Unincorporated Washington County has no light-trespass rule, leaving neighbors to HOA covenants or a nuisance claim. Fayetteville's Unified Development Code Chapter 176 limits light cast beyond the property line and requires shielded, aimed fixtures.
In unincorporated Washington County, no ordinance addresses light spilling from one property onto another, so a homeowner bothered by a neighbor's floodlight relies on recorded HOA covenants or a common-law private-nuisance suit, in which a court can order an unreasonable light shielded or dimmed. Fayetteville handles light trespass directly through Unified Development Code Chapter 176, which requires exterior lighting to be shielded and aimed so it does not cast glare or illumination beyond the property where it is installed; commercial lighting near homes faces stricter limits. Springdale enforces comparable standards. Report trespassing light to the relevant city's code enforcement.
Fayetteville code enforcement gives a correction period, then fines for lighting that trespasses onto neighboring property. In unincorporated areas, relief comes only through an HOA complaint or a private nuisance lawsuit.
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