Does the principle of 'pi tik ra yored v'sotem' (the roof edge descends and seals) apply to a breach in a house wall, permitting use of the house as if the wall were intact?

Does a roof adjacent to a public domain that is within ten handbreadths on the public-domain side but above ten handbreadths on the courtyard side require a fixed ladder before its owner may use it from the courtyard?

5 opinions

When a courtyard is breached into a public domain by more than ten amot (or its entire width), what is the legal status of the breach site and of the courtyard?

4 opinions across 3 eras

Is a breach at a corner of a courtyard (even less than ten amot wide) treated as a valid doorway, permitting normal use of the courtyard?

4 opinions

Does pi tikra (roof edge descends and seals) require the roof to be at least four tefachim wide?

4 opinions across 3 eras

Does pi tikra apply when the roof edge is slanted (as with typical sloped roofs)?

4 opinions

When a house wall is breached at a corner and the roof is also breached leaving only a diagonal strip, does pi tikra still apply to permit use of the house?

2 opinions

When a courtyard is breached at full width into the public domain, may one carry within the courtyard without restriction, or only within four amot?

2 opinions