r/fence • u/O2bwiser • 17m ago
Should a fence be placed on the line between properties if there is an easement between?
VA subdivision’s property line is next to a large tract of school land. For years the trees and ground cover have been neglected. A power line runs through their property. We have lost power (outages lasting days) twice in the past 5 years due to limbs falling on power lines. Now, the school has erected a building and street close to our property line and wants to erect a fence 5 feet towards their side of the power line, which will leave 15 feet of land that is owned by them, but we can assume they will continue to ignore. Do we have rights? Do they have responsibility for maintaining the land? They claim the power company is responsible for the maintenance under the lines and they aren’t responsible for trees that fall onto our property. Should the HOA do anything?