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Committee approves bill allowing limited neighbor access to repair fences
Summary
The Missouri House Committee on Consent voted 9-0 to give House Bill 1116 a do-pass recommendation; the bill would allow a property owner to enter up to 10 feet onto an adjacent parcel to build, repair or maintain a fence, subject to limits on damage and tree removal.
The Missouri House Committee on Consent voted 9-0 to give House Bill 1116 a do-pass recommendation after a brief executive-session discussion. Representative Hayden, who introduced the bill, said it would let a landowner "fix, maintain or repair or ... build a new fence" by entering up to 10 feet onto an adjacent property and that the person who enters would "pay for any damage you do."
The bill’s sponsor told the committee the change is intended to resolve disputes that arise when a neighbor refuses access for routine fence work…
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