The front setback is commonly 10 feet, the sides four feet, and the back setback is 10 feet. The distance may also differ ing to the building type. It is imperative to determine the property line of your property before you put up any structures on it.
Under Michigan law: Parties can establish a boundary line through long-standing recognition and treatment of a specific line as the property boundary. The required period for acquiescence is 15 years. An explicit agreement is not required; a tacit understanding based on historical practices can suffice.
In Michigan, a “spite fence” case is defeated if the defendant establishes by affidavit or testimony any credible evidence that ing the fence had a useful purpose, EVEN IF the defendant also admits that spite was also a motivating factor.
Fences may be placed up to the property line, except for on a corner lot: corner lots require fences to be placed a minimum of ten (10) feet back from the property line on the non-addressed roadway.
A boundary line agreement is a written document between abutting landowners which first identifies their common boundary as being “ambiguous”, “lost” or “uncertain” and secondly describes an agreed to boundary line that is certain.
You and your neighbour can create a 'boundary agreement' to record: the boundary between 2 properties. who's responsible for maintaining a hedge, wall, tree or fence between 2 properties.