359A.19 Duty to maintain tight fences.
All partition fences may be made tight by the party desiring it, and when that party’s portion is so completed, and securely fastened to good substantial posts, set firmly in the ground, not more than twenty feet apart, the adjoining property owner shall construct the adjoining owner’s portion of the adjoining fence, in a lawful tight manner, same to be securely fastened to good substantial posts, set firmly in the ground, not more than twenty feet apart.
[R60, §1545; C73, §1507; C97, §2367; S13, §2367; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1847; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §113.19]
C93, §359A.19
Referred to in §359A.22
Structure Iowa Code
Section 359A.1A - Partition fences.
Section 359A.2 - Trimming and cutting back.
Section 359A.2A - Fence viewers — township trustees — authority — conflict of interest.
Section 359A.3 - Notice and hearing.
Section 359A.4 - Hearing — decision — order — deposit.
Section 359A.5 - Contribution postponed.
Section 359A.6 - Default — costs and fees collected.
Section 359A.7 - Service of notice on nonresidents.
Section 359A.10 - Entry and record of orders.
Section 359A.11 - Record conclusive.
Section 359A.12 - Division by agreement — record.
Section 359A.13 - Orders and agreements — effect.
Section 359A.14 - Lands in different townships.
Section 359A.15 - Fence on another’s land.
Section 359A.16 - Right to build fence on line.
Section 359A.17 - Fence on one side of line.
Section 359A.18 - Lawful fence.
Section 359A.19 - Duty to maintain tight fences.
Section 359A.20 - Tight fence.
Section 359A.21 - Duty to keep fence tight.
Section 359A.22 - Controversies.
Section 359A.22A - Habitual trespass.