Section 344.14 — Viewers When Fence On Town Line.
344.14 VIEWERS WHEN FENCE ON TOWN LINE. If a partition fence is to be built on a line between towns, or partly in one town and partly in another, two supervisors, one from each town, shall be the fence viewers. History: (7261) RL s 2763; 1985 c 265 art 6 s 1
Section 344.16 — Division Or Recorded Agreement Runs With The Land.
344.16 DIVISION OR RECORDED AGREEMENT RUNS WITH THE LAND. If the line upon which a partition fence is to be built between unimproved lands has been divided by the fence viewers or by the recorded agreement of the parties, the several landowners, and their heirs and assigns forever, shall erect and maintain fences in accordance […]
Section 344.17 — Failure Of Viewer To Perform Duty; Penalty.
344.17 FAILURE OF VIEWER TO PERFORM DUTY; PENALTY. A fence viewer who unreasonably fails to perform a duty required by this chapter shall forfeit $5 to the town or city and be liable to the injured party for all resulting damages. History: (7264) RL s 2766; 1985 c 265 art 6 s 1
Section 344.18 — Compensation Of Viewers.
344.18 COMPENSATION OF VIEWERS. Fence viewers must be paid for their services by the person employing them. The town board may by resolution require the person employing the fence viewers to post a bond or other security acceptable to the board for the total estimated costs before the viewing takes place. The total estimated costs […]
Section 344.19 — Viewers In Counties Not Organized Into Towns.
344.19 VIEWERS IN COUNTIES NOT ORGANIZED INTO TOWNS. In counties not organized into towns, the county commissioners are fence viewers and are governed by this chapter, except that county commissioners shall not receive the per diem provided in section 344.18 but may be paid a per diem pursuant to section 375.055, subdivision 1, and their […]
Section 344.20 — City Or Town Option.
344.20 CITY OR TOWN OPTION. (a) If eight or more landowners in a home rule charter or statutory city or town petition the governing body for a vote on a partition fence policy, the governing body may adopt its own policy and procedures for dealing with partition fences, including enforcement procedures. When a town board […]
Section 344.07 — Failure To Erect Or Maintain.
344.07 FAILURE TO ERECT OR MAINTAIN. If a party fails to erect or maintain the part of a fence assigned under section 344.06, the aggrieved party may erect and maintain the fence, and be entitled to double the cost of the construction and maintenance as ascertained and recovered in section 344.05 in the case of […]
Section 344.08 — Recorded Division; Binding On Heirs And Assigns.
344.08 RECORDED DIVISION; BINDING ON HEIRS AND ASSIGNS. All divisions of fences which are made by fence viewers under this chapter, or which are made by owners of adjoining lands, in writing, witnessed by two witnesses, signed and acknowledged by the parties, and recorded with the county recorder, are valid against the parties to the […]
Section 344.09 — Party Erecting More Than Share.
344.09 PARTY ERECTING MORE THAN SHARE. If there is a controversy between occupants of adjoining lands as to their respective rights in any partition fence and the fence viewers decide that either occupant has voluntarily erected or otherwise become the proprietor of more than that occupant’s just share of the fence before a complaint was […]
Section 344.10 — Lands Bounded By Stream.
344.10 LANDS BOUNDED BY STREAM. If lands of different persons must be fenced and are bounded upon or divided by a stream or pond which, in the judgment of the fence viewers, is not in itself a sufficient fence, and if the viewers determine that it is impracticable, without unreasonable expense, for a partition fence […]