<p>I realize this has nothing to do with college but I’m not a member of any other forum. </p>
<p>I currently live in a fairly new / nice suburban nieghbourhood, never had problems until tonight. My nieghbours who seem to be in thier late mid-late 20s decided to invite a bunch of friends over at 2:30am and party loudly. Its currently 7:00am and they haven’t stopped!! I decided to give up on trying to fall asleep. They’ve literally been going on ALL NIGHT. </p>
<p>As I said before, I’ve never had problems like this before, hopefully its a one time thing. Any suggestions if it happens again?</p>
<p>thermo, you can post questions like this in the Parent Cafe (and probably a moderator will move it there for you).</p>
<p>Aren’t any of those folks employed? How can they party until 7 AM on a Tuesday night? There must be a noise regulation in your town. Maybe later today you can call town hall and find out what it is. If this ever happens again, you can call the police if you don’t want to speak directly to the neighbors.</p>
<p>I agree, I would get a copy of the noise ordinance and send it to the offenders with a note letting them know that if this happens again, the police will be called. You can send it anonymously, just sign it Concerned Neighbor. I think if you ignore this incident, it will likely happen again.</p>
<p>Thermo – I’ve got to believe there were other neighbors like you who heard the party and were disturbed by it (unless they were at the party and didn’t care). </p>
<p>I would start out by seeing if you can catch your neighbor outside (I guess today they’re sleeping it off but maybe tomorrow) and just say “that was some party” and see what they say. Or start with “I feel like I was at the party but I didn’t drink anything.” Something light hearted but not accusatory. Maybe it started as a few friends coming over and got out of control. I hope they’ll sheepishly apologize and say it won’t happen again.</p>
<p>I agree that you should nicely let them know as Classof2015. I am very willing to let a party like that go once in a while, but you don’t want it to become a regular thing.</p>
<p>i just realized that these nieghbours moved in only about a month ago. In my earlier post, when i mentioned i hadn’t come across this before, it was more in reference to the previous tenants which obviously don’t apply.</p>
<p>I’d ask the neighbors if there was some special reason for the party. If not, then question them about having parties during the week. As others suggested, I’d learn the town rules about noise.</p>
<p>I live near a private HS/BS, and they send us notices when they are having a big party.</p>
<p>Years ago, when I lived in a condo, my downstair neighbors had frequent and loud parties. I asked them to warn me in advance, so I could sleep elsewhere. They never did. They were uncooperative in every way, but fortunately moved out. Some people are just inconsiderate.</p>
<p>This can be tricky because going forward you don’t want to get off on the wrong foot with them. On the other hand, setting the record straight early on has its benefits. Take it from one who knows. (their son’s truck radio bass blasting constantly while he works on his car in the driveway, literally rattling our kitchen windows. lovely)</p>
<p>my concern about talking to them is that if it happens again, and i do make a noise complaint to the police, they would for sure know that it was me. I’m not interested in being friends wit them, well not particuarly but i’m more concerned about retaliation, ie keying my car.</p>
<p>with earplugs won’t it be hard to wake up for the alarm?</p>
<p>It would be nicer to talk to them but i’m having trouble seeing what i’d gain from this. Would some guy who can’t sleep really stop young people from inviting thier 20 closest friend over?</p>
<p>they don’t seem to be the most responsible people. They haven’t mowed the lawn since they’ve moved in and once they even parked in our parking spot without asking.</p>
<p>There have to be some town rules that would be violated with the late night noise and the yard not being maintained. You can go to the town hall and find out about the codes of town and report any violations.</p>
<p>yup, we have rules in my city. Basically, you can all the bylaw / police officers if you have a complaint and they will come and measure the noise level. If its above a certain amount, a fine will be issued. What typically happens is that the party will then quiet down and until after the officers leaves. Then it could start up again at which point you would call again.</p>
<p>Next time it happens call the police. I did that when our neighbors blasted their outdoor sound system so that music could be heard all up and down the block. It’s never happened again.</p>
<p>When we have similar issues–a barking dog, loud music waaaay too late, teens thinking that our quiet street is a good place to park and have a small party–I throw on a bathrobe, pad over, and politely ask if they could please turn it down. In my experience, the sudden appearance of a sleepy middle-aged adult being civil is terrifying. :)</p>
<p>9.5 times out of 10, it works. When it doesn’t, then I call the police. Telling them that I’ve already asked helps.</p>
<p>If they’ve just recently moved in why don’t you stop by with some cookies or muffins or something like that as a welcome and chat a bit. (That what we do around here with new neighbors.) Sometimes people are inconsiderate because they feel anonymous, like no one will know or care, but by stopping by and being a “real person” who lives next door they might adjust their schedule. If that doesn’t happen you can then follow up with a call to the police and, since you just had a nice visit, they won’t suspect it was you who called.</p>
<p>Noise doesn’t really bother me, but if it did I would have no problem calling the police. In my town the polilce will show up the first time and nicely ask the loud neighbors to quiet down or move the party inside. They willnot tell them who called. The second time they get a call, all bets are off and they will send everyone home.</p>
<p>Please do not use the police as a first option. It will likely cause a war of resentment that you cannot win. People usually figure out which neighbor called the police.</p>
<p>The neighborly thing to do would be to show up with baked goods (we usually make a coffee cake), introduce yourself and exchange phone numbers. Sit down, have a friendly “welcome to the neighborhood” conversation, maybe even ignore the first party as it happened before the introductions. If they are loud again, call them, identify yourself and politely ask them to end the party or keep it quiet. Their response will be better if you have started with a friendly relationship.</p>