abatable nuisance

abatable nuisance, defined:
a nuisance condition which is easily remedied by what could be called “reasonable means.”
abatable nuisance, as it might be used:
The legislature affirmed that an obstruction of a public right-of-way is an abatable nuisance.
An example of abatable nuisance:
Fergus' car is being damaged by a low-hanging branch that stems from a neighbor's tree, extends over a common fence and droops into the driveway. To abate the nuisance, Fergus prunes the branch back to the fence line.
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