Legal analysis: The basic purpose of signing by neighbors who build houses in rural areas is to reduce neighborhood disputes. If they do not sign, they should negotiate and communicate. When building a house in a rural area, the signatures of the neighbors are required. This is indeed a requirement in some places. Because houses built in rural areas are arranged in rows from east to west, with streets in front and back, and the neighboring houses are closely connected, this may cause problems of mutual influence.

Legal basis: "The People's Republic of China and the Civil Code"

Article 288 Neighboring rights holders of real estate shall be in a position to facilitate production, facilitate life, and unite and assist each other. , fair and reasonable principles, and correctly handle adjacent relationships.

Article 289 If laws and regulations have provisions on the handling of adjacent relationships, those provisions shall prevail; if there are no provisions in laws and regulations, local customs may be followed.