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March 23, 2015 By SEO Admin

Sun block: D.C. bill would require compensation when solar access obstructed

A bill now under review by the D.C. Council would redefine the age-old complaint, “You’re blocking my sun.”

Councilman David Grosso, I-At large, has introduced legislation requiring compensation for the owner of a “solar easement” when that easement is obstructed by a neighboring structure, building, tree or vegetation, if that obstruction was not present prior to Jan. 1, 2014.

The measure, titled the “Solar Access Rights Establishment Act,” would eliminate all covenants that prohibit solar on…