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What is a 'statutory nuisance'? - Property Law
To take action against someone causing you a problem, a council must be certain that the problem is a ‘statutory nuisance’. This is often difficult to decide, but the council must look at whether the behaviour (the noise, for example) is ordinary reasonable behaviour, and how many households it affects. As well as noise, statutory nuisance can include: smoke, fumes or gases; dust, steam or smells; and animals kept in unhygienic or unsafe conditions. A statutory nuisance must also be a health risk. Typical examples of a statutory nuisance include a neighbour regularly burning rubbish or leaving rubbish in their garden, which encourages rats. Community Legal Advice “Neighbourhood and Community Disputes” leaflet series: 1. What can I do if I have a problem with my neighbours? 2. Dealing with matters yourself 3. What is mediation? 4. What if mediation doesn’t work? 5. What is a ‘statutory nuisance’? 6. What if the council won’t help? 7. Taking a case to court yourself 8. What can be done about anti-social behaviour? 9. Acceptable behaviour contracts 10. Anti-social behaviour ordersThis content is subject to Crown CopyrightSource:Community Legal Advice	Tags:
What can I do if I have a problem with my neighbours?Part 1 of the Community Legal Advice leaflet on dealing with neighbourhood and community disputes.Dealing with matters yourselfPart 2 of the Community Legal Advice leaflet on dealing with neighbourhood and community disputes.What is mediation?Part 3 of the Community Legal Advice leaflet on dealing with neighbourhood and community disputes.What if mediation doesn't work?Part 4 of the Community Legal Advice leaflet on dealing with neighbourhood and community disputes.What if the council won't help?Part 6 of the Community Legal Advice leaflet on dealing with neighbourhood and community disputes.Taking a case to court yourselfPart 7 of the Community Legal Advice leaflet on dealing with neighbourhood and community disputes.What can be done about anti-social behaviour?Part 8 of the Community Legal Advice leaflet on dealing with neighbourhood and community disputes.Acceptable behaviour contractsPart 9 of the Community Legal Advice leaflet on dealing with neighbourhood and community disputes.Anti-social behaviour ordersPart 10 of the Community Legal Advice leaflet on dealing with neighbourhood and community disputes.Boundary disputesWouldn’t it be nice to get on with your neighbours? In an ideal world, of course it would, but it’s not always possible for neighbours to agree and disputes often arise over the ownership of land on the boundaries between their properties.Bonfires and the lawAdvice about the laws about nuisances caused by bonfires and how to complainNoise nuisance and neighbour disputesWhether you are bothered by noise nuisance or a tall tree, use our advice to stop the problem getting out of handDealing with a dispute about a high hedgeFind out what you can do if you think that a hedge on a garden boundary is too high, and how to make a complaint to your councilReporting empty or derelict propertiesInformation and advice about derelict and empty propertiesYour neighbourhood, roads and streetsFind information and support when dealing with issues concerning your area including flooding, nuisances, cleaning, parking, lighting, streets and making your community a safer placeEasement lawAn easement is a right that someone may have to use land that they do not own in a certain way, or to prevent the owner of that land from using it in a certain way.