California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 4 — General Provisions, Part 3 — Nuisance, Title 2 — Public Nuisances, Section 3493
A private person may maintain an action for a public nuisance, if it is specially injurious to himself, but not otherwise.
Notes
Allows a private person to maintain an action for a public nuisance only when the nuisance is specially injurious to that person. A member of the public who cannot show that particularized injury may not maintain the action under this rule, making special personal injury the condition for private enforcement.
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Lexinter.net | California Code, Civil Code - CIV § 3493 | https://laws.lexinter.net/codes/california/civil-code/division-4/part-3/title-2/section-3493