Related%20passage for Bava Batra 1:5

כּוֹפִין אוֹתוֹ לִבְנוֹת בֵּית שַׁעַר וְדֶלֶת לֶחָצֵר. רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר, לֹא כָל הַחֲצֵרוֹת רְאוּיוֹת לְבֵית שָׁעַר. כּוֹפִין אוֹתוֹ לִבְנוֹת לָעִיר חוֹמָה וּדְלָתַיִם וּבְרִיחַ. רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר, לֹא כָל הָעֲיָרוֹת רְאוּיוֹת לְחוֹמָה. כַּמָּה יְהֵא בָעִיר וִיהֵא כְאַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר, שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ. קָנָה בָהּ בֵּית דִּירָה, הֲרֵי הוּא כְאַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר מִיָּד:

He [an occupant of a courtyard who does not wish to assist the others] is compelled to build a gate-house for the courtyard, [where the gate guard can sit in the shade and keep the passersby in the public domain from looking into the courtyard], and (he is compelled to build) a door [for the courtyard gate]. R. Shimon b. Gamliel says: Not all courtyards require a gate-house. [A courtyard not adjoining the public domain does not require a gate-house. The halachah is not in accordance with R. Shimon b. Gamliel. For even if it does not adjoin the public domain, sometimes there is a press of people and they converge upon the courtyard.] R. Shimon b. Gamliel says: Not all cities require a wall. [A city not close to the border of the enemy does not require a wall. The halachah is not in accordance with R. Shimon b. Gamliel. Even if it is not close to the border of the enemy, it requires a wall, for armed bands sometimes come there.] How long must someone be in a city to be regarded as one of its inhabitants [to share in community responsibilities]? Twelve months. [But nowadays, that there is greater movement, the customary period is thirty days.] If one bought a dwelling, he is immediately regarded as a city inhabitant.

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