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Mississippi Statutes, Title 89

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Title 89, Real and Personal Property

21 chapters · 357 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 89357 Ch 7, Landlord and Tenant63 Ch 1, Land and Conveyances61 Ch 12, Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Pro…32 Ch 5, Recording of Instruments31 Ch 8, Residential Landlord and Tenant Act23 Ch 9, Condominiums19 Ch 22, Mississippi Uniform Disclaimer of Pr…19 Ch 11, Escheats16 Ch 17, Salvage14 Ch 23, Mississippi Uniform Environmental Co…14 Ch 13, Party Fences12 Ch 6, Mississippi Plane Coordinate System10 Ch 2, Liability of Recreational Landowners8 Ch 19, Mississippi Conservation Easements8

12 sections·Filtered byTitle 89✕Ch 13✕

Miss. Code Ann. § 89-13-1 Adjoining owners to contribute
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Persons owning adjoining land or lots, or being lessees thereof for more than two (2) years, shall be bound to contribute equally to the erection of fences on the line dividing the land or lots, if the land or lots on their respective sides be used by the owner or lessee thereof …
Miss. Code Ann. § 89-13-11 Contribution where fence already built
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In case any party fence has been already built, and the adjoining land be used by the owner thereof for any of the purposes set forth in Section 89-17-1, the party who built the same shall in like manner be entitled to compensation, to the extent that ought to be contributed by t…
Miss. Code Ann. § 89-13-13 Contribution to keep fence in repair
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Each proprietor of land or lots separated by a party fence, shall be bound to contribute his due proportion of labor and materials for keeping the fence in good repair, so far as to make it a lawful fence; and contributions for that purpose may be enforced as above provided.
Miss. Code Ann. § 89-13-15 Ownership of party fence; fence not to be removed
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A party fence will be owned jointly by the respective proprietors, either of whom may require the other to contribute to repairing it, but it shall not be taken away, razed, removed, or left down by either party without the consent of the other; and if either party violate this p…

Miss. Code Ann. § 89-13-17 Departure from line

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When, from natural obstacles, it shall be impracticable to erect the entire fence on the dividing line, and it be necessary to make a departure on either side, such departure may be made, but the fence shall, notwithstanding, be a party fence.

Miss. Code Ann. § 89-13-19 Removal and abandonment of party fence

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In case a joint-owner of a party fence shall desire to have a lane on his land, between his own and the adjoining land, he shall be at liberty to remove his part of the fence, on giving six (6) months’ notice to the other joint-owner, and not otherwise; but any proprietor who may…

Miss. Code Ann. § 89-13-21 Sale of land; lessee or owner to contribute

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In case of the sale of the premises to another person, the purchaser shall have the same right and incur the same liabilities as the original owner, in regard to the party fence. A lessee for a longer time than two (2) years shall stand in the attitude of a purchaser during his t…

Miss. Code Ann. § 89-13-23 Fence removed if not paid for, and adopted by paying proportion of value

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The person who built the party fence may remove it at pleasure, if the owner of the adjoining land will not pay his proportion thereof; and although the proprietor of any land may desire to retain any fence built by him on a line which divides his land from that of another person…

Miss. Code Ann. § 89-13-3 Enforcement of contribution

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If any person, being requested to do so, will not contribute his proper share of the work and furnish the requisite materials suitable for a party fence, or pay the value of his share, the person desiring to build the fence may erect or construct the whole of it, of a proper and …

Miss. Code Ann. § 89-13-5 Enforcement of contribution; notice and proceedings

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The opposite party shall have five (5) days’ notice of the time of the meeting of the freeholders, which may be served as a summons is required to be, and each party may introduce evidence of the value of the fence; and the freeholders, or a majority of them, may assess the amoun…

Miss. Code Ann. § 89-13-7 Enforcement of contribution; action for amount assessed

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The party may maintain an action for the amount assessed by the freeholders; and the order of the justice appointing the freeholders, and the certificate of the freeholders, and proof of notice to the opposite party of the time of the meeting, shall be prima facie evidence to sup…

Miss. Code Ann. § 89-13-9 Enforcement of contribution; costs

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The freeholders each shall receive One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) per day whilst discharging their duty, to be paid by the party at whose instance they were appointed, who may recover the amount as costs, and the justice shall be entitled to fees as in other cases.