Tucson does not require agreement or notice from a neighbor to build a fence on your own property, but fences must sit entirely on your side of the property line unless a shared-use easement is recorded. Arizona spite-fence law allows neighbors to seek removal of any structure built primarily to annoy.
Arizona does not have a statutory fence contribution law like California Civil Code 841, so there is no automatic obligation to share construction costs. Neighbors may enter a written cost-sharing agreement and record it to bind successors. Disputes over boundary fence location typically require a survey and sometimes a quiet-title action. Fence encroachments of even a few inches can become adverse possession issues after 10 years of open use. Tucson advises homeowners to stake the property corners from a recent survey before building.
Encroaching fences can be ordered removed through civil action. Spite fence complaints are litigated in Pima County Superior Court, not handled by city enforcement.
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