Good fences may make good neighbours, but bad fences are one most common causes of friction between neighbours. Lynn Freeman walks around a suburban property with six neighbours, some dodgy fences, barking dogs, overhanging trees, root clogged drains and other potential hotspots with Hannah Northover (right) who is Head of Legal – Te Kaitaki Rōia Community Law Wellington and Hutt Valley.
Links
- Your local Community Law Centre
- Community Law Manual chapter on neighbour law:
- New Zealand Law Society booklet: Over the fence... are your neighbours
- The Fencing Act 1978
