La Habra Municipal Code 18.12.070 requires fences, walls and hedges to be maintained, with graffiti removed within 72 hours and damage repaired within seven days. Cost sharing for shared boundary fences is governed by California Civil Code 841, which presumes equal responsibility and requires 30 days' written notice.
For fences on or near a shared property line in La Habra, Orange County, two sets of rules apply. The city's Zoning Code Section 18.12.070 addresses maintenance and appearance: all graffiti must be removed within seventy-two hours of its discovery, and all damaged walls or fences must be repaired within seven days of the damage, or as otherwise approved by the chief planner. Fences must comply with the same three-foot front and six-foot side/rear height limits on any boundary. Disputes over who pays for a shared boundary fence are governed not by city ordinance but by California Civil Code 841, the statewide Good Neighbor Fence Law. Under Civil Code 841, adjoining landowners are presumed to share equally in the reasonable
Failing to remove graffiti within 72 hours or repair a damaged fence within seven days violates Section 18.12.070 and can be cited by code enforcement. Failing to give the 30-day Civil Code 841 notice can undermine a neighbor cost-recovery claim.
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