The Common Law Held That Property Owners Own the Rights

question 44

True/False

The common law held that property owners own the rights to the air and light for up to one hundred feet above their property.

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Definitions:

Successful European Settlements

Colonies or communities in new lands that were established by Europeans and thrived economically and socially.

Elective Office

A public office filled through elections, wherein candidates are chosen by voters to occupy a governmental position.

Seventeenth-Century Chesapeake

Relates to the region around the Chesapeake Bay in the 1600s, significant for its early English settlements and tobacco cultivation.

Substantial Property

Significant assets or real estate owned by an individual or entity.