Lincoln does not have a city-specific shared-fence cost ordinance. California Civil Code section 841 (the Good Neighbor Fence Law) presumes adjoining property owners share equally in the reasonable cost of constructing, maintaining, and replacing a boundary fence, and requires 30 days written notice to the neighbor before incurring costs.
California Civil Code section 841 states that adjoining landowners are 'presumed to share an equal benefit from any fence dividing their properties' and are 'presumed to be equally responsible for the reasonable costs of construction, maintenance, or necessary replacement of the fence.' Before incurring costs, the landowner must give 30 days prior written notice to each affected adjoining landowner describing the problem, the proposed solution, the estimated cost, the proposed cost-sharing, and the timeline. The presumption can be rebutted by a court considering factors including financial hardship, whether the fence exceeds local zoning requirements, the proportionality of benefits, and prior agreements. Lincoln Title 18 zoning still controls where the fence can sit and how tall it can be regardless of cost-sharing.
Failure to give 30 days written notice can be raised as a defense in any cost-sharing lawsuit. Disputes are resolved in California Superior Court (Placer County for Lincoln residents); the City does not mediate private fence disputes.
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