29-401 Liability for neglect to maintain or repair portion of partition fences.
29-401. Liability for neglect to maintain or repair portion of partition fences. If any person liable to contribute to the erection of a partition fence shall neglect or refuse to make and maintain his proportion of such fence, or shall permit the same to be out of repair, he shall not be allowed to have […]
29-402 Domestic animals breaking into enclosure.
29-402. Domestic animals breaking into enclosure. If any horse, mule or ass, or any neat cattle, hogs or sheep, or other domestic animals, shall break into any enclosure, and the owner or occupant thereof shall consider himself aggrieved thereby, such person may apply to the fence viewers of the township in which such enclosure may […]
29-403 Assessment of damages by fence viewers.
29-403. Assessment of damages by fence viewers. If in the opinion of said fence viewers such fence is a good and sufficient fence, according to the provisions of this act, they shall proceed, upon view and inquiry, to assess the damages sustained by such applicant from such trespassing animal or animals; which assessment, including the […]
29-307 Party building more than his share.
29-307. Party building more than his share. When in any controversy between owners of adjoining lands as to their respective rights in any partition fence, it shall appear to the fence viewers that either of the owners had, before any complaint made to them, voluntarily erected the whole fence, or more than his just share […]
29-308 Partition fences to be kept in good repair.
29-308. Partition fences to be kept in good repair. All partition fences shall be kept in good repair throughout the year, unless the owners of the land on both sides otherwise agree. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 40, § 15; Oct. 31; R.S. 1923, 29-308.
29-309 What occupants not required to contribute towards partition fence.
29-309. What occupants not required to contribute towards partition fence. No person not wishing his land enclosed, and not occupying or using it otherwise than in common, shall be compelled to contribute to erect or maintain any fence dividing between his land and that of an adjacent owner; but when he encloses or uses his […]
29-310 Proceedings when one common owner desires to occupy land in severalty.
29-310. Proceedings when one common owner desires to occupy land in severalty. When lands owned in severalty have been enclosed in common without a partition fence, and one of the owners is desirous to occupy his land in severalty and the other refuses or neglects, on demand, to divide the line where the fence should […]
29-311 Throwing land open.
29-311. Throwing land open. When one party shall desire to throw his land open and leave it unenclosed, he shall not take away any part of the partition fence belonging to him and adjoining the next enclosure, if the owner or occupant of such enclosure will, within two months after the same shall be ascertained, […]
29-108 Declaration of policy relating to domestic animal trespass; liability for damages.
29-108. Declaration of policy relating to domestic animal trespass; liability for damages. It is hereby declared that the policy of this state with respect to domestic animal trespass shall be that all such animals shall be enclosed by a lawful fence. It is further declared that, unless otherwise specifically provided by law, strict or absolute […]
29-312 Rights of party not improving land adjoining partition fence.
29-312. Rights of party not improving land adjoining partition fence. If any person shall determine not to improve any part of his land adjoining any partition fence that may have been divided according to the provisions of this act, and shall give six months’ notice, in writing (provided such notice be served between the first […]