Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

Section II   The distance and the intermediate works required for certain structures

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    482.   The following provisions are established for towns and villages:

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      1.     He or she who wishes to have a well near the common wall or that belonging to his neighbour, must make a counter-wall of masonry one foot thick.

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      2.     He or she who wishes to have a chimney, or a hearth, or a stable, or a store for salt or other corrosive substances, near a common wall or wall belonging to his or her neighbour, or to raise the ground or heap earth against it, is obliged to make a counter-wall or other work, the sufficiency of which is determined by usage, and, in default of any such, by the courts.

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      3.     He or she who wishes to have an oven, forge or furnace, must leave a vacant space of 6 inches between his or her own wall and the common wall or that of his or her neighbour.

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      4.     No one is permitted to make or retain a privy to the injury of a neighbouring well.