Commentary for Eruvin 150:7

ורבי יוחנן אמר אנא דאמרי אפילו לרבנן ע"כ לא קאמרי רבנן הכא אלא דאמרה לה אדמבטלת לי קא אסרת עלאי אבל התם מי קאסרת עלה:

Johanan also can answer you: I may maintain my view even according to the Rabbis,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who in fact do allow renunciation where two courtyards are involved.');">²²</span> for it is only here that the Rabbis maintain their view, since the tenants of the inner courtyard can say to those of the outer one, 'Until you make renunciation in our favour you are imposing restrictions upon us'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since by accepting the advantage of the one they must also accept the disadvantage of the other they might well decline to accept either. Hence the Rabbis' prohibition of renunciation.');">²³</span> but not there where<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Not having joined in a common 'erub.');">¹⁹</span> one courtyard does note impose restrictions upon the other.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As in that case renunciation is purely advantageous, involving no disability whatever, the Rabbis may well have allowed it.');">²⁴</span> IF THE COURTYARDS, HOWEVER, BELONGED, TO SEPARATE INDIVIDUALS etc. R'Joseph stated: Rabbi learned: If they<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The occupiers of the two courtyards.');">²⁵</span>

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