What is a Nuisance?

By Rob D'Amico, Fri., Sept. 17, 1999

What is a Nuisance?

The nuisance lawsuit filed against the Rio Motel last month is the 10th such suit Attorney General John Cornyn has brought against an establishment since taking office. The AG's office provided a list of definitions that constitute a common nuisance. It includes repeated activity of:
Prostitution
Gambling
Organized crime
Controlled substances
Firearm discharges
Alcohol violations
Aggravated assault
Sexual assault/aggravated sexual assault
Robbery/aggravated robbery
Unlawfully carrying weapon
Obscenity
Spitting is okay.
The AG's office says it takes more than one offense to constitute a nuisance, although there is no magic number.

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