What can I do with the neighbour from hell?

Question

My neighbour keeps complaining about noise levels coming from our house, we live in a cul-de-sac and there is no noise from any house it was proven last year. This neighbour put us through hell and now he's doing it all over again. We are a couple with no children, we get on with all our other neighbours, we haven't done anything to him so we can't see why he's doing it. What can we do about it? He's a council tenant, but we bought our council home, if that makes a difference?

Answer 1

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This can be handled very simply.

1. Have your neighbors write an affidavit then sign before a notary that you are not noisy. Have copies made and send the originals to your attorney. He/She should hold them for any suit you might become involved in with this troublesome neighbor.

2. Inform your neighbor that if he wishes to pursue attacking you two for noise, he needs to video tape (with audio) the offence(s) and play them back to you so you can understand what he is refering to. If in fact he is catching you making noise you didn't know about, then you can fix it, smile and move on. If he refuses, then inform him that he has no legal standings against you and yours and if he insists on harrassing you, you will file charges against him. Remind him that filing unfounded charges with the police against you is fraud and punishable. As to the council, I would make sure they get a copy of the affidavit(s) from your neighbors as well.

Lastly, it is a long shot but here goes. I owned a pool hall many years ago and was accused of having my juke box too loud. A neighbor (I say that lightly) who lived 1/4 mile away filed noise ordanance violation charges against me.

We had an independant contractor as well as the police use a device that measures sound to see if we were in violation. They both did random tests without our knowledge. We were obsolved.....until.....the complaintant had a police officer come and listen in of all places...THE GUYS BATHROOM!! It turned out that the sound of my music was entering the sewer system and for some reason, was being funneled to HIM! OMG....it sucked cause then they used an ancient...I mean 111 year old law on my business that said we couldn't be open between the hours of 1 am and 4 am. I lost 45G the first year after we lost an appeal with the Supreme Court against the city ordinance. I had to sell and get out. It stunk.

I have my fingers crossed that he isn't "funneling" your homes sound....good luck!

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A serious answer to a serious question. Thanks. Mrscmmcki

Answer 2

I feel for you, I have had the same problem for 4 years now...Some ppl you just can't make happy no matter what they like to complain and live their life unhappy. All you can do is talk to the other neighbors....and perhaps they will stand beside you to talk to him. Good Luck

Answer 3

HERES WHAT I WOULD DO I WOULD MOVE AWAY FROM ALL THAT B.SSSSSSSSSSS AND FIND ME A BETTER HOME TO LIVE IN SOME WHERE ELSE ......................AND AVOID ALL THE HEADACES OF DEALING WITH THEM............

Answer 4

Sue him.

Answer 5

It would be a shame if his car "accidentally" got keyed.

Answer 6

It's time for a prank war or something of that nature. Why don't you just do the same thing back to him and quit being such a push over?

Answer 7

Well think that there is no way to solve this problem. Hopefully they will move out someday. And you won't have to deal with them anymore. The other alternative is to look else where to live, and buy you a different house somewhere else. But it is terrible if you have to do this to get away from it all. Some neighbors are really pains in the necks, especially when your life styles conflict with the neighbors. I had people live next door to me that worked nights and I days, it was terrible, they were always noisy at night, while I was trying to get a good nights sleep. Thank goodness they moved.

Answer 8

kill him with kindness,this might make him feel like a fool and he might stop ,i did say might. some people you just cant get to..

Answer 9

A sniper rifle with a silencer.

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Answer 10

give him something else to think about, the best revenge comes from where you don't know it came from, you know those subscription cards attached in magazines well fill out as many as you want addressed to him, occasionally( don't abuse ) call on his behalf someone for estimate ( any type) use your imagination but don't get carried away .

( I know lots of people don't like this , but there has to be justce)

Answer 11

Order pizzas to his house, subscribe him to gay publications, fill a styrofoam cup with paint remover and put it on the roof of his car, burn a cross on his lawn, call the building department on him, the list is endless.