Nuisance

Pronunciation: NOO-sunts

Torts › Nuisance

Definition

A tort involving substantial and unreasonable interference with another's use and enjoyment of land. Private nuisance protects individual landowner interests; public nuisance protects community rights. The interference must be intentional, negligent, or result from abnormally dangerous activity.

Related terms

• Private Nuisance — Substantial and unreasonable interference with another's use and enjoyment of land. Requires showing interference is intentional and unreasonable,…
• Public Nuisance — Unreasonable interference with right common to general public. Affects community at large, not just individual property owners. Examples:…
• Trespass to Land — Intentional physical invasion of another's real property without permission. Requires only intent to enter the land, not intent…

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