Representative Image (AI-generated) How close is too close when a neighbour builds a swimming pool beside a waterfront property already vulnerable to flooding? For one family in Toms River, New Jersey, the proposed installation of an in-ground plunge pool raised concerns about tidal water flowing onto their land, coastal construction rules and whether local authorities…

Representative Image (AI-generated) What happens when construction work on a neighbouring property damages a home, but the homeowner’s insurance company refuses to pay for repairs? For Sandra Moise of Miami, Florida, the dispute centred on whether vibrations from demolition work could be excluded under policy provisions covering earth movement and settlement. The damage occurred in…

A conservation effort spanning more than 15 years has secured 181 acres of forests, wetlands and waterways along the Nanticoke River and Wright Creek, preserving ecologically significant land across Maryland and Delaware. The project, announced by the Nanticoke River Watershed Conservancy and Chesapeake Conservancy, brings together multiple generations of the Porter family, state conservation agencies…

A long-running dispute between neighbours in Washington State has ended, at least for now, with a state appeals court backing an anti-harassment order that protects a couple who said their neighbour blocked a shared driveway, cut electricity to their security cameras and shut off their water. The Washington Court of Appeals, Division III, upheld the…