Light and air.

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IA Code › Title XIV › Chapter 564 › Section 564.2

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Whoever has erected, or may erect, any house or other building near the land of another person, with windows overlooking such land, shall not, by the mere continuance of such windows, acquire any easement of light or air, so as to prevent the erection of any building on such land.

[C73, §2032; C97, §3005; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10176; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §564.2]

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