If any person neglects to repair or rebuild any partition fence that by law that person is required to maintain, the aggrieved party may complain to 2 or more fence viewers of the town, who, after giving notice as provided in s. 90.07, shall examine the fence. If the fence viewers determine that the fence is insufficient, they shall inform the delinquent party of the insufficiency and direct the delinquent party to repair or rebuild the fence within a time that the fence viewers determine is reasonable. If the fence is not repaired or rebuilt within the time fixed by the fence viewers, the complainant may repair or rebuild the fence and recover the expense of repairing or rebuilding the fence as provided under s. 90.11.
Wis. Stat. § 90.10
Compulsory repair of fence
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 385 Wis. 2d 320 - Stuart White v. City of Watertown (2019)
Most recently applied in 385 Wis. 2d 320 - Stuart White v. City of Watertown (January 2019)
1991 a. 316; 1997 a. 253
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