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Article 225Installation of Fences

第二百二十五条(囲障の設置)

If two buildings are owned by different owners and there is an open lot between them, each owner may install a fence on the boundary, sharing the expenses with the other owner.

二棟の建物がその所有者を異にし、かつ、その間に空地があるときは、各所有者は、他の所有者と共同の費用で、その境界に囲障を設けることができる。

If no agreement is reached between the parties, the fence referred to in the preceding paragraph must be a wooden fence, a bamboo fence or a fence made of similar material and must be two meters high.

当事者間に協議が調わないときは、前項の囲障は、板塀又は竹垣その他これらに類する材料のものであって、かつ、高さ二メートルのものでなければならない。

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