Does a person have legal recourse if a drone is trespassing?
<p>I have a 10 foot privacy fence around my property. There are no trespassing signs on all four sides. One of the neighbors keeps flying a drone over my yard like they are casing the place.</p>

<p>Do I have any legal rights concerning such invasions?</p>

<p><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4620147/boggs-v-merideth/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Boggs v. Merideth</a> was a pretty big case involving private drones and the privacy of neighbors. Happened in Kentucky, though. I would suggest taking a look at that.</p>

<p>The FAA regulations for non-commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS, commonly called drones) make no mention of privacy, flying near houses, or flying over other people's property. Some states have adopted regulations on UAS. A quick glance at a couple of them seem to reveal they are not regulating the operation itself, but other ancillary issues such as taking pictures without someone's consent.</p>
<p>INAL, but it would seem that if someone was operating a UAS legally under FAA rules, it would be hard to argue that the state had the legal authority to regulate airspace use when the FAA owns the airspace in question.</p>
<p>A website showing state-by-state laws is located <a href="https://www.findlaw.com/consumer/consumer-transactions/drone-laws-by-state.html#:%7E:text=Civil%20Code%20Section%201708.8%3A%20Prohibits,of%20between%20%245%2C000%20and%20%2450%2C000." rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>.</p>

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