Do we have to pay for half on a fence that our neighbor’s dogs destroyed, especially if they will not give us any information regarding the cost?

Do we have to pay for half on a fence that our neighbor’s dogs destroyed, especially if they will not give us any information regarding the cost?

Our neighbor’s 2 St. Bernard dogs broke through out fence twice and the second time ran through our house. We complained and now they are replacing the fence. They gave us a letter at 6 pm saying the fence will be replaced the next day and they will send us half the bill later. I tried asking for the estimate, quote or bid but they said don’t worry we got the lowest bid. They weren’t very cooperative when I told them we needed to be included on the cost situation. Do we still need to pay half even though they weren’t cooperative on both occasion when we tried to talk reasonably with them?

Asked on March 7, 2012 under Real Estate Law, California

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