Florida Fence and Property Law: Boundaries and Possession

Michael T. Olexa, Eugene E Shuey, and Patrick H Todd ( November, 2014 )

Summary

This fact sheet is designed to inform property owners of their rights and responsibilities in terms of their duty to fence. It discusses such areas as the property owner´s responsibility to fence when s/he has livestock; the rights of adjoining landowners to fence and where they may place their fences, encroachments, boundary lines, easements, contracts, nuisances; and the landowner´s responsibilities towards persons entering upon their property. This fact sheet should provide a basic overview of many rights and responsibilities that farmers and farm landowners have under Florida´s fencing and property laws. Many readers may value this handbook because it informs them about these rights and responsibilities.

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University of Florida Extension

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University of Florida

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