What to do about my loud neighbors?
The polite thing to do is to knock on their door and politely explain that they're being too loud. If they keep on being loud (or get louder as some jerks can get after you ask) then you call the police as most areas have a noise ordinance. For example legally I have no right to tell my neighbor to stop riding their motorbikes around their yard even though it's annoying and wakes me up since they're doing it in the afternoons (I work nights and sleep during the day). Now if they did it after 10pm (our noise cut-off period) I could say something and get the police involved. In your case, being 0-dark-thirty, you have more weight when you call the police. You might even want to borrow a voice recorder or if you have a smartphone with a voice recorder app (there are tons of free ones) you can record the noise coming from the neighbor to show the police when they arrive in case they get real quiet when they arrive.
HOW TO DEAL WITH GHETTO NEIGHBORS?
I suggest you instead work on your racism. (Yes, it's racism. There was no reason to call them ghetto. People of all colors fight, ghetto or not. I've had neighbors who fight and guess what, they were all white.) Their race is irrelevant and you mentioning it is racist. And I suspect you made this up to promote your racism. If you are ready to fight this guy, then I would guess you are just as loud and obnoxious. The most you can do is check your town's noise laws and call the police if they are violating it. If you actually see someone being hit, then you can report the assault to the police.
How to handle a neighbor who set off loud fireworks in the middle of the night?
I'm asking on behalf of a friend: Next door neighbor (single guy, about age 30-35) set off expensive fireworks - big ones - in his backyard at 2:55 AM. Lasted 5 minutes; loud and bright. We live in a very quiet neighborhood of single-family houses; he is the son of the original owners who moved to a retirement community. What would you do? Nothing? Speak with him? If so, say what? Cops?...
What is the best way to handle loud, partying college neighbors besides calling the cops?
I live in a college town and for some 13 years, I have had very loud college neighbors. I generally make a deal with them and each one is different.One group was unemployed and would come out to the side porch facing my house at noon and drink the afternoon away. Then they would smoke weed all evening and bring their friends over for the party at around 11. A couple of them played guitar…..very poorly. They would sing and play the guitar until about 3 am then crawl inside the house to sleep it off.I told them that I knew the house and the acoustics were much better if they sang from the small landing above the front porch. They carried couches and tables and began to sing facing away from my porch.The crew in the house now met with me and I made a fair deal with them. I told them that as long as they party in the back yard, I won’t complain. They fix their back deck up on Saturday nights and party. I sleep in the front of my house and it doesn’t bother me.The idea is to find a way where you both win. If that doesn’t work, call the landlord at 3am and wake them up to let them know and don’t quit dialing until you become a major problem for them. I once called the parents of one partier at 3am and let them know what their dear sweet daughter was doing. The issue resolved itself quickly when mom and dad drove down.
How do I handle a noisy neighbor I’m on friendly terms with?
Look to improve the insulation between your part of the property and theirs. It’s amaing what a difference it makes to Sound Insulation as well as retention of HEAT if you properly insulate between ceilings & your floorboards. Even the use of carpetting or rugs insulates against sound. If you’re on good terms with them don’t risk losing that by taking an approach of “Pleeeease turn the noise down!” as there might be a smarter way to achieve improvements which have double benefits for you both. If they’re noisy all the time the insulation route might be the way to go. Offer to pay for it if they’ll install it under the floor/vice versa depending on where you are in respect to each other. If they’re only making noise (not necessarily a Party) once a week you can always go out for a while, and whilst not ideal noise cancelling headphones will at least enable you to carry on without getting a headache.If you’ve tried being polite to them in seeking the volume turned down a bit, try setting off your house alarm. That’s gonna make them stop what they’re doing which at least “resets the noise level clock”.
How to deal with rude noisy neighbors?
My husband and I have talked to the PM about the "implied warranty of enjoyability" that is promised to all California tenants. He just acts dumb or stares blankly. 99% of the time he ignores me when I mention the legal end of things such as what is written in the lease about the rules. We have also talked to the landlord about the PM not doing his job. The LL just asks, "What am I paying him for?!" but never addresses the issues at hand. We do not live in the "hood". In fact we moved from a lower income neighborhood to this one to get away from the "hood." We are in one of the best school districts and highest income areas. I grew up a few blocks away from this area just a mile from the beach and the private harbor. Our other neighbors are great. They too hate these jerks but will never complain for fear of being evicted for complaining. It just seems our LL is a bleeding heart and has to rent one unit to the dregs of society.