Erie County has no countywide light-trespass ordinance. Complaints about a neighbor's lights spilling onto your property are handled through your town, city, or village zoning standards or common-law nuisance, not by the county.
Light trespass, meaning unwanted light from a neighbor's fixture crossing onto your property, is not regulated by Erie County. New York's home-rule structure places any glare, spillover, or nuisance-lighting standards with individual municipalities. Where a town, city, or village has adopted outdoor-lighting standards (for example, requiring fixtures to be shielded and aimed so light does not cross a property line), those standards provide the enforcement path, handled by the local code-enforcement officer. Where no standard exists, a homeowner's remedy for severe, persistent light intrusion is typically a private-nuisance claim under New York common law, which asks whether the lighting substantially and unreasonably interferes with the use of your property. First contact the neighbor, then your local building or zoning office.
Where a local lighting standard exists, enforcement is by your municipal code-enforcement officer, usually via a notice to reshield or reaim the fixture. Absent a local standard, the remedy is a private-nuisance action in court.
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