There are few things more awkward than your neighbor encroaching on your privacy and property, for example, by attaching things to your fence with nails or a drill. It can leave you with a hundred different questions: Are they allowed to? Do I ask them to take it down? Who owns the fence anyway?
The basic rule of thumb is that permission must be granted from the owner of the fence, generally speaking whose property it sits on. But, unlike pruning a neighbor's overhanging tree branch, this dispute can be a little more tricky to navigate. It depends on not only ownership of the fence, but also if local regulations require shared maintenance, if you live in a HOA, and how much damage the specific attached items are causing – you may even need permission to hang these lightweight bistro-style string lights from Amazon.
