Noisy Neighbors

[kimmercake.livejournal.com]

Need your help with an awful noisy neighbor problem -

I have called the police for noise complaints too many times to count, these people will not stop their music blasting and rager parties. Sometimes the police show up, sometimes not. They party in their backyard so the noise can be heard on all sides. I, quite frankly, can't believe there aren't more complaints. These people are awful. I'm wondering what my options are in terms of next steps. I'd love to contact their landlord but have no idea who that is or how to find out (most people own in our neighborhood). Can I file an official complaint with the city somehow? I've also filed complaints on these people because they leave food and garbage out for days after their parties and I'm worried about rats. Ugh. Any help would be much appreciated.

Comments

[hikermtnbiker.livejournal.com]

If the landlord does not live in the property they may have no idea how their tenants are behaving. I'd try contacting them with a "I thought that you'd like to know" message. Ultimately they are the ones responsible and should be given a chance to address the problem before getting blindsided by the city. If they don't take any action then go for it. I've been a landlord in this situation and I really appreciated someone letting me know what was going on.

[kimmercake.livejournal.com]

We were able to call her today. Thanks for this perspective.

[grapefruiteater.livejournal.com]

You might also get your landlord to deal with their landlord if you'd rather not get involved personally—and I have to say, having dealt with the type of thing myself, there are some major arguments for staying out of the fray and having someone else handle it.

[kimmercake.livejournal.com]

We own so we don't have a landlord. Everyone in our building/condo association is willing to engage the landlord though.

[grapefruiteater.livejournal.com]

Do you have a property manager? They could also handle it. I'm not trying to stop you from intervening or to discourage putting yourself out there, but my experience with bad neighbors has been that sometimes it's better to not be "the neighbor who complained."