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 ties in pays a proportionate share.
Alabama is not an each-owner-fences-his-own state. Under Ala. Code §35-7-3, a partition fence on the line between improved lands must be erected and repaired at the joint expense of the adjoining occupants, and a neighbor who joins to or uses your existing fence owes a proportionate share, judged by the fence's condition when they tied in. Section 35-7-1 defines a partition fence as one on the line between lands of different owners. Unimproved or unused land carries no such duty. Madison 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 under §35-7-3. An encroaching fence is a civil trespass a court can order moved; the county does not police boundary lines.
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