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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The respective occupants of lands enclosed by fences shall maintain partition fences between them in equal shares, as long as both parties continue to improve the same.
(b) Where any person encloses land adjoining another's enclosed land, so that any part of the fence, or fence and ditch, or hedge and ditch, or wall, already made, becomes a partition fence, the fence-viewers shall determine what sum shall be paid by the one to the other, and the fence shall then be maintained by the parties equally.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Delaware Code Title 25. Property § 1304. Maintenance of partition fences; liability for enclosure of another's lands - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-25-property/de-code-sect-25-1304/
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