FACT CHECK: Can residents be cited for downed fencing

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Channel: KRIS 6 News · 2017 · News & Politics

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Hurricane Harvey also damaged fences all across the city.

And our fact check team asked the city, can you be cited if you have a downed fence as a result of the storm.

We talked to city code enforcement and found that is indeed a real fact.

The city code says residential homeowners don't have to have a fence. But you can be cited if you have a fence that is structurally unsound or has collapsed on the ground.

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