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Your example is already a solved problem with the theory of homesteading. Whoever homesteaded the property first has the right to enjoy their property in the ma
by ancap 10y ago
Your example is already a solved problem with the theory of homesteading. Whoever homesteaded the property first has the right to enjoy their property in the manner they originally possessed it. In this case, the outdoor, heavy metal music would be a trespass upon adjacent properties (unless they received an easement). Conversely in homesteading theory, if the outdoor, late night heavy metal venue was there first, you could not move in adjacently and expect to shut them down for excessive noise.
- davidw 10y agoOk, but what about... Someone: * buys an apartment and decides to turn it into an office for a few accountants. * buys a house and decides to build a corner store, like this: https://goo.gl/maps/jcHex9ndsFv https://goo.gl/maps/jcHex9ndsFv * buys a house and tears it down to create a small used clothing store. * buys a house and turns it into a small restaurant. * buys a house and turns it into a bar. My guess is that people are going to complain about some of these things, but not others. However, if you don't allow anyone to change things ever, you get a very rigid and brittle city. What would we do with the stables if they had never been allowed to change into something else?
- ancap 10y agoI'm not sure what the issue is with any of those scenarios. If someone rightfully obtains a property they are in the same position as the original homesteader.
- davidw 10y agoSo... the original homesteader builds a house somewhere. Other houses are built nearby. It's a quiet neighborhood. I buy the original homesteader house and open my heavy metal venue? And that's ok? I bet the neighbors won't be happy. I get the concept of "you chose to build your house next to a heavy metal venue and they were there first, so you can put a sock in it", but it's kind of incomplete.
- ancap 10y ago>I buy the original homesteader house and open my heavy metal venue? And that's ok? I bet the neighbors won't be happy. No, that's not ok. The neighbor's have homesteaded their property (or obtained it from the original homesteaders) and the noise would be a trespass on their properties.
- davidw 10y agoHow about a punk music bar that sees people coming and going at all hours. It's soundproofed, though and let's say the patrons are fairly quiet outside, although they sure look out of place in the neighborhood. The neighbors would not be happy.
- ancap 10y agoIt's ok for neighbors to not be happy. I can be unhappy if my neighbor paints their house chartreuse, but it doesn't mean I should have any say on what color my neighbor's house should be. For those who want to ensure their neighbor's home is not turned into a punk music bar, they can either buy the neighbor's home and rent it out (kind of like Mark Zuckerberg does), form some sort of HOA, or move into a neighborhood with an existing HOA.
- davidw 10y agoFine, but that's pretty far outside of the mainstream these days, so if the neighbors don't like it, they can and will block it, unfortunately.