Is a neighbour's right to maintain their view of the view of their neighbour in front of their house?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Chan v. Owners, Strata Plan VR-151, 2010 BCSC 1725 (CanLII):
The petitioner argues that her neighbours have no legal right to the protection or preservation of their views. In Honigman v. Clements, [1980] B.C.J. No. 1087, a case dealing with the erection of a high fence that blocked part of a neighbour’s view, the court said:
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