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A spite wall in Lancashire, England, built in 1880 by the owner of the land on the left, in reaction to the unwanted construction of the house on the right [1]. In property law, a spite fence is an overly tall fence or a row of trees, bushes, or hedges, constructed or planted between adjacent lots by a property owner (with no legitimate purpose), who is annoyed with or wishes to annoy a ...
In the 1950s, two Virginia City, Nevada neighbors got into a dispute. [37] When one of the men built a new house, the other bought the lot next to it and built a house less than 12 inches (30 cm) from his neighbor's house in spite to deprive the neighbor of both view and breeze. [37] The Virginia City Spite House is still standing and occupied ...
An example of this would be your annoying neighbor who runs his motorcycle every morning for a length of time to “keep the engine warm.” He just needs go take it for a spin.
Perhaps the first owner of your house granted your neighbor access to a dock on your property in perpetuity, or the city has retained an easement to access power lines that run across the back ...
Spite fences erected to annoy neighbors are illegal. The fence viewer has the power to order such fences changed to be inoffensive. If hostilities escalate, the building inspector is asked to become involved. His word is final. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Laws chapter 49 describe in detail the obligations of lot owners. [3]
If a neighbor installs a swimming pool that's too close to their property line, and it results in flooding in your backyard, you may have legal recourse — especially if you have evidence (in the ...
An associate dean of oncologic sciences at Brown University’s Warren Alpert Medical School and prominent cancer researcher is suing his neighbors on Barrington's Nayatt Point, saying they ...
Legally, the term nuisance is traditionally used in three ways: to describe an activity or condition that is harmful or annoying to others (e.g., indecent conduct, a rubbish heap or a smoking chimney) to describe the harm caused by the before-mentioned activity or condition (e.g., loud noises or objectionable odors)