Showing ordinances that apply to Mariaville Lake, NY
Mariaville Lake is an unincorporated community (population 666) in Schenectady County, New York. Because Mariaville Lake is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Schenectady County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The neighbor fence rules rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Shared boundary fences are governed by NY Real Property Law §840. Neighbors can equally share cost and maintenance of a properly sited boundary fence. Schenectady County has no additional ordinance.
NY RPL §840 (the 'division fence' statute) lets adjoining owners share costs of a fence on the property line. Either owner can build such a fence and obtain half the cost from the other under a formal notice procedure before town fence viewers. Schenectady County towns retain the fence-viewer role, though it's rarely invoked. Best practice is a written agreement. Fences must be entirely on the building owner's side unless a mutual agreement places them on the line.
No criminal penalty; civil actions in town court or Supreme Court for cost recovery and removal.
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