Interference between geotechnical structures is considered to exist if there is overlapping of their potential failure surfaces. The interference of a nearby slope on footing was studied by G. G. Meyerhoff and of two footings, by J. G. Stuart and J. Mandel. In each of these cases this interference was not quantified and the failure mechanism of the two adjacent structures were considered independent of each other. This is generally not true. To show this, if a footing is constructed near a soil slope, the relative safety of the footing not only depends on the amount of overlapping of their failure surfaces but also on the probability of failure of the slope. This technical note presents a simple procedure to determine the degree of dependence between adjacent geotechnical structures.