New Hampshire § 476:1 Fence as Private Nuisance

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 476:1 — Fence as Private Nuisance

New Hampshire § 476:1

Title XLVIIBOUNDARIES, FENCES AND COMMON FIELDS

Ch. 476SPITE FENCES

This text of New Hampshire § 476:1 (Fence as Private Nuisance) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering New Hampshire primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 476:1 (2026).

Text

Any fence or other structure in the nature of a fence, unnecessarily exceeding 5 feet in height, erected or maintained for the purpose of annoying the owners or occupants of adjoining property shall be deemed a private nuisance.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Legislative History

1887, 91:1. PS 143:28. PL 219:32. RL 269:32.

Nearby Sections

3

§ 476:1

Fence as Private Nuisance

§ 476:2

Remedy

§ 476:3

Penalty

View on official source ↗

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)

New Hampshire § 476:1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/476/476%3A1.