Nashville's Metro Code has no minimum setback requirement from a neighboring property line for fences. There is no boundary fence law requiring cost-sharing. Disputes are private matters.
Under Nashville's zoning code, there is no required distance between a fence and the neighboring property line — a fence may be built on the property line. An alley is not considered a street for fencing setback purposes. Nashville has no boundary fence ordinance requiring cost-sharing between neighbors. Fence location disputes are civil/private matters. Metro Codes does not enforce HOA covenants or private deed restrictions, which may impose additional requirements. Encroachment onto a neighbor's property would be a civil matter.
No fence neighbor-dispute enforcement by Metro Codes. Civil remedies available for encroachments.
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