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Lateral support

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002933

The right of a landowner to have their property supported by the adjacent land. This right prevents a neighbor from excavating or altering their land in a way that causes the first landowner's property to subside or collapse. It is a common law right that protects the natural state of the land, not structures built upon it unless specified by statute.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002933
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002933",
  "term": "Lateral support",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The right of a landowner to have their property supported by the adjacent land. This right prevents a neighbor from excavating or altering their land in a way that causes the first landowner's property to subside or collapse. It is a common law right that protects the natural state of the land, not structures built upon it unless specified by statute.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/lateral-support/"
}

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