Chinese skyscraper developer rapped for blocking out sunlight at neighbour’s flat

A court has ordered the developer of the highest building in a city in eastern China to pay a neighbour compensation for blocking out the sunlight to their flat, according to a news website report.

The court in Nanjing made the order against the developers of the Zifeng Tower, the Shanghai-based news website Thepaper.cn reported.

A nearby resident, Chen Jun, will receive 100,000 yuan (HK$120,000) in compensation, the report said.

Chen bought a flat in the area in 2003 and construction on the skyscraper began two years later, according to the article.

Several complaints have been received about the 450-metre high building blocking out light since it was completed in 2010, the report said.

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Chen first attempted to sue the building’s state-owned developer five years ago for not receiving compensation for loss of light, but later withdrew the case because of his lawyer’s unwillingness to pursue it.