New York Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law governs shared fence disputes. NY has no statutory shared-cost fence law. Spite fences over 10 feet erected maliciously can be treated as a private nuisance.
New York State does not have a statute requiring neighbors to share the cost of boundary fences (unlike some other states). Boundary fence disputes are governed by New York common law and, for extreme cases, New York RPAPL §543, which allows courts to treat fences over 10 feet erected maliciously to annoy a neighbor as a private nuisance. Monroe County towns do not have specific fence cost-sharing ordinances. Fence placement should be on the property owner's land (typically set slightly inside the property line). Disputes over boundary fences are generally civil matters resolved through negotiation or litigation. Surveyors can help establish property line locations.
Civil dispute for cost-sharing. Spite fence (RPAPL §543): court can order removal. Property line encroachments: survey and civil remedy.
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