Nuisance at Legal Glossary

What is it? Something that interferes with the use of property by being irritating, offensive, obstructive or dangerous. Nuisances include a wide range of conditions, everything from a chemical plants noxious odors to a neighbors dog barking. The former would be a public nuisance, one affecting many people, while the other would be a private nuisance, limited to making your life difficult, unless the dog was bothering others. Lawsuits may be brought to abate (remove or reduce) a nuisance. See quiet enjoyment, attractive nuisance.

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