This somewhat piggy backs off the grass comments from the other thread, so long story short, I am surround by 4 houses, all of which share a chain link fence with me. The chain link fence is mine, however it is old, rusty, and very poor quality in some areas. Truthfully, it's nothing more than an eyesore.
What I'd love to do is put up a privacy fence, but disposable funds will not allow that right now, so I'm thinking about just taking the chain link fence down and not putting anything up, which leads me to my dilemma. 2/4 of my surrounding neighbors have dogs, so they rely on this fence. I don't want to be a total dick and just take it down and say "fuck off, it's your problem", but at the same time, I don't have a dog so I really don't give a shit.
Once I let these people know (I don't mind going over and talking to them), is there anything I should be aware of as far as responsibility to keep it up, replace it, etc.? The last thing I want is some neighbor drama, but at the same time, the fence has lived it's life. Hell, I don't even have gates on it anymore because they were so rusty.
Thoughts? Advice?
Note: No HOA- nice neighborhood in Hilliard.
TL;DR: Want to tear down MY fence, neighbors have fence. What to do?