{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-187-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 187, § 1","heading":"Right to light and air","body":"Section 1. Whoever erects a house or other building with windows overlooking the land of another shall not, by the mere continuance of such windows, acquire an easement of light or air so as to prevent the erection of a building on such land.","path":["Part II","Title I","Chapter 187"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter187/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:27Z","sha256":"e3757a66684b74fae85a887537ae98bf70045704af07691a18cc50ed523578b2","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-186a-6","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-187-1a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}