mikeofaustin
Bronze Member
A friend of mine has a house that he let go to heck in Austin over the past 10 years. Trees are all over grown, hedges are now trees, an weeds are now hedges. He got a letter from the city that stated a few things that need to be taken care of, including all the weeds and tree trimming, but my real question is regarding the back yard privacy fence that divides the property between his backyard, and the neighbor that called the city on him in the first place. The letter from the city said "Repair or replace the fence". But, the fence is pretty much already taken down and removed, only a slight portion remains. So I think he would just be able to remove the fence entirely, and not have a fence at all. The fence is on his property and put up by his grandfather long ago.
Is he required to replace the fence, or can he just remove the fence entirely. Surely there's no law saying you have to have one in the first place, or there would be a lot of home owners in Texas in trouble. I'm guessing the neighbor somehow influenced his own wording into the letter from the city of Austin, telling him he needs to replace or repair it. I told him to call the investigator tomorrow, but I wanted to get opinions first...
-Mike
Is he required to replace the fence, or can he just remove the fence entirely. Surely there's no law saying you have to have one in the first place, or there would be a lot of home owners in Texas in trouble. I'm guessing the neighbor somehow influenced his own wording into the letter from the city of Austin, telling him he needs to replace or repair it. I told him to call the investigator tomorrow, but I wanted to get opinions first...
-Mike