how do i deal with troublesome neighbours?
361289
get an airhorn: like the type for boats.  whenever they laugh, send a blast their way.  i trained my neighbor's dog (that barked 24/7) that way.  aversion therapy.
522140
Unless there are children involved get a RESTRAINING ORDER!!! If children are involved than set limits and use a court appointed mediator if you have to..
611497
You should first try to talk to the parents.  If they give you an attitude themselves, then talk to the apartment manager.\nLast resort, the police.\n\nWhen talking to the parents, just let them know that there is a problem.  Don't be threatening.
1119918
Prevention is your best policy.  If you can talk (peacefully) with the potentially irritated party before a petition can be circulated.  Explain that you like parties, but if there is a problem here is your phone number, and feel free to call.  If you really mean what you say, they will be more than likely to think of you in good neighbor terms, instead of the pain in the rear you think you might be.
785448
Do the civil thing and talk to them first.  If push comes to shove, THEN call the police.  I hate noise pollution too.
415113
I have the same problem, My neighbour is also, very arrogant and thinks that she(and her family of 6) is better than anyone.  She seems to think that she owns the whole damn street...cause her hubby (a stupid stupid little man) and her kids are always on my property, I have now found a way to deal with her...I called the cops on her and now they have a record of their families stupid behavior, like terrorizing my dog, painting my truck, tresspassing on my property etc...now if the dumb bitch trespasses i will hold her for citizen's arrest and charge her and her whole family for trespassing....and if they piss off my dog once more I am seriously thinking of letting her go and get the S.o.b. that's teasing her...which is of course one of the younger children.\n\nFind out what your legal rights are...like I did, I found out that there are really good rules for neighbors everywhere and that you should look at your own by law place for answers...
946505
Is he a good neighbour ? If not Its dark now go out and t cut it !!!!
378481
Couple of really good answers here.  So nice to see an intelligent question with intelligent answers.  \n\nOnly one thing to add: restraining order.\n\nPerhaps you don't want to involve the police - after all, that does tend to elevate the situation some and depending on how long you and your neighbors have to live with one another, that might not be a good thing.  Here's what I would recommend:\n\nTalk to your neighbors again.  Explain to them that you really don't want to involve the police and that you'd like to be able to live in peace next to them.  Explain that if they can't keep the stereo at a reasonable level (and you ARE being reasonable about this, aren't you?), you'll seek a restraining order against them for disturbing you with the noise.\n\nIf they refuse to cooperate, get yourself tape recorder and put it on your porch or wherever you might stand that's close to your house.  Don't go stand at the edge of your property that borders them, put the recorder right up close to your house, by a window or something.  Yes, you can legally record this.\n\nAssuming the noise continues, keep a diary for a week or so with the dates/times of the noise and associate each diary entry with a recording (separate tapes, or whatever).  Now it's off to your local county courthouse.  Pick up the paperwork for a temporary restraining order for civil harrassment.  Fill it out, turn it in, go to the hearing when it's scheduled.  Bring the recordings and be prepared to play them for the judge.  \n\nAssuming the order is issued, have the neighbors served (you can't do it).  Then, if the noise continues, go back to the recording system and after another week or so, get yourself back down to the courthouse and tell the clerk you want to be put on calendar because the neighbors have been violating the order.  Show up, tell the judge what is going on, and let him decide how to handle it.  Judges do not like people who disobey their orders.\n\nThis is not a quick fix.  It may take you a month to get any satisfaction.  It will leave the police out of it, though, and that really might be best.  If you want a quick fix, do this:\n\nGo back to the neighbors.  Tell them you've had it, and the next time you hear their stereo you're going to call the cops (safest is to make sure everyone who lives there knows your position and intent).  The next time the stereo is too loud, record it and call the cops.  When the cops show up, tell them you want to make a private person's arrest of the person responsible for the noise...assuming it's the same person you told to knock it off.  They will probably end up with a ticket at that point, and the officer will refer the whole matter to the DA's office.  If the DA does not choose to prosecute (and that decision can take months), you're dead in the water.  The quick fix part of this is only that they've probably been cited.  The rest of this may take months.  This is why I recommend the restraining order process.  \n\nMost importantly: I've handled more of these calls than I can count.  Sometimes, the "victim" just isn't being reasonable over the level of noise.  If you have neighbors, you have to expect some amount of noise.  The law says people can't, "maliciously and willfully disturbs another person by loud and unreasonable noise," so the noise you're complaining about has to be loud *and* unreasonable.\n\n"Unreasonableness" is always open to interpretation.  \n\nGood luck.
767242
What you need to do is kill the first one that knocks on your door after 8pm.  Nail the body to your front door.  This will act as a deterant to other, would be callers.\n\nYou might, however, find that the police may get you out of bed, following complaints from neighbours though.
285383
Stop going where they go. \nMove to another town. \nHide under a big rock. \nBecome a hermit and never go outside.\nRun away screaming whenever you see them.
414149
Avoid them like the plague!  You're outnumbered.  If you MUST be with them, respect them and show them by example, how NORMAL people would react.\nEVERY family has a couple odd-balls!
327759
You should probably start by discussing the issue with your neighbor. If that doesn't work, you can find the particulars for your community on www.findlaw.com.
955999
Let the professionals handle it .They know how to .Tell the police and they will know what to do.
516468
Tell them you don't appreciate their negative behavior, and if they continue, walk away.  Some people LIVE for nagging and carping, and they are often better known as "psychic vampires".  They can suck the energy right out of you.
404808
Report the f**king c*nt to anyone, just tell police and they'll sort it I reckon.\nDon't be put off by all the answers you'll probably receive from cheesey geeks, gotta get rid of em or you'll be paying for em to live for free
819407
That's a tough one. Unless you plan to move anytime soon, you're stuck with your neighbour's nosy character. I can empatize with your situation. My retired neighbours have the uncanny ability to appear on the driveway or on the porch whenever I've got to get out with my kids. \n\nI realize it's an inconvience to you, but I remind myself each time - they are probably just lonely, maybe one day I'll feel the same way too.  And instead of making our relationship a strained one, instead of waiting for them to ask me "where I'm off to" I greet them first with a quick but friendly hello and then end off with "See you soon... it's a busy day I'm off". In essence I've been polite to them and at the same time kept my affairs private. \n\nHope this helps.
406773
Look in your yellow pages for an attorney that offers a free "consultation" visit.  Get as much info during that visit as you can to help you decide if you can fight this without having an attorney.\n\nAlso, check to see if you can file a countersuit against this neighbor...might put an end to everything.  You might be able to file harassment charges.\n\nI am not an attorney, just making some suggestions in case no one responds with any help at all.  A free consultation might be your best course of action.\n\nGood luck!