§ 34-10-17. Settlement of controversies by viewer.
Whenever any controversy or dispute shall arise about the rights of the respective occupants or owners in division lines or partition fences and their obligations to maintain the same, either party may apply to a fence viewer of the town where the lands lie, who, after ten-days’ notice to each party, to be given as provided in § 34-10-15, may in writing determine the division line and assign to each his or her part of the partition fence, and direct the time within which each party shall erect, build, or repair his or her part of the fence, which line and assignment being recorded in the office of the town clerk, shall be binding on the parties and all succeeding owners and occupants of the lands, and they shall always thereafter maintain their respective parts of the fence, until the rights of the respective parties shall be differently determined in some proper action.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 126, § 8; P.L. 1902, ch. 992, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 152, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 182, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 645, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 34-10-17.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Section 34-10-1. - Lawful fences defined.
Section 34-10-2. - Consent of adjoining owner to barbed-wire fence.
Section 34-10-3. - Removal of barbed-wire fence.
Section 34-10-4. - Expense of removal of barbed-wire fence.
Section 34-10-5. - Barbed-wire fences through woodland — Fences existing before 1906.
Section 34-10-6. - Maintenance of water fences.
Section 34-10-7. - Marshland exempt.
Section 34-10-8. - Remedies of marshland owner to trespass.
Section 34-10-9. - Placement of partition fences — Maintenance throughout year.
Section 34-10-10. - Partition fences between lands under improvement.
Section 34-10-11. - Partition fences between improved and unimproved lands.
Section 34-10-12. - Payment for previously constructed fence.
Section 34-10-13. - Viewing and division of fence — Award of cost.
Section 34-10-14. - Holding and improving partition fences — Agreements between owners.
Section 34-10-15. - Complaint of neglect to maintain fence.
Section 34-10-16. - Construction or repair of fence by complainant — Action for cost and penalties.
Section 34-10-17. - Settlement of controversies by viewer.
Section 34-10-18. - Viewer’s fees.