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“Right to Farm Act” Trumps Nuisance Abatements

by on October 7, 2014

posted in Code Enforcement, Public Nuisance,

You can see it throughout California—new residential subdivisions being built right up against farms that have been in existence for generations.  The new residents, who thought it would be nice to look out over the open space provided by the farm, are now experiencing the realities of being a farm neighbor: noisy and smelly animals, early morning tractor and truck noise, flies, spraying, the arrival and departure of farm workers, etc.  ... Continue Reading

tags: Code Enforcement, Complaints, Public Nuisance, Right to Farm,