Commentary for Eruvin 183:10

לרב קתני גג דומיא דחצר מה חצר מנכרא מחיצתא אף גג נמי מנכרא מחיצתא

In a ruin, however, they are not safe.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra p. 637, n. 9.');">⁴¹</span> <big><b>MISHNAH: </b></big>IF A LARGE ROOF WAS CLOSE TO A SMALLER ROOF<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The former projecting on both sides of the latter and the line of contact being no longer than ten cubits.');">⁴²</span> THE USE<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the taking up of objects from the house below.');">⁴³</span> OF THE LARGER ONE IS PERMITTED<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The occupiers of the adjoining house impose no restrictions on its tenants since the projecting portion of the larger roof (cf. supra n. 3) , by the rule of upward extension, forms side-posts to the middle section common to both roofs which, being no bigger than ten cubits (cf. loc. cit.) , is regarded as a doorway of the larger roof.');">⁴⁴</span> BUT THAT OF THE LESSER ONE IS FORBIDDEN.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra n. 4; since it is fully exposed to the larger roof, the occupiers of the larger house impose restrictions on its use,');">⁴⁵</span>

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