Michigan § 67.43 - Ordinances and laws; fence viewers.
Full text of Michigan Michigan Compiled Laws § 67.43 — Ordinances and laws; fence viewers., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 67.43. Ordinances and laws; fence viewers.
The council is authorized to enact all such ordinances and laws as it may deem proper relative to the building, rebuilding, maintaining and repairing of partition fences by the owners and occupants of adjoining lots, enclosures and parcels of land in the village; and relative to the assigning to the owners or occupants of such adjoining pieces of land, the portion of such partition fences to be maintained by them respectively; and may provide for the recording of such assignments and divisions when made; and may provide for the recovery of damages from any owner or occupant who shall fail to comply with the provisions and requirements of any ordinance relative to such partition fences. And the council may appoint fence-viewers and prescribe their duties and mode of proceeding in all cases relating to partition fences in the village.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 67.43 ("Ordinances and laws; fence viewers.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. 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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