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NNachbG
Abbreviation for Niedersächsisches Nachbarrechtsgesetz
In short and in plain language
The NNachbG is a law in Lower Saxony about rules between neighbours.
It says, for example, how far trees and hedges must stand from the boundary.
It also says when you may go onto a neighbour’s land for building work.
Definition
The NNachbG is the neighbour law act of the German state of Lower Saxony. It covers, for example, boundary distances for trees, hedges and shrubs and entering a neighbouring plot for building work. For landscaping firms it can matter when planting, walls or fences are close to the boundary.