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Nuisance
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Bartlesville Law Blog
Is your neighbor harming your property?
By Kyle Persaud
You have a neighbor who is using his property, in a way that harms your property. Perhaps your neighbor is causing loud, offensive noises, that disturb you. Or maybe your…
Animal Law Update
Is North Carolina’s Right to Farm Act a “Special” Law?
In this series of posts examining a recent challenge to North Carolina’s expansion of its Right to Farm Act, Rural Empowerment Ass’n for Cmty. Help v. State, No. 19-CVS-008198 (N.C.…
A Lawyer's Blog
NEIGHBORS AS NUISANCE – AND THEIR DOGS
The lesson here is that every plaintiff who makes a claim may expect a counterclaim.Allen v. Powers, NYLJ, May 28, 2019, Date filed: 2019-04-01, Court: City Court, Albany ,Judge: Judge…
Agricultural Law and Taxation Blog
Coming-To-The-Nuisance By Staying Put – Or, When 200 Equals 8,000
OverviewNuisance lawsuits in agriculture are often triggered by offensive odors that migrate to neighboring rural residential landowners. While there aren’t any common law defenses that an agricultural operation may use…
Lawline Blog
From Nuisance Laws to the Green New Deal: Four Facts You Might Not Know About the History of Environmental Regulations
By Sarah Mills
Whatever your politics, there’s no denying that environmental issues are in the news. Although the Green New Deal, a non-binding resolution put forward by Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, failed in the…
Real Property Probate & Trust Law Blog | Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section
Who Is Your Neighbor? Buyers Should Beware When Purchasing Rural Property
When is a cow not a cow? When it is part of a herd at a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO), which means that the cow is actually 1.4 “animal…
Animal Law Update
North Carolina expands protections for its farmers under the Right to Farm Act.
In 2014 and 2015, 26 nuisance lawsuits representing over 500 North Carolina residents were brought against Murphy-Brown, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, in North Carolina federal court. The lawsuits involve…
Agricultural Law and Taxation Blog
Ag Nuisances – Basic Principles
OverviewLand use conflicts are often present in urban, residential and commercial areas. However, they also occur in rural areas. Large-scale livestock agricultural operations, wind “farms” and similar rural land uses…
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The Significance in UK Nuisance Law of the Introduction of the “Agents of Change” Principle
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was first published in March 2012. The original NPPF (NPPF1) consolidated various other Planning Policy documents into one overarching framework. The purpose of the…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Challenging Nuisance Ordinances That Penalize Domestic Violence Victims
By Tracy Thomas
ACLU, A Missouri Town Will Finally Stop Banishing Residents for Reporting Domestic ViolenceIn cities across America, calling 911 can get you evicted. This week, a city less than 10 miles outside…