Rude next door neighbors..?

Question

Our neighbors moving in about 4months ago. They're renting. There's a man (about 30) and a woman (about 20) and they have a son (about 3).

We've had a few problems with them before. They like to do their washing (with a very loud washing machine) at about 4am. They drop bottles and cans into their rubbish bin at about the same time. Everything they do, it's as loud as possible.

A few months ago they decided to chop fire wood with an chainsaw at 6.30 on a weekend. I went over there and gave them a mouth full.

This morning my Mum was woken by them yelling, screaming and swearing at each other. She's heard the screaming and her crying. My Mum said that it's none of our business but I think it is because of the time of day and the volume.

We live in a very child friendly neighborhood so I believe their behavior is unappropriate. What do you think?

We shouldn't have to wear ear plugs to bed. They can have marriage problems but they don't have to wake up the whole neighborhood.

Answer 1

Hey Wabby - I've got a guy next door to me here who isn't happy unless he's got a motor running, preferably without an exhaust. His geese came over and ripped up the garden, his dog killed my kids' rabbits (four times)> I've tried talking to this wayne kerr but I've come to a conclusion that a baseball bat might be the only answer!

Answer 2

See if you can sign a 3 months lease with your aunt or come up with some sort of arrangement that will work for both of you. I lived in Sydney, which is a huge city, like New York, for three years in a great apartment, which was owned by friends. We were not sure when we would leave, so they kept the lease open. When we finally did move out they found new tenets in about a week. Something like that could work for you. What's her deal? Why is she so ridged about you signing a lease? You should tell her the truth, that unless the neighbours move out, your not committing yourself to anything, why should you? Tell her how it creates an unsafe environment for your family. In the meantime, you could always make some anonymous phone calls to the police about domestic abuse, partying until all hours of the night, pot smoking, ect. There are also ordinances about noise violations during certain hours. You should be able to find them at your city hall.

Answer 3

What you can do depends on a couple of things ~ where you live, what the local laws are, how tough you are and how far do you want it to go.

I lived next door to disgusting neighbours for 20 years, because I liked everything about the area except them and refused to let their behaviour rule my life.

BUT, they were the opposite of your neighbours as they would never get out of bed before 10 am!

If you have a local council, check with them about the times people are allowed to make certain types of noise.

In the area I live in, people are not allowed to operate machinery like chainsaws, lawnmowers and outdoor power tools before 7 am weekdays and 8 am weekends, or after 10 pm weekdays and 12 midnight weekends.

It would probably be difficult to stop them getting up at 4 am and doing household chores, as it's hard to interfere with people going about their business, but your local authority would know.

Personally, I'd avoid contacting them directly, because it could escalate matters, but whatever you do they will know you have done it and they could get nasty ~ you need to be prepared for that.

As for the screaming and crying, if there are children in the house, or you suspect domestic violence, you would be within your rights to contact the local police.

In fact, if there are children involved or you believe there is physical violence occurring, I would strongly urge you to do so (anonymously).

The chances are you are NOT the only people they are disturbing, so the cops may very well already have reports on them, and further reports build up a profile which could be useful if it is needed.

One final alternative is that you could contact their landlord and let him/her know just what is going on. If there is damage to the property or the yard, the landlord may decide not to renew their lease.

Good luck and best wishes! :-)

Answer 4

I feel for you - I have a *$(*&#^% of a neighbour across the street from me.

YES, their behavior is unappropriate, but for some people they only care about themselves.

Unfortunately I don't think you can do too much unless they are playing loud music or having party’s after 10-11pm at night (I forget the laws on what time exactly in NZ) or any dogs barking continuously etc....

Hopefully their relationship will fizzle out if they are arguing with each other...and move on out!

Answer 5

Yes,their behavior is unappropriate regarding the times you have given.Give it one shot and go and see them around lunch time.You will not be as angry after some time has lapsed.Then explain why you feel they are being inconsiderate.But do it tactfully and in a friendly manner(lf this is possible)They will either say ok ,we will tone things down or they will get on the defensive and may be abuse you.lf this is the case then tell them it leaves you no other choice,but to contact the council or the real estate regarding this matter.Hope things improve for all.

Answer 6

Contact the Noise Control Office.

Answer 7

Most towns or cities have noise bylaws which help everyone to enjoy their own property. Check with the bylaw officer.The police also check into noise complaints .These people do not seem to respect anyone but themself.Take care.

Answer 8

Overnight wear ear plugs . If you can aviod times when you now they are noisy to do jobs away from the home .

I would say thier marriage is in trouble and they are looking for a mutual hate figure to let thier aggression out on dont be it or you will make yourself the whipping boy for all the time you and they share the neighborhood

I woul d seek proffesionalo help from a counsellor It will be cheaper in the long run on how to manipulate thier behaviour

Answer 9

They're probably the kind of people that will tend to give you more crap if they know they're making you mad or getting you excited. The best thing is to ignore them and hopefully they'll go away.

Answer 10

Call the landlord or the cops. Confronting people anymore ends up ugly.