Michigan § 91.8 - Partition fence; ordinances, by-laws, regulation.
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§ 91.8. Partition fence; ordinances, by-laws, regulation.
The council is authorized to enact all such ordinances and by-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, inclosures and parcels of land in said city; 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 relative to partition fences in said city.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Michigan Compiled Laws § 91.8 cover?
Section 91.8 ("Partition fence; ordinances, by-laws, regulation.") 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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