Thread: Neighbours, who fricken needs em

ACE one night have a few beers and just run the bloody fence down with the Landy. They wont Know you don’t know anything and there will be no fence to pay for. :roll:
Matrices on the front bull bar no damage. Or Pool acid will work slower then they will what the cheap wooden fence again.

Oooo a get back thread, my fav kind,

Hmm I am pretty fond of the expanding foam in the letter box trick, it fills the whole thing in secs, and drys hard as rock, pain to get out, and the posty will have to chuck his mail on the yard,

cut his phone line from the box out the front,

dead prawns and fish heads on the roof, they rott and smell bad, plus foke dont know they are there, allso attracts birds that **** on everything,..
speaking of wich,.. put a tarp on your car, and start feed the local cockys black berris,

battry acid on the stuff on his washing line ( I know what your thinking I dont feel comfortable breaking into some ones yard,.. Well this is what the good Lord invented the super soaker water pump gun) keep inmind the gun isnt much use for anything else afterwards,.. and he will become a man of the cloth,... as his washing will be holy

leave his tap running,

get yourself termite protection, then drop off some free fire wood for him with nest in it, just a log or so under his home will do the trick,



now I am not saying hey go do these things, but I have seen them done to other people and know they would tick me off,

worst of all,

a tradie friend of mine has a pic on his phone from a guy he used to work with,.. he since left that job for obvious reasions,..
A lady was really giving this guys work mate the skats, with a job they were doing, hot day lots of lights had to be installed lady kept going on with stuff, wanting things moved,, so the tradie, went to the bathroom got the ladys tooth brush and gave him self some back yard irigation with it :!: while it was inside of himself, he snapped some shots with the camera phone, disgusts me every time I think of it,.. now I keep the tooth brush in the fridge just to be safe!!. but you really dont know what people are doing to your gear when they are in the bathroom

Originally posted by Ace
The fences at staceys house are stuffed and need replacing, but by law only with what type of fence is there. This they understand but choose to ignore. Matt

So by virtue of the dividing fences act you are going to be up for "a sufficient dividing fence" which can be legally enforced.

Originally posted by Dividing fences act 1991
Determination as to “sufficient dividing fence”

In any proceedings under this Act, a Local Court or local land board is to consider all the circumstances of the case when determining the standard for a sufficient dividing fence for the purposes of this Act, including the following:

(a) the existing dividing fence (if any),

( the purposes for which the adjoining lands are used or intended to be used,

© the privacy or other concerns of the adjoining land owners,

(d) the kind of dividing fence usual in the locality,

(e) any policy or code relating to dividing fences adopted by the council of the local government area in which the adjoining lands are situated,

(f) any relevant environmental planning instrument relating to the adjoining lands or to the locality in which they are situated.

So basically you would only be required to pay half of what is considered a "normal" fence for the area - Generally a 1.5m paling fence around suburbia. Now Cullen would be stretching it to be considered surburbia so you may even be able to only pay for half of a wire fence if that is the norm in the area. Let your neighbour know that you will pay half of what you are legally required to (you will eventually, unless you unload the place quickly) then they can put up a colourbond fence if they wish - I take it you don't object to the fence just the expectation that you will pay half for it.



Bushie

Coulorbond fences are bad in high fire areas. Check you legal limit and stick to your guns. Friends will negotiate and also understand if you can't afford it. If they don't then they arn't worthwile friends. If you hate the neighbour then SCREW them. Pay your minimum required when you get around to it.
Last time I had a run in it was with a realestat I was renting from. Final outcome on the bond was I don't care not getting it back as long as you never get a cent of it so sue me. They never got a cent either :?:

Most of the council guidlines I've read, city and country, say that you have to pay half of the fence built in keeping with fencing in the area.

If everyone in the street has colourbond then you're stuffed.

So get it done quick before the rest of the street gets colourbond.

Get the quotes, make out the cheque for $300, or whatever, let them chase the rest.












Oh, sell the house first.


Real easy for nasty neighbours to shaft you in a sale.























Maybe the extra bucks might just be worth the peace of mind.




Cheers
Simon

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The are doing what 8O 8O

Hi ferno, i dont know what the notice they gave stacey said it was a council mediation thing i think. [/b][/quote]

Sorry, who were you talking to

Some interesting ideas in this thread, love the fish in the gutters

But seriously Matt, any progress on this one? Legally you have a pretty strong position, but somethimes that's no help.

I have just been through this exact same thing a few months ago, except I was the one wanting a colorbond fence. Reason being the neigbouts are evil people and I did not want to look at them and to keep my family relatively safe. We have moved now even though we have permission and still will errect the a colourbond fence. Anyway Forget council it has nothing to do with fences, forget local court they will never make a decision. Go to the local land board they will send 3 representatives and will make the decision in your favour. I guarantee they will say you pay half the cost of a rural/wire type fence and you neigbour will pay the rest for whatever type of fence they want unless it clearly does not fit in with the surrounding area. This was the decission I was expecting and now have the paperwork and permission to errect the fence. At the end of the day I just wanted a fence the land board do this everyday and are very good. They will give you anywhere from 6 months onwards in agreement with the neigbour to pay your money.

But let your neigbours do all the work, just hold out and make them organise the local land board etc

Get a copy of the fence regs relating to your shire. If there is already a fence that is acceptable by your shire, eg wire, then you will not be compelled to contribute, but may at your discretion. If there is no fence, then you are compelled to contribute half of the lowest cost acceptable fence. You only need to contribute to an existing fence if it is in need of repair or replacement and then only to the current construction.
I would just tell them to rack off.
As said have a chat to the building surveyor at the local shire/council.