Massachusetts § 1 Right to light and air

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 1 — Right to light and air

Massachusetts § 1

Part IIREAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Title ITITLE TO REAL PROPERTY

Ch. 187EASEMENTS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 187, § 1 (2026).

Text

Section 1. Whoever erects a house or other building with windows overlooking the land of another shall not, by the mere continuance of such windows, acquire an easement of light or air so as to prevent the erection of a building on such land.

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