Iowa § 359A.16 - 359A.16 Right to build fence on line.
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§ 359A.16. 359A.16 Right to build fence on line.
A person building a fence may lay the same upon the line between the person and the adjacent owners, so that it may be partly on one side and partly on the other, and the owner shall have the same right to remove it as if it were wholly on the owner’s own land. [C51, §910; R60, §1541; C73, §1504; C97, §2365; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1844; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §113.16] C93, §359A.16 Fri Dec 12 20:09:30 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 359A.16 (17, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 359A.16 ("359A.16 Right to build fence on line.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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