(765 ILCS 130/14) (from Ch. 54, par. 14)
Sec. 14.
If any person is disposed to remove a division fence, or part
thereof, owned by him or her, and allow his or her lands to be uncultivated
and not used for pasture purposes, after having first given the adjoining
owner one year's notice, in writing, of his or her intention so to do
and having received such adjoining owner's permission, he or she may,
at any time thereafter, remove the same, unless such adjoining owner
shall previously cause the value of the fence to be ascertained by
fence viewers, selected as hereinbefore provided, and pay or tender the
same to such person; provided that if, in accordance with such
provisions, the fence has been removed entirely and a new one erected,
any person who seeks to make use of the new fence shall pay to the owner
one-half of the original cost thereof. With reference to the removal or
use of a fence as set forth in this Section, a landlord shall be
responsible for the acts of a tenant.
(Source: P.A. 84-551.)
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