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It doesn't matter if he's happy about it. The owners of the land are doing what they are legally entitled to. Right to light is repudiated in the US.

If having a garden is a high priority for him, he has several options. He could buy the plot of land from the developer for $1.4MM or he could move to an area more amenable to gardening.

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In the context of a belittleing “Oh, the horror”, it’s perfectly acceptable to argue that he has he right to not be happy about it.

It's fine to be unhappy. The distinction is whether or not you use your slight dissatisfaction as reason enough to take away their rights as a property owner.

Interesting, a right to light is actually mandated in my home country (Poland). Here’s a photo of bizzarely shaped hotel because of it: https://t-ec.bstatic.com/images/hotel/max1024x768/172/172445...

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