Originally Posted by
MMT WRX
This may be convention but I dont think its law.
If the fence is yours and is on your property/land you can have the good side showing on your side. Also, your neighbor should get permission from you if they want to paint their side of the fence. You dont want them painting it with a different colour thats going to leach all over your side and look an eyesore.
I have no idea whether it is law or not, but it always used to be part of cooperation with your neighbour and good manners to let the good side face his property. The same situation existed with the fence on the opposite side, in other words you got the good side of that fence.
Les