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Unable to Share Cost of Fence for Townhouse.. Advice Pls?!

Hi everyone,

I (27F) recently moved into a newbuild townhouse with my boyfriend (30M). Our neighbours, who are retired, talked to me about building a fence to divide our tiny backyard a few months ago, and I wasn't ready to commit to the cost. I kept saying that I needed to look into my options (e.g. having my boyfriend's friends build the fence for a low cost), but they insisted that they needed to place a downpayment fast as there was a long waiting list. Without my direct approval, they went ahead with the downpayment. The backyard can't be more than 30 feet long, but our half of the cost for one side of the fence was over $500.

At this point, my contract at work isn't going to be renewed because of COVID, and my boyfriend is still a student, so he isn't able to contribute.

They are amazing neighbours, and I feel bad for not being able to contribute. Is it horrible if I explain my situation, say that I am unable to contribute at this time, and express that I hope that I can make it up to them one day?

Thank you so much for input! I have just been feeling so guilty about the situation.

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