Nassau follows NY common law on shared fences: no statute requires cost-sharing. NY RPAPL 843 (spite fence) prohibits fences over 10 feet built to annoy neighbors. Finished side must face outward in most Nassau villages.
New York has no shared-boundary-fence cost-sharing statute like those in CA or MN. Under NY common law, each neighbor owns the portion on their side. The good-side-out rule is codified in most Nassau village codes requiring the finished (smooth) side of the fence to face the neighboring property. RPAPL 843 allows a civil suit if a neighbor erects a structure over 10 feet malicious in intent.
Municipal good-side-out violation: typical 150 to 500 dollars. Spite-fence claims proceed as civil nuisance suits.
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