Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Mar 11, 2019 9:08 am This is really frustrating now I have 3 neighbors I have been trying to contact.. All which are ignoring me I have had a fencing company mail them 3 letters with a quote of their share of the fence and its been over 28 days and no one has responded to me or them I have also contacted their builders who dont do the fence for their client. They said they'll pass on my details and yet still no response from any of them I have even gone to one of the neighbours addresses to knock on the door for friendly chat about it. No one was home so I left a note in their letter box asking them to call me asap about the fence and still no call back I dont want to have to drag this out to court to chase up money id prefer them pay their share now to my fencer company They have to by law so why make this process more painful then it should be is there anything else I can do? Put a caveat on their side of their fence through my conveyancer or something? Re: Neighbours ignoring me about fence 6Mar 11, 2019 9:46 am Patrick yes mine is almost done probably about 3 weeks left if most Yeah sounds like they just ignoring you because for them a fence at this stage doesn’t matter to them. I wouldn’t go the legal road just yet even though you probably could justify it, mainly because it could result in yrs of bad blood. Probably just keep trying to make contact and keep an eye out when they inspect their builds. Pretty annoying though, so many people blow all their money on pendant lights and other useless bling but don’t budget for the fencing. Re: Neighbours ignoring me about fence 7Mar 11, 2019 10:00 am My house will be an investment property so I probably will never see them I am in a pickle I dont want to leave it because who will want to rent a house with no fence? I want tenants to move in asap Re: Neighbours ignoring me about fence 8Mar 11, 2019 10:11 am Patrick My house will be an investment property so I probably will never see them I am in a pickle I dont want to leave it because who will want to rent a house with no fence? I want tenants to move in asap Oh that changes things, I’d be threatening legal action immediately! Re: Neighbours ignoring me about fence 10Mar 11, 2019 10:34 am There are procedures to follow which are covered by the Victorian Fences Act 2014. Google for confirmation and further details. "Procedure if adjoining owner has not responded or cannot be located An owner of land may commence fencing works and any subsidiary works without agreement from the owner of the adjoining land if— (a) the owner gives the owner of the adjoining land a fencing notice and the owner of the adjoining land has not responded within 30 days from the day the fencing notice was given; or (b) after making reasonable inquiries, the owner of the adjoining land is unable to be located." "Contributing to Fences General principle—owners are liable to contribute in equal proportions to a sufficient dividing fence (1) If there is no dividing fence between adjoining lands, the owners of the adjoining lands are liable to contribute in equal proportions to fencing works and any subsidiary works for the construction of a sufficient dividing fence for the adjoining lands." "19 Procedure if adjoining owner has not responded or cannot be located An owner of land may commence fencing works and any subsidiary works without agreement from the owner of the adjoining land if— (a) the owner gives the owner of the adjoining land a fencing notice and the owner of the adjoining land has not responded within 30 days from the day the fencing notice was given; or (b) after making reasonable inquiries, the owner of the adjoining land is unable to be located." "21 Recovering contributions from owner of adjoining land for works commenced under section 19 (1) If an owner of land who commences fencing works and any subsidiary works under section 19 seeks to recover a contribution from the owner of the adjoining land, the owner may do so by filing a complaint in the Magistrates' Court seeking an order under section 30C. (2) An owner of land who is unable to locate the owner of the adjoining land after making reasonable inquiries may file the complaint in the Magistrates' Court without having located the owner of the adjoining land. (3) If the owner of the adjoining land is liable to contribute to fencing works and any subsidiary works under an order made by the Magistrates' Court in that owner's absence ([i]first order), and that owner considers that the first order is inequitable, that owner may seek a further order under section 30C by filing a complaint in the Magistrates' Court within 30 days after the service of the first order."[/i] 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Neighbours ignoring me about fence 12Mar 11, 2019 10:37 am Patrick I want tenants to move in asap I hope that you are arranging landscaping and not providing a bare block. 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Neighbours ignoring me about fence 14Mar 11, 2019 10:43 am The choice is yours. 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. it depends on the natural ground level, if they excavated their boundary wall needed to be built as a retaining wall. If you filled, which sounds like the case then you… 1 7092 The only thing to add to these comments is that where possible it's always good to try and work with people than just say "no" because you can. 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