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Home improvement: enclosing your property Category: Practical guidelines Chapter: Building work All owners are free to enclose their property without any opposition from neighbours. The fence however must neither encroach on the neighbour’s property nor abridge his/her rights (a right of passage for example) If the fence is erected along the line that separates your property from your neighbour’s property, it is called a boundary fence. It is equally shared by the 2 owners who jointly assume its installation, repair, and maintenance costs. Be careful, using plants as a fence is governed by specific rules (art. 671 of the Civil Code). Bushes (plants under 2 meters in height) must be planted 0.5 m away from the boundary line. Standard trees (plants exceeding 2 meters) must comply with a distance of at least 2 meters in relation to the neighbour’s property line. Updated on: 30/01/2008 2008-2011 Valoggia. Tous droits réservés Real estate for sale by owner