Iowa Statutes
§ 359A.16 — Right to build fence on line
Iowa § 359A.16
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Bluebook
Iowa Code § 359A.16 (2026).
Text
A person building a fence may lay the same upon the line between the person and the
adjacent owners, so that it may be partly on one side and partly on the other, and the owner
shall have the same right to remove it as if it were wholly on the owner’s own land.
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Legislative History
[C51, §910; R60, §1541; C73, §1504; C97, §2365; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1844; C46, 50, 54, 58,
62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §113.16]
Nearby Sections
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§ 359A.1
Definitions§ 359A.10
Entry and record of orders§ 359A.11
Record conclusive§ 359A.12
Division by agreement — record§ 359A.13
Orders and agreements — effect§ 359A.14
Lands in different townships§ 359A.15
Fence on another’s land§ 359A.16
Right to build fence on line§ 359A.17
Fence on one side of line§ 359A.18
Lawful fence§ 359A.19
Duty to maintain tight fences§ 359A.1A
Partition fences§ 359A.2
Trimming and cutting back§ 359A.20
Tight fence§ 359A.21
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Bluebook (online)
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