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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 ...
Spite houses, as well as spite farms, are considerably rarer than spite fences. [1] This is partially attributable to the fact that modern building codes often prevent the construction of houses likely to impinge on neighbors' views or privacy, but mostly because fence construction is far cheaper, quicker, and easier than home construction. [4]
The principle is a creature of case law and was expanded from the neighborhood law doctrine of aemulatio vicini under the jus commune. This principle departs from the classical theory that "he who uses a right injures no one" (= neminem laedit qui suo iure utitur ), instead embracing the maxim “a right ends where abuse begins” (= le droit ...
Here's the story of two Westminster residents whose neighborhood quarrel put up a wall of spite on North Common Rd. Worcester County Wonders: Westminster's oldest neighborhood fight stands, 172 ...
Dr. Wafik El-Deiry and his wife, Evelyn William, have sued Jerald and Susan Hyman in U.S. District Court, alleging that they violated a state law prohibiting property owners from erecting a fence ...
Who is responsible for maintaining the fence in between two California properties?
The Law Commission of England and Wales undertook a review of the law and practice of rights to light and reported to Parliament in 2014 with several recommendations and a draft Bill including: a statutory notice procedure which would allow landowners to require their neighbours to tell them within a specified time if they intend to seek an ...
For more than 80 years, Morgan State University students walking down Hillen Road near the school’s entrance saw a massive red brick wall.