Tennessee § 44-8-208 - Fences not removed without six months' notice.
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§ 44-8-208. Fences not removed without six months' notice.
No partition fence, or any part of a partition fence, shall be removed without the mutual consent of the owners, unless the party desiring to remove the fence, or part of the fence, shall first give six (6) months' notice in writing to the other owner of the owner's intention to remove the fence. After the expiration of the time of the notice, the party may remove the fence, or part of the fence. Acts 1897, ch. 95, § 1; Shan., § 3005a1; Code 1932, § 5225; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 44-1724, 44-9-208. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 13 Tenn. Juris., Fences, § 2.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 44-8-208 ("Fences not removed without six months' notice.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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