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A person should not open his windows towards a yard owned by partners. If he bought a house in a different yard, he should not make an opening towards a yard of partners. If he built a second floor onto his house, he should not make another opening to a yard owned by partners.
Rather, if he wants, he can build a room in his house, build his second floor, and the people who will live on the second floor can go through the entrance of his house (to the yard).
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