No Florida law forces a neighbor to split a boundary fence's cost in Indian River County. Florida has no spite-fence statute — section 823.11 governs derelict vessels, not fences — so a malicious fence is only a common-law nuisance.
A shared boundary fence between two Indian River County lots is a private matter. No Florida or county statute requires a neighbor to share the cost, so any split happens by voluntary written agreement, and a survey should fix the true line before building. Florida has no spite-fence statute: Section 823.11 is the derelict-vessel law, not a fence law, so a fence built maliciously to injure or annoy a neighbor is addressed only through a common-law private-nuisance suit in circuit court. A fence encroaching over the line is a civil trespass. In deed-restricted communities around Vero Beach, Sebastian, and the barrier island, HOA covenants may govern shared fencing and maintenance.
An encroaching fence is a civil trespass a court can order removed. A malicious spite fence with no legitimate purpose is a common-law private nuisance a neighbor can sue to enjoin, not a county code violation.
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