Responsa for Bava Batra 45:2
והא אחזיק [להו] הא אמר רב נחמן אמר רבה בר אבוה אין חזקה לנזקין ולאו איתמר עלה רב מרי אמר בקוטרא ורב זביד אמר בבית הכסא אמר ליה הני לדידי דאנינא דעתאי כי קוטרא ובית הכסא דמו לי:
But are we not told in a gloss on this statement that R. Mari says it refers [for instance] to smoke, and R. Zebid to a privy?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which are both irritating and offensive. ');"><sup>3</sup></span> — Said R. Joseph to him, 'I am very sensitive, and these ravens are as offensive to me as smoke or a privy.'
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. A built a bath-house near the synagogue. The members of the community claim that the odor and smoke of the bath-house inconveniences them, and therefore, demand that A close the bath-house.
A. If A claims that the leaders of the community sold or gave to him the right to build the bath-house and if he has proof that they did not object to it for a while, after its construction and operation, he may continue to operate it, since the inconvenience is not so great, as it is being operated only once a week and the odor is mild.
SOURCES: Pr. 233.
A. If A claims that the leaders of the community sold or gave to him the right to build the bath-house and if he has proof that they did not object to it for a while, after its construction and operation, he may continue to operate it, since the inconvenience is not so great, as it is being operated only once a week and the odor is mild.
SOURCES: Pr. 233.
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