Perris, CA Fence Regulations: Neighbor Fence Rules (2026)

The City of Perris regulates the height, location, and materials of fences through Zoning Code Section 19.02.040, but it does not set the cost-sharing rules between neighbors. Those come from California Civil Code Section 841, the statewide 'Good Neighbor Fence' law that applies in Perris like everywhere in California. Under Civil Code 841, adjoining landowners are presumed to share an equal benefit from a fence dividing their properties and, unless they agree otherwise in writing, are presumed equally responsible for the reasonable costs of construction, maintenance, or necessary replacement. A landowner who plans to incur such costs must give 30 days' prior written notice to each affected adjoining owner, describing the problem, the proposed work, the estimated cost, and the presumption of equal responsibility. The equal-cost presumption can be overcome by evidence that splitting the cost would be unjust — for example, where the burden is substantially disproportionate to the benefit. For the fence itself, Perris height and material rules still apply: side and rear boundary fences are capped at 6 feet. Property-line disputes are civil matters; the city does not resolve ownership or cost disagreements.