Urban residents battle for sunlight
(WorldNews South Korea)

Shadows are cast by a new residential complex facing an apartment at Gwacheon Jugong Apartment Complex No. 8, Monday. / Korea Times photo by Lee Suh-yoon Access to sun sparks legal disputes between buildings By Lee Suh-yoon For Kwon Ri-o, a 62-year-old homeowner at a state-built apartment complex in Gwacheon, just south of Seoul, the real estate boom in his neighborhood is more than just a changing landscape with new high-rises. It brought an end to a public commodity he enjoyed for over 20 years from his sixth-floor apartment - natural light. `The sun used to come all the way in here,` Kwon said, pointing to the dark kitchen floor on the opposite side of the room during a midday visit on...