Minnesota § 344.09 - PARTY ERECTING MORE THAN SHARE

Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 344.09 — PARTY ERECTING MORE THAN SHARE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 344.09. PARTY ERECTING MORE THAN SHARE

If there is a controversy between occupants of adjoining lands as to their respective rights in any partition fence and the fence viewers decide that either occupant has voluntarily erected or otherwise become the proprietor of more than that occupant's just share of the fence before a complaint was made, the other occupant shall pay for the share of the fence assigned to the other to repair and maintain. The value of the fence must be ascertained and recovered pursuant to section 344.05.

History:

(7256) RL s 2756; 1985 c 265 art 6 s 1; 1986 c 444

Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes

Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 344.09 ("PARTY ERECTING MORE THAN SHARE") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. 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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