I built a house on 12 acres of a former pasture, outside of any city jurisdiction. The neighbor to our West converted a portion of his property into an outdoor wedding center. He erected a fence between our properties. He placed a gated gap at one end of the run, and an ungated walking gap at the other end of the fence run. We requested verbally that there be no gaps between our property, but the two were placed in the fence.
The neighbor recently asked if he could use a portion of our property for overflow parking, and I denied this fearing liability should someone be injured on our property.
This got me thinking about potential liability. We have two large dogs, a flowing creek, many rocks and even some potentially ankle twisting holes. Would no trespassing, or beware of dog signs limit liability if someone from a wedding party would wander through the fence? Other than gating and locking both fence gaps, are there other ways to limit liability in my case?
The neighbor recently asked if he could use a portion of our property for overflow parking, and I denied this fearing liability should someone be injured on our property.
This got me thinking about potential liability. We have two large dogs, a flowing creek, many rocks and even some potentially ankle twisting holes. Would no trespassing, or beware of dog signs limit liability if someone from a wedding party would wander through the fence? Other than gating and locking both fence gaps, are there other ways to limit liability in my case?