What to do with belligerent neighbors?

Question

The guy across the street is hyper-active, makes lots of noise, and seems arrogant and self-centered. Weeks ago, a neighbor (apparently anonymous) complained about his "excessive noise", and he was cited. Long story short, he thinks it's me, because I did ask him to keep it down (leaf blower at 8 a.m. on Saturday). Tonight, he accused me of spitting on his car, and said, "this is war!" . I told him that I didn't have anything to do with the spitting, nor the police report, but he has it in his head that I did. I looked at the police report, but all it said was that "a neighbor" complained. I'm thinking of moving away from this bozo, because I don't want to live in this kind of harsh atmosphere. The surrounding neighbors seem oblivious to the noise, or at least only one of them has said anything about it. Thoughts?

Answer 1

Tell him you didn't call the police but would be happy to start calling them in the future.

Answer 2

If he said war, then does that mean bodily harm?That can be interpreted as terrorist threats and that is against the law.You can always remind him of that.And the police need to stay involved.Hyper-active could be short for hyper-addict.Be careful and when in doubt on what to do,a picture or recording is worth their weight in court.People only do what they are allowed to do, so let him know his boundary.MOVE--HECK NO.

Answer 3

Rather than waiting for something to happen again try just talking to him about the noise that keeps you awake. Assure him you are not the one complaining but you would appreciate him considering you as you need your sleep. Smile when you are talking to him and be as relaxed as you can.

Answer 4

I think you're both hyper.

There is more to this story. You're going around looking at police reports? You were around shortly after his car had been spat on? It just seems like you're always in the middle of trouble.

Answer 5

Kick his a$$