All Forum Posts by: Jacky Johnson

Jacky Johnson has started 41 posts and replied 81 times.

If I were the neighbor, it sounds like I'd be the only one bringing money to the table so you could get something you want. I'd be a hard no in their position.

But I supply labor on my side?

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I wanted to replace part of adjoining fences between my neighbor and my property because they were old and stale. I was thinking if I can talk to my neighbor about sharing the cost (I, the landlord, personally provide labor and my neighbor provide material (e.g. fence pickets)). Is this approach appropriate? What are the pros and cons of this approach? Thanks.

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I have a storage room that is old and worn (leaks rain and has a smell of rat droppings) that I have a plan to tear down and rebuild in the near future. I'm looking for an architect and a general contractor (not sure if I need more). What kind of contractors should I be hiring? I have a neighbor across the street who is licensed and does general construction and fine carpentry and another neighbor from a different place who is an architect (not sure if licensed or not). I'm deliberating whether I should hire my neighbor (he just had leg surgery and walking with a cane) across the street to do construction because if the construction turns out bad, I strain the relationship with the neighbor across the street, and also whether I should hire my neighbor from another place who does the design because I kinda don't prefer he knows where I live (just because if the design turns out bad, I strain another relationship with him and exposes my address of where I live). How should I proceed? Thank you.

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Playfulness might be the dog jumping at the fence because it sees a bird on top of fence or something like that. Aggression might be the dog snarling and barking at the fence but only when someone is on the other side when in reality the dog wishes the fence was not there so it could consume the person on the other side or something like that.

Aggressiveness is the dog really barking and trying to get through the feds to harm someone on the other side.

But if no one is in the backyard and the dog is doing it perhaps maybe it's playful???

Eather way if that dog gets to the fence onto your property you can expect it to bite someone, so fixing the fence to prevent that is probably smart.

Right now the dog is barking and lunging towards the fence whenever someone else is on the other side of the fence, so can I assume this is aggression?

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Quote from @Scott Mac:

Aggressiveness is the dog really barking and trying to get through the feds to harm someone on the other side.

But if no one is in the backyard and the dog is doing it perhaps maybe it's playful???

Eather way if that dog gets to the fence onto your property you can expect it to bite someone, so fixing the fence to prevent that is probably smart.

Yea right now the dog is barking and lunging towards the fence whenever someone else is on the other side, so can I assume this is aggression?

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Quote from @Scott Mac:

You might wanna think about this in a different way.

Is the dog lunging at the fence when no one is around?

Where's the dog lunging at the fence when someone is on the other side of it?

The difference might be playfulness versus aggression.

If an aggressive dog breaks through that fence it might bite somebody in the backyard.

Just my 2 Cents.

Which is playfulness and which is aggression?

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I'd start by talking to your neighbour and asking them to split the cost 50:50 saying that the longevity is reduced because their dog keeps jumping up on it. You are happy to take charge, but they need to pay 50%.

Can the split be like 45:55 for I pay 45% of the cost and my neighbor pays 55% of the cost because it's their dog that is lunging towards the fence when it barks and therefore reducing the fence's longevity?

You can try for whatever, but 50:50 is likely all they will go for. they may not be willing to even do that.

Thanks. What do you mean by "they may not be willing to even do that."?

Some neighbours won't pay anything towards replacing a fence. If that happens, put it on your side of the property line and do whatever you want. Heck you could even paint their side hot pink (I wouldn't suggest that).

I didn't know that some neighbors won't pay anything towards replacing a fence. If that happens and I want put it on my side of the property line, do I need to hire a surveyor or someone to assess where exactly my property line is? Thanks.

That is the best option or simply ask your neighbour (and get it in writing) that you can put the fence in the same location.

Yes, always get it in writing. Thanks.

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