Neighbour keeps taking fence panels off

[mommydragonn]

Fence belongs to him and it is the kind with concrete posts and wooden panels that slot down in between the posts. We don't talk to each other. But every few months, without warning he takes the panels off completely exposing what we do in our garden like having the washing out or kids playing etc. We feel like we have no privacy or respect from him. We would like to somehow ensure he can't take panels off but don't want to damage his fence and don't want to do anything that is not legal. Are there non intrusive ways to keep the panels in place?

@FortunesFave, ah sorry!

If he's maintaining, repairing or painting his panels you suck it up and be grateful if a maintained boundary.
If he's just being weird then install a fence or boundary inside his.

Do you have any indication of why he's doing this?

Those talking of screening and climbing plants, remember it's his fence so you can't legally attach anything to it, be that screens or trellis for climbers.

@Fuss

Those talking of screening and climbing plants, remember it's his fence so you can't legally attach anything to it, be that screens or trellis for climbers.

As I said Just don't fasten the screens to his fence

He is maintaining the fence, but my DH told him they could've just dropped a note through the letter box letting us know they plan to take panels off. Issue here is not he taking them off, but just because it is his fence, we get no warning or privacy.

My question was what can I do about it, but looks like nothing with the current fence and will have to set something up myself.

He doesn't have to tell you he is moving something in his own garden.

It's not the norm to take town your fence repeatedly for maintenance purposes but he can if he wants. I can see how you can be seeing the fence as something that is between the two gardens but technically it's his fence in his garden and he can move it whenever he likes. Same as anything else he has in his garden.

He doesnt have to tell you. In guess when you see him then go inside, just put up your own fence or screening in front ot his.

Why do you think he has to tell you what he’s doing with his own fence?

Put your own fence or screening up.

I’m guessing he’s just taking them out to stain them and leaving them till they are dry ?

I’m not sure how high the panels are (can’t be that high if he can easily slide panels out). But if he can see into your garden anyway, how are you losing privacy?

@mommydragonn

He is maintaining the fence, but my DH told him they could've just dropped a note through the letter box letting us know they plan to take panels off. Issue here is not he taking them off, but just because it is his fence, we get no warning or privacy.

Sours for a reasonable reason, and it’s his fence. He doesn’t have to let you know it’s bugger all to do with you what he does with his fence. YABCU

Get two or three large plants in pots, then put them in front of the gap. Then when he takes a different panel out, move them to that gap.