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Ala. Code § 35-7-1 Defined
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Partition fences within the meaning of this chapter are fences erected on the line between lands owned by different persons. (Code 1852, §1109; Code 1867, §1292; Code 1876, §1597; Code 1886, §1375; Code 1896, §2123; Code 1907, §4244; Code 1923, §7974; Code 1940, T. 47, §251.)
Ala. Code § 35-7-2 Joint Owners Authorized to Make Repairs
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Where a partition fence has been, or may hereafter be established by agreement of adjacent owners of land, each to keep up a particular part of such fence, if either fails to keep such part assigned to him in good repair, it shall be lawful for the other joint owner to repair suc…
Ala. Code § 35-7-3 Expenses to Be Borne Proportionately by Adjoining Owners
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Partition fences between improved lands are to be erected and repaired at the joint expense of the occupants; or if any person makes a fence a partition fence by joining to or using it as such, he must pay to the person erecting it his proportion of the expense, taking into consi…
Ala. Code § 35-7-4 Ascertainment of Amount to Be Paid Upon Failure of Parties to Agree
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If the parties cannot agree, on application by either to the district court in the county in which such fence is, such court must issue an order in writing to three disinterested freeholders of such county, not related to either of the parties, to examine such fence, and to ascer…