Shared boundary fences in California are governed by the Good Neighbor Fence Act (CA Civil Code §841), presuming adjoining owners share the cost equally after 30 days' notice. Spite fences over 10 feet are a private nuisance (§841.4).
In the City of Monterey, disputes over shared boundary fences are settled by state law — California's Good Neighbor Fence Act, Civil Code §841. The Act presumes adjoining owners benefit equally from a boundary fence and should split its cost equally, but the presumption comes with homework: 30 days' written notice to the neighbor describing the project and its estimated cost before work begins. The companion rule, §841.4, handles feuds — a fence over 10 feet built to annoy a neighbor is a spite fence and a private nuisance. The city's role is limited to height and zoning rules.
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