Make cities pay for not enforcing the law

Published April 29, 2024 12:00am ET



If your next-door neighbor decided to start brewing beer in his garage, and the fermenting yeast made your house smell like rotten eggs, you could sue him for nuisance, enjoin him from making beer, and seek damages to repair the damage to your house.

That is a fair common law principle.

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