There is a apartment house across the street with 3 apartments it in, no one ever rents there very long but all the people that do rent are trouble. The guy that owns the apartments also owns the lumber company across the street from my house.
Ever since these people moved in they have been yelling and screaming at all hours of the night and constantly using bad words all the time, I am so aggrevated with this going on with all the tenants he rents to !! The other day I counted 18 people over there and they are all probably living there. I am just so disgusted, I own my home and can't even sleep at night with all the noise.
I was going to call the cops last night, but then I am afraid that if they know who calls they may cause trouble. Then I thought I would talk to the landlord, but more then likely he will tell them who is complaining.
It just so annoying, and I know this crew that moved in because they were from my home town and caused nothing but problems many years ago!!
I am at wits ends. I don't want to have to close my windows all summer with their nonsense!
What to do????
Thanks for letting me vent

By Amecmom on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 09:04 am:

S0 sorry, Kate. I can relate. Before we moved, I had awful music beinbg played by neighbors till all hours. I called the police, but this was Brooklyn, NY. They said they didn't have the manpower to respond to every noise complaint. I finally called again at 3:00 and said, how fast would you respond to an assault in progress, because that's what's going to happen when I go over there and ask them to turn it down, myself.
I think they got the message then, because they said they'd send someone. The music stopped for a little while.

If you do call the police, they don't have to tell your new neighbors who called them. But are they doing anything illegal? If the landlord knows there are 18 people living there, you can tell him about this and say that you are telling him because you don't want him to get into trouble with the housing authority.
This would be a hint to him that he'd better take care of the situation.

You can't really do much about your neighbors, which is why we moved to a house in the middle of 2 and a half acres. My neighbors are the geese - which are another story ...
Good Luck!
Ame

By Kernkate on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 10:47 am:

Ame, what I wouldn't do to be on 2 acres away from these neighbors!!

By Emily7 on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 10:48 am:

That is a good suggestion Ame, about talking to the owner about the number of people.
Myself, I would call the cops, maybe having to deal with the police being called to his property all the time would make the owner rent to better people.
Plus you have the right to enjoy your neighborhood with out all this disruption.

By Imamommyx4 on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 10:57 am:

I would love to have a house in the middle of some acres. I live in a decent neighborhood with good neighbors, but...It's still annoying when I go out into the backyard to lay in the hammock under the shade tree at 3 in the afternoon to read for a little while and the teenage boy on one side is blasting his car stereo while washing the car and the teenage girl on the other side has her boom box going at the pool. And the neighbor behind us works on motorcycles without mufflers and revs them up constantly. But at least the noise usually stops at sundown, thank goodness.

By Tonya on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 11:15 am:

I would say call the poilce and see what happens. They don't turn over who called they just come by and check things out.

By Karen~moderator on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 11:26 am:

I'd call the police. In our area we have a noise ordinance, so definitely after 10 PM, you can register a complaint and they are required by law to do something about it. We can also make anonymous calls. You could also mention to the cops about the number of people you suspect are staying there, because there are usually laws about the number of people who can occupy a place.

By Kernkate on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 12:33 pm:

I just talked to the Chief of Police up here, we are friends with him and his daughter. Explained the whole situation, he said don't hesitate to call especially after 10, because we also have the noise ordinance. And the call will be anonymous.
So I feel better now

By Dandjmom on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 12:59 pm:

Kathy I know what you are dealing with, I live in an apartment and I can usually deal with the music , it's the couple of top of me with there arguing. I don't now if my area has a noise ordinance, but you can call in a disturbing the peace call and wait for someone to show,sometimes the music would have stopped by the time they make it there. The police in my area do have a habit of knocking on the callers door first and asking them did you called the police? what's the problem( didnt' the dispatcher tell him all of this)

By Amecmom on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 01:27 pm:

I'm glad you've got some official help and some reasurance. Here's hoping you have many pleasant and quiet evenings!
Ame

BTW - can your friend do anything about geese? Maybe issue a restraining order or something?

By Kernkate on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 03:51 pm:

LOL, Ame. I take it the geese are causing you alot of grief!! And I know they could. There is a pond by our soccer field and there are always tons of geese just grazing on the field when there is games and they can be quite bothersome!