-3. An encroaching fence is a civil trespass a court can order moved; the county does not enforce boundary lines.
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