I am looking for what people in other jurisdictions have dealt with. I have always understood that, in my city, fences between homes were the responsibility of the homeowner who first puts it up. And the rule was "good side out" and 6" off the property line. But after a discussion with a neighbor who wants me to share the cost of replacement, I cant find any such written requirements. City codes only address max fence height. State rules are all about farm fencing. When I call the city codes' department, I get the glassy-eyed tap dance of interns who don't understand the question.

Am I misinformed as to what common knowledge is? Or do people who are not the original property owners that installed the fence normally agree to share costs? He's a good neighbor and I benefit from the fence. But I sure didnt ask the three other neighbors that border me to help pay for my fence.