Hernando County does NOT have a municipal good-neighbor or cost-sharing fence ordinance. Spring Hill is a platted suburb with mostly quarter-acre lots, so boundary-fence disputes are common and are handled as private civil matters under Florida law - the County does not adjudicate property-line disputes. Florida has no general residential cost-sharing statute (FS Chapter 588 covers agricultural/livestock fencing only). A fence built on a neighbor's land is an encroachment resolved in Hernando County Court. Sunshine 811 (1-800-432-4770) must be called before digging fence posts, per Florida Statute Chapter 556.
Hernando County Code Chapter 10 Article III does not include a 'finished side out' rule, a cost-sharing requirement, or a good-neighbor fence statute. Boundary-line fences in Spring Hill are governed by general Florida common law: each property owner may build a fence entirely on their own side of the boundary, and a fence on the line itself becomes a shared structure only if both owners agreed. Florida Statute Chapter 588 (Legal Fences and Livestock at Large) is the only state fence statute and applies to agricultural and livestock-containment fences - it does not require residential neighbors to share boundary-fence costs. By contrast, California Civil Code 841 imposes equal cost sharing; Florida does not. If your neighbor builds a fence on YOUR property, that is an encroachment claim and must be brought in Hernando County Court; Code Enforcement (789 Providence Blvd., 352-754-4056) does NOT adjudicate property-line disputes and will direct you to obtain a survey from a Florida-licensed surveyor. Section 10-55 of the Hernando County Code still applies on both sides: front-yard 4-ft cap (at least 25% open), side/rear 8-ft cap, waterfront/golf-course/common-area 4-ft cap. Spring Hill subdivision HOA covenants frequently impose additional shared-line rules (e.g., uniform fence type within a section), so check your HOA's Declaration of Covenants. Sunshine 811 (Sunshine State One Call of Florida) must be notified at least 2 business days before digging post holes, per Florida Statute Chapter 556 - the call is free and locates underground utilities.
A fence over the property line is a civil encroachment, not a code violation - resolution is through Hernando County Court (20 N. Main Street, Brooksville). Damaging an underground utility line because Sunshine 811 was not called is a violation of FS 556.105 and exposes the digger to personal liability for repair costs. A fence that violates Section 10-55 height, openness, or vision-triangle rules can be cited by Hernando County Code Enforcement regardless of which neighbor built it. HOA covenant violations are enforced privately by the HOA, not the County.
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