Can my neighbor look into my backyard
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Can my neighbor look into my backyard
My neighbor had a privacy fence installed now
shes getting a ladder to observe my back yard.
She is claiming to have an issue with my sump
pump drain.
Asked on December 30, 2018 under Real Estate Law, Michigan
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Yes, she can: because your backyard can be viewed from public locations (e.g. from the 2nd or 3rd stories of other homes; by contractors or utility linemen doing work on ladders; by drones or planes) you do not have a privacy interest in it and your neighbor is allowed to peer into it.
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