A person injured by a private nuisance may abate it by removing, or, if necessary, destroying the thing which constitutes the nuisance, without committing a breach of the peace, or doing unnecessary injury.
Cal. Civ. Code § 3502
PRIVATE NUISANCES
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 15 Cal. App. 620 - People v. Overacker (1911)
Most recently applied in 15 Cal. App. 620 - People v. Overacker (March 1911)
Enacted 1872.
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