My neighbor sued me for installing photovoltaic panels

Can solar panels affect a neighbor's property?

In one well-publicized example, the mirrored convex surface of a London skyscraper concentrated sunlight into a “death ray” that melted the interior of a nearby parked Jaguar. A dearth of case law exists in California as to allowable levels of heat, light, glare and inconvenience that may be directed by PV panels to a neighbor’s property.

Are solar panels a nuisance?

excerpt - Nuisance (Civ. Code, § 3479) is the “unreasonable interference with the use and enjoyment of the property of another.” One potential nuisance impact from PV panels is extreme glare. In certain alignments, mirror-surface solar panels may direct and concentrate reflected sunlight (and intense heat and glare) toward neighboring properties.

Is glare from a neighbor's solar array a nuisance?

In spite of CA being in the forefront of residential solar utilization, there seems to be not much guidance or case law as it applies specifically to glare from a neighbor's solar array as it may/may not constitute a nuisance. Your situation viv-a-vis your neighbor may indeed wind up in court.

Can a neighbor put solar panels on a front facing roof?

What ever go around comes around. You are in a HOA community so am I. That is why none of my neighbors putting solar panels on front facing roof regardless. The glare can also coming from your side roofs. Since you ask, it is all about courtesy and try to accommodating to your neighbor. Last edited by silversaver; 08-29-2016, 02:24 PM .

Are there any problems with solar panels?

A few of the problems we’ve seen come up repeatedly in solar lawsuits are below. Many companies that install solar panels promise they’ll maintain them or repair them, often for extremely long periods of time (up to twenty years).

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