No Massachusetts statute and no Lynn ordinance sets a foot-candle limit for light spilling onto a neighbor's property. A homeowner's remedy for a glaring neighbor's light is a common-law private-nuisance claim.
Massachusetts has no state law governing residential light trespass, and Lynn's ordinances set no numeric limit on how much light can cross a property line. A Lynn resident bothered by a neighbor's floodlight has two practical paths. The first is a common-law private-nuisance claim, in which a court can order an unreasonable light shielded, aimed away, or dimmed if it substantially interferes with the neighbor's use and enjoyment of their home. The second, for lighting tied to a business or larger development, is to ask the city to enforce any lighting condition attached to that project's site-plan approval or special permit. For a purely residential dispute between two homeowners, the private-nuisance suit is the main tool.
No Lynn agency tickets a residential light-trespass complaint. The remedy is a private-nuisance suit, where a court can order the offending light shielded, redirected, or turned off. Lighting conditions on a commercial permit are enforced by Inspectional Services.
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