Understanding Canadian Fence Building Regulations (Part 2)

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Understanding Canadian Fence Building Regulations
(Part 2)

• Natural Art Fence Vancouver

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• Our neighbours fence could grant them permission
  to have rights over your property! Understanding
  fence building regulations will help prevent any
  unwanted intrusions onto your property and/or
  disputes you may have among your neighbours!
• In British Columbia, Canada, the Land Titles
  system governs ownership of land. Under the Land
  Titles system, if your neighbour placed his fence
  onto your property, you are legally entitled to
  have your neighbour remove the fence.

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• However, if you do not object or grant
  permission, your act of doing nothing after 10
  years will grant your neighbour the right to
  obtain Court Order confirming his ownership of
  that strip of property. For example, your
  neighbour has built a fence one foot onto your
  property. You did not bother to tell him or
  object to this action. After 10 years, you
  decided to sell your home and you begin to
  dispute about the fence. Legally, your neighbour
  will be granted the right to obtain Court Order
  and the ownership of the land that was underneath
  the fence.

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• Now, lets say you were building a fence, how
  would you avoid the problem your neighbour had
  faced in the previous scenario? The solution is
  to call the property surveyor to pinpoint the
  boundary line between your property and your
  neighbours. Calling the surveyor will save you
  money in the long run and minimize dispute. Keep
  in mind that the validity of the survey lasts
  between 10 to 14 days, which is why we recommend
  having everything ready prior to calling. If you
  and your neighbour are sharing the fence, then
  building the fence right on the boundary line is
  accurate.

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• If you were to own the fence yourself, then build
  the fence towards your side of the property and
  not over the boundary line.
• Understanding these rules will help you reduce
  unwanted surprises! Remember to work with your
  neighbours and not against them. After all,
  whether you decide to share the fence with your
  neighbour or not, a fence will always have two
  sides to look at!

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