Neighboring tenant refuses to provide her landlord's contact

[Constantia Petrou]

Hello,

I own several properties and I have come up against a rather unusual situation. The fence shared with one of the neighbors needs to be replaced. We are in a class A neighborhood in CA. According to CA good neighbor law, the cost for replacing the shared fence is split equally between the two neighbors. I approached the neighbor and she first just ignored me. Once I presented her with the proposal and the cost she disclosed that she is renting the house and that she is not the owner. I have asked her to provide her landlord's contact so that I can discuss this with the neighboring property owner and she refused to do so repeatedly. Given I have provided more than a 30 day notice, I will go ahead and replace the fence. Does anyone have any suggestions/ feedback on how to best handle this situation of the neighboring tenant and owner covering each other to free ride on my buck? Thank you

[Ashley Kehr]

Does your county have an online GIS Mapping system where you can look up a property's owner's name and address. This would give you a place to send your notice. You could also look up the tax record to see where the taxes are sent. At least in NYS it is very easy to find the property owner (most of the time an LLC and not personal name) and a mailing address through online sources.