New York Real Property Law §840 treats boundary fences as shared when they benefit both neighbors, allowing apportioned maintenance costs. New Rochelle requires the finished (smooth) side of a fence to face the neighboring property and the fence to sit fully on the owner's land.
Under NY RPL §840, partition fences on a boundary may be treated as jointly owned, and the cost of reasonable maintenance can be shared by adjoining owners through fence viewers or local procedures. New Rochelle's zoning rule-of-thumb requires the smooth, finished side of a privacy fence to face the neighbor, and the framing side to face the owner's property. Fences should be set on the owner's side of the boundary line unless there is a written shared-fence agreement.
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