Serious Annoying neighbors

[Rydia]

So, my fiance has some very annoying neighbors. Currently he lives with his brother and sister-in-law, to help pay bills and mortgage because all three are in a bad job situation. And, while they would like to sell the house and move somewhere less expensive, several factors are not allowing for that mainly the house being unsellable because the mortgage is so high. (well it is soemthing like that, I do not know much about house ownership.)

Their neighbors are about 30, but act as if they are teenagers. Every weekend they have parties and they are so loud. His brother and wife have a baby and the noise wakes her up which wakes them up. The brother also works on weekends and has to be up at 4 am to be at work at 5. On their worst days, the neighbors throw eggs at cars. The wife is also a gossiper. My boyfriend's sister in law was asking about working in real estate to bring in some extra income during the summer because she is a teacher, and the neighbor spread around the neighborhood that she had post partum depression.

They have though about calling the police due to the noise level, but they are afraid of retaliation.

Any thoughts or ideas?

 

[Shu]

Sort of reminds me of our old neighbors to be honest. See we live in a horse shoe subdivision, as in the house line the road like a horse shoe. To the right and left of us and directly across everything was perfect, though diagonal was another story.

These folks were 30/32 ish, but were still stuck in the college mindset (3 dudes living together) and they brought out the beer pong, loud music, and much more. Not to mention these dudes were quite overweight and like to take their shirt off when they partied ( ? ) We called the cops but since we lived in county and not in city the sheriff showed up. Guess what? The sheriff was a friend of one of the dude's who was renting. So he would come by and hang out, and they would quiet the music down for that night. It was a reoccurring thing with the neighborhood calling the cops on them, though the best they could get them for is nothing.

Though your fiance might be okay though if he lives in the city. Disorderly house would be the ticket. Also if you see any minors drinking, the owner could be big time busted, so it all depends how much he hates the folks. I'd tell the folks to turn it down a notch first, but if they tell your fiance and his fam to screw off, well.. I'd say.. call the cops. That's all you can do.

 

[chronotrigger]

My recommendation, from a somewhat similar experience, would be to politely go over there during the day and ask them to turn their music down or if they are too intimidating, have someone else go over. If they don't listen, I would first call the police. If that doesn't work, which in my case it didn't, you could invest in a small recording device (many uses for those things) and go over and ask politely again. I guarantee that if they didn't listen the first time and the police didn't help, then they will say something incriminating, which with your little recording device, should help when the police arrive a second time.

I sometimes play a little cautious, but I have learned through many problems, that your little recorder can help with many things such as this. I use mine frequently to protect myself from fraud, misplaced recordings (telemarketers that record you saying yes after asking if it's you to use in court), and other such fates. You can find one in any walmart or radioshack for under thirty dollars and it can possibly save your life, and your sleep schedule. Just an idea, though.

 

[Dee]

First, I would suggest they go over there and ask them to speak about the noise level. They should approach the situation in a very polite manner, despite the other people being loud and ignorant, explain their situation (baby, needing to be up early, etc). Many times, people living in houses that are close together just don't realize how much noise travels and only need to be asked nicely to try and keep it down during certain times out of respect.

Secondly, document it. Make sure you write down what day and time it happened, how many times the conversation took place, etc, for their benefit if they need to plead their case if there are any issues. DO NOT, however, go over there and blow up. That will not get anybody anywhere and it'll make the other party just as guilty.

If you want to report a noise complaint to the authorities, find the non-emergency number and make sure it is after 10:00 PM. That's about the general time in which noise such as music/televisions should not be audible enough that other neighbors can hear it. Be reasonable. Don't just automatically go to the authorities demanding them to tell the neighbors to shut up if it's 7:00 PM. I know baby's go to sleep earlier, but that's when you should go over yourself and try asking them to turn it down a bit. If, after that, say around 9-10 PM they do not quiet down, call the non-emergency authority line.

One thing you might want to suggest to them is maybe mentioning the throwing eggs at cars thing, or, if you can, video tape it (like with a cell phone). You can always get someone for doing something illegal like that, but it would get them in even more trouble. If that's okay with them, then I'd say go for it. They shouldn't be doing stuff like that. It's incredibly dangerous and could have devastating effects.

To reiterate:

1. Politely ask (sometimes they just aren't aware/sometimes they're reasonable people)
2. If number one does not provide results, and the noise is bothersome enough, call both the authorities at the non-emergency number.
3. Document - keep records of what time the noise was at and when, if at all, you spoke to them.

 

[GalaxyFlare]

Politely ask (sometimes they just aren't aware/sometimes they're reasonable people)

Ha! reasonable people lol thats a good one!

These fucks sound like my next door nieghbours, fortunately we got them in there later years and they dont do it as much but when they get pissed they scream and have there music on loud which is fine as long as they dont complain when I have my music on..........at 9.30 in the mourning!

Just too balance out there stupid behaviour, they seem like the kind to solve problems with there fists, in fact in the first week they were here they beat the shit outta some guy they didnt know, I called the cops and the guy was already wanted for DYU & disorderly conduct...........a great freakin bunch them!

Nuisance neighbours arent just Ignorant of there behaviour they dont know any better!

Neighbours are like your boss, you cant choose them..........which leaves you with 1 action: accept them, and beat the shit out of them if they cause you or your family any grief.

but they are afraid of retaliation.

Unacceptable! they should have special places for people like that........

 

[Dee]

At the time of the noise making, it obviously seems like they are NOT reasonable. You may think they feel it's their house, they can do what they want since they're paying for it, which is understandable enough. But there are genuinely sometimes that people are so stupid they just don't realize they're living next to other people, and that other people might not care to hear such noise at all hours of the night. It's at least worth the try to talk to and ask the politely to tone it down. If they're one of the shithead who simply will not, that is when you must get the authorities involve.

 

[Rydia]

UPDATE: My fiance's brother has talked to the neighbors. They sort of blew him off but we'll see this weekend if there is any partying.

I told them about calling the authorities and checked the noise laws in Ohio. It is a misdemenor if the noise is above a certain decible after 11 pm. Apparently they don't have much respect as it is. If you tell them that something is illegal and that a cop is nearby, they will just do whatever it was at a more extreme rate and tempt the authorities.

Oh and I just found out today that they leave broken beer bottles in my fiance's yard. Anyone know if that is illegal?

 

[Valvalis]

Oh and I just found out today that they leave broken beer bottles in my fiance's yard. Anyone know if that is illegal?

Sounds like it should be if it's not Could it possibly count as littering? If someone got hurt from stepping on one maybe they could sue, but then that could turn out to be some kind of long, drawn-out legal battle or something and that might be worse Sorry that this is going on, I've never really had obnoxious neighbors but it sounds like they should be getting in trouble with the cops or something :/ Hope someone makes them stop doing it.

 

[Dee]

UPDATE: My fiance's brother has talked to the neighbors. They sort of blew him off but we'll see this weekend if there is any partying.

I told them about calling the authorities and checked the noise laws in Ohio. It is a misdemenor if the noise is above a certain decible after 11 pm. Apparently they don't have much respect as it is. If you tell them that something is illegal and that a cop is nearby, they will just do whatever it was at a more extreme rate and tempt the authorities.

Oh and I just found out today that they leave broken beer bottles in my fiance's yard. Anyone know if that is illegal?

Littering, definitely. And if someone got hurt, they could sue or at least pursue some sort of legal action. Anyway, they sound like a bunch of self righteous pricks who don't give a damn about the people around them, so the next step is to call the authorities when it applies to the law. Might want to tell them to check with the city ordinances about noise regulation, write a letter documenting the complaints, times, how many people were over, what they were doing, everything.

Also, it wouldn't be a bad thing to check with other neighbors to see if they are bothered by the noise as well. Some people just don't have the guts to speak up, but if they're confronted about their irritations, they might join in.