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Neighbor Law
“The Hatfields v. The McCoys”
Sunny Hills High School
Business Law
Mrs. Larsen
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“For most of us, the word neighbor holds a nostalgic
appeal. We long for the good old days, for simpler
times, for safe streets and porch swings, for a
setting when people were really neighborly. But
with neighbors come problems, then and now. The
Hatfields and McCoys, after all are not products of
today’s society. Often we simply don’t know our
neighbors and are too busy or tired to make the
effort. Congestion and fear of crime tend to make
us isolate ourselves. Also, our fast-moving age has
made for shorter fuses and less tolerance among
those in close confines. So now we have a new
breed of laws and ordinances that attempt to
regulate everything from barking dogs to the height
of fences—neighbor laws.”
--Cora Jordan, author of “Neighbor Law: Trees, Fences, Boundaries
and Noise.”
Is your neighbor doing
something that is terribly
annoying to you?
If so, the activity is
probably against the
law!
Typical Local Civil Ordinance Areas
 Blighted
Property
 Weeds, Rubbish, & Garbage
 Animal Problems
 Drug Dealers
 Residential-only Zoning
 Vehicles
Blighted Property
 Disrepair
 Creates
a Danger or Eyesore
 Reduces Property Value
 Repair or Fine
Weeds, Rubbish, & Garbage
 City
Ordinances Prohibit
 Health Problems
 Breed Insects/Rodents
 Fire Hazards
Animal Problems
 Irresponsible
Owners
 Number & Kind of Animals
 Farm Animals
–Albany, CA, goat for 60 days
 Beekeeping
 Lease
Laws
 Pooper Scooper Laws
Drug Dealers
 Property
Owner Lawsuits
 Easy to Evict Drug Dealing Tenants
 Punish Landlords
–Fines
–Buildings Closed
–Lose Property
 Landlords
Cannot Ignore Drugs!
Residential-only Zoning
 Residential
v Commercial Zoning
 No Business in Residential Areas
 Home-based Businesses
 Yard Sales
Vehicles
 Old
Broken-down Cars
 Vehicles Left on Street
–72 Hours
 Recreational
Vehicles