1. I would personally LOVE to see update posted "My neighbor is on Fatwallet too and he/she just knocked on my door to discuss this out"

2. Its a damn fence. As long as you are not going to get grief about it, why bother ? Now if you are trying to use your neighbor to pay half of the maintenance costs for the fence, then im sorry, its a CHEAP SHORTCUT. Granted you may have never met the person, but it does not mean he is an automatic a$$hole. He may offer to share the repair/maintenance on his/her own.

3. What happened to values where people knew each other ? I have lived a good part of my life in another country and while I agree that its harder to keep up with neighbors directly on the backside of the property, nonetheless, the concept of neighborhood means to Build A Neighborhood.

Please beware, that if you want to live in that community, it will NOT JUST be that neighbor, many more will remember you as "Fence A$$hole"

It is a good thing to get suggestions and keep your end safe, so dont take any of the above personal. The concept of neighborhood seems to be going (at least in north east) I would say, Dont Sweat it. If its a neighborhood of honest, middle-class working people, I doubt your neighbor will ever come after you legally for anything. If its Upper- class neighborhood, then you probably dont belong there, since you are posting about a fence on FW. (not to say Upper-class is NOT allowed here - there is a difference. I dont see many big CEOs posting and watching FW on daily basis)

Just 0.02.

OP,

Why don't you tell us exactly what bothered you about the fence and the neighbor:

1. That he/she got to put up a fence right off yours without having to spend the money on that side of his/her property (since you have already done that for him/her) for materials/workmanship.

2. That his/her fence is the same as yours, and he/she actually spent less than you did.

3. PROFIT!

And also, why would he/she need a signature from you before putting up a fence on his/her property? The permit could've been handled by the contractors BTW.

Cheapoking said:The permit could've been handled by the contractors BTW.Sounds more like day laborers than contractors.

Cerdo said:Since when did "high quality" and "vinyl" go in the same sentence?...since they started making womens' clothing out of it.

robstrash said:Cheapoking said:OP,

Why don't you tell us exactly what bothered you about the fence and the neighbor:

1. That he/she got to put up a fence right off yours without having to spend the money on that side of his/her property (since you have already done that for him/her) for materials/workmanship.

2. That his/her fence is the same as yours, and he/she actually spent less than you did.

3. PROFIT!

And also, why would he/she need a signature from you before putting up a fence on his/her property? The permit could've been handled by the contractors BTW.

Well, if you actually read my post, I was not complaining, just asking if there were any potential issues anyone could think of in this situation. As I stated, the person did not have a permit and our township does require one. I know this since my other neighbor was required to have me sign a waiver to "build off" my fence (which I had no problem signing). As I then stated, I walked over, met the neighbor, chatted, then let him know that he should get a permit to avoid any problems with the township. I told him (and put in my post) that I had no problems signing the waiver at all.

Waiver for what - why do you need to approve a fence put up by a neighbor on their property. What potential issue? and if there was any, which I highly doubt, why did you not approach the neighbor in question, and explained, prior to calling whomever was it that you called?

Admit it, you did not like the fact that your neighbor gets to enjoy part of a fence that you spend money on, and there is nothing you can do, to prevent it.

Call Dick Cheney.

and shame on your TripleB for giving red --- when I read the post, I thought it was one of yours

Attorney's General

6) Set it on fire.

Of course, setting something on fire is my usual solution to most problems.

Do not be a jerk!!!