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My thinking is that the county can not order me to repair/replace the fence by myself (100%) because the order will conflict with CA code 841, "adjoining landowners equally responsible for the reasonable costs". A county can not enforce a county regulations by means that would conflict with a state law, right?
Not in this instance. That statute simply sets out the default responsibility as between the two land owners. It does not bind anyone else. What it does is give you a claim against the neighbor if he/she does not pay his/her share. The county can make either one of you or both of you repair the fence. If you end up having to pay more than share, your recourse is to sue the neighbor for the excess he owes you by virtue of the statute.