Neighbour law
Rules balancing neighbouring landowners’ use of property, especially boundaries, access, plants, water, and harmful interferences.
Neighbour law governs the mutual limits imposed on landowners because parcels exist side by side. In Switzerland it combines federal private-law principles with cantonal and communal rules, especially on distances, building, plants, paths, drainage, and local custom. The core idea is balanced coexistence: owners may use their land, but not in a way that unlawfully harms neighbouring property. Remedies may include prevention, removal, damages, or tolerance duties where the law requires acceptance of minor or justified effects.