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Old 16-March-2008, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Van Rijn View Post
With PV becoming more important, should your neighbor be able to block off your sunlight when they feel like it? It seems to me that this could be an important property right.
Good question!

Yes, sunlight is an important property right when it has value.

And the debating answer is that trees can be planted anywhere, including places which don't obscure sunlight.
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