A party fence will be owned jointly by the respective proprietors, either of whom may require the other to contribute to repairing it, but it shall not be taken away, razed, removed, or left down by either party without the consent of the other; and if either party violate this provision, he shall be liable to the action of the other, and be subject to such penalties as a stranger would be. However, a party shall not be bound to contribute towards keeping a party fence in repair, after he shall have ceased to use the land which is divided by it.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 89 - Real and Personal Property
§ 89-13-1. Adjoining owners to contribute
§ 89-13-3. Enforcement of contribution
§ 89-13-5. Enforcement of contribution; notice and proceedings
§ 89-13-7. Enforcement of contribution; action for amount assessed
§ 89-13-9. Enforcement of contribution; costs
§ 89-13-11. Contribution where fence already built
§ 89-13-13. Contribution to keep fence in repair
§ 89-13-15. Ownership of party fence; fence not to be removed
§ 89-13-17. Departure from line
§ 89-13-19. Removal and abandonment of party fence
§ 89-13-21. Sale of land; lessee or owner to contribute
§ 89-13-23. Fence removed if not paid for, and adopted by paying proportion of value