Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Oregon
Boundary Fence Dispute
My next door neighbor and I both share
a fence in our enclosed back yards. My
neighbors property is run by a property
manager. I worked with this property
manager over 4 month period in an
agreement to replace the rotting and
falling fence with a new fence. In all
converstations there was always
agreement to pay 50-50 and get work
done and we even secured a
comparison bid to placate the owner
who thought first bid was too high
(hence owner in agreement on spliting
costs and doing work...just wants cheap
solution). I gave over 4 weeks notice of
the date I booked for getting work
done... and even contacted the PM
14days prior to work date to remind
him to have a check ready for vendor
and to let tenants know... on the day of
the work they said that the owner
changed her mind and now refuse to
pay. I want to avoid legal
proceedings.. but feel strongly they
should pay 50% for fence that their
property uses to equal use. What would
you suggest?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Boundary Fence Dispute
There is an Oregon statute which provides that both property owners shall be responible for one-half of the cost of a partition fence. Additionally, the prevailing party is statutorily entitled to attorney fees. In order to fully ananlyze your claim, an attorney would need more specific facts. Feel free to contact me for a consultation on this issue at 5032229830 or [email protected].