ANCIENT LIGHTS - Windows which have been opened for twenty years or more, and enjoyed without molestation by the owner of the house.
How The Right Of Opening Or Keeping A Window Open Is Gained.
1. By grant.
2. By lapse of time.
Expanded Legal Definition of Alia EnormiaAncient Lights An opening through which light has flowed uninterrupted for twenty years and which can, in some circumstances, support a claim for nuisance if blocked.
Private nuisance; for example, to restrain the owner of a house from making any erections or improvements, so as materially to darken or obstruct the ancient lights and windows of an adjoining house. 2 Russ. R. 121. 2. Public nuisances.
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