common enemy doctrine definition

common enemy doctrine

Legal principle that a property owner may take necessary actions (such as repelling flood waters) in protecting his or her property from an accidental or natural disaster, regardless of the damage caused to neighboring properties by such actions.

common enemy doctrine is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law and Real Estate & Buildings subjects.

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