Fences and property lines
In Chaska, Minnesota, the homeowner must verify the property pins to show a new fence is on their own land.
Fences and the property line
Chaska, Minnesota asks for a site plan or survey showing where the fence will go with a fence permit application.
Tamarac, Florida asks for two copies of a survey marked with where the fence will go and the length of each section.
In Tamarac, the property pins must be found for the final fence inspection. If they cannot be found, a surveyor has to set new ones.
Tamarac inspectors need a string line between the pins to judge whether the fence is legally on the owner's property.
In Bay City, Michigan, the city does not determine lot lines, and a fence permit is not a ruling on where the fence legally belongs.
Bay City requires the finished side of a fence to face the neighbors, and allows fences up to the property line except where setback rules apply.
In Minnesota, when adjoining lands both raise livestock and an owner wants a fence, the neighbors build and maintain the partition fence in equal shares.
Sources: The owner must confirm the pins before fencing; Tamarac, Florida: two copies of a marked survey; A fence permit does not settle the lot line; Minnesota livestock partition fences are shared
Boundary disputes
A county parcel map cannot be used to prove the size, shape, location, ownership or boundary of land.
If a neighbor rejects the survey, the next step is an attorney, and if the parties still cannot agree the line may be decided in civil court.
Common questions
Do I need a survey to build a fence?
In Chaska, Minnesota, the homeowner must verify the property pins to show a new fence is on their own land.