Privacy Fence yes or no

[Mitch Atkins]

My rental house is an old mill house so the houses are close together. My question is it worth it to a tenant to have a privacy fence up. I was there the other day and a person walked through the back yard with a dog and it made me think that I would not want some walking through my yard. Anybody with suggestions and people with experience putting up a fence on there rental properties would help my decision making. Thanks.

[Lois Ginter]

You could also plant prickly bushes that would be difficult to walk through.  Are the other yards in the area fenced?  

Since I am a dog owner it wouldn't bother me if some one with a leashed dog walked through my yard.  People who walk dogs are actually a good deterrent to crime because they see what goes on in the area and know when something isn't right.