Share fence repair fee

[John Mary]

Hello all, my rental property's fence fell down and PM fixed right away. I asked my PM to ask that neighbor to share the repair fee, PM said the neighbor told them the fence is belongs to me. I then asked PM to send me the neighbor address so that I can send them register mail to request repair fee, although I don't expect they will pay me but at least I do something to not to admit that fence is 100% belongs to me, and PM is not willing provide that address to me. So, I asked someone live around that area to check for the address. Now, I got the address and ready to send them mail to decline 100% of ownership of the fence. Want to hear you guys idea on what should i do? Is this the right way to go? Thanks a lot. Attached picture shown the fence location.

[Dan H.]

Quote from @John Mary:

Quote from @Theresa Harris:

You may want to point out to your PM the fence law.  If it won't help you now, perhaps it will help others down the road.  I would have expected a PM to be up to date on things like that.

 PM did not even show me their address...I guess I do not need to point out the fence law which they should know as experienced PM. For the PM, i told them regarding any issue about the fence, you need to notice me first before any action. This put me in safe.

 I am surprised no one has said this yet...

You need a new PM.  One that is responsive and one who is a good caretaker of your investment.

The PM 1) should have informed you prior to fixing the fence 2) should have had the neighbor pay for some of the fence repair.  Ideally 50%, but if neighbor offered 40% with no hassle I would jump at it 3) should have known the fence law (but admit that I was unaware of this law) 4) should have provided you the neighbors address when requested.  They work for you and should be responsive to your inquiries.

One issue is poor, but 4 issues is 4 too many. I know it is a hassle changing PMs. A year ago I changed STR PMs and gave up thousands of positive STR reviews due to me firing the PM. It took quite a while to get our occupancy rate back to what it was (we have far less than 100 positive reviews at this time between all platforms).

Good luck