(A) Any person who erects, builds or constructs any fence or privacy screen upon property which such person owns or leases shall be responsible for the repair, upkeep and maintenance of the fence or privacy screen and any area adjacent thereto.
(B) Any person who contracts with another or causes another to erect, build or construct a fence or privacy screen shall be responsible for the repair, upkeep and maintenance of that fence or privacy screen and any area adjacent thereto.
(C) Any person who owns property upon which a fence or privacy screen has been constructed by a previous owner shall be responsible for the care, upkeep and maintenance of the fence or privacy screen. If a previously constructed fence is located upon a lot line, each successive owner of the fence shall be responsible for its care, upkeep and maintenance. If ownership of the fence located upon a lot line is joint or cannot be determined, then each party owning property adjacent to the fence shall be responsible for the care, upkeep and maintenance of the fence facing his or her property. For purposes of this paragraph, the owner of a fence shall be deemed to be any person, persons or their successors who purchase or otherwise acquire the property from the person who originally erected or caused a fence to be erected thereon.
(1978 Code, § 12-15; Ord. No. 211, § 1, 7-24-79; Ord. No. 211-D, § 6, 11-9-92)