Boundary fences
A fence on the boundary line between two properties is usually a shared responsibility. Most of the disputes we hear about would not have happened if the neighbours had talked it through first.
In California a fence that sits on the line between two properties is generally treated as something both owners share, and the cost of putting it up or replacing it is usually split between them. That is the starting point most neighbours work from.
Before anything happens, tell your neighbour what you are planning. Put it in writing if you can: what is wrong with the existing fence, what you want to build, and roughly what it will cost each of you.
This is the step people skip, and it is the step that decides whether a disagreement stays a conversation. A neighbour who was told ahead of time, with a number attached, responds very differently from one who came home to a crew in the yard.
Not everyone wants to split it evenly, and that is fair enough, especially where one side wants a far fancier fence than the boundary really needs. That is exactly why it helps to have a clear written estimate to talk over rather than a vague idea.
We can put the estimate in a form you can hand straight to your neighbour, with the scope and the cost split set out. Ask for it when we come out.
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