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How to Get Rid of Bad Neighbors

June 14th, 2008 by admin
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neighborsYour neighbors are not just a bunch of people who live near your home. You can actually have a personal relationship with them should you wish to have instant friends. You can spend those idle weekends enjoying cookouts and sharing recipes. You can even have them keep an eye on your house when you are out on a vacation.

 

Most of us would rather have a good relationship with our neighbors, be it an active-friendly type or a passive-civil one. As long as you and your neighbors are on good terms, your neighborhood is a nice place to live in.

 

However, sometimes there are just some people in your neighborhood that you just can't seem to get along with. Your problems may arise from the loud music your neighbor plays late at night, the daily parties until early morning, or the unkempt backyard, among others.

 

Bad Neighbors? What to Do?

There are countless reasons why you may hate your neighbor, but no matter what the case is, there are a couple of things you can do to effectively get rid of them, or at least get rid of the reasons that make you think they're bad neighbors.

 

best buddies The easiest way to deal with bad neighbors is to use diplomacy first (Read Eleven ways to avoid fistfight). Don't charge them head on, or worse, try to get even with them. They may be nice people and turn out to be your best buddies in the end. Start by talking to them in a nice manner and tell them what is bothering you. It may be their smelly garbage or the worst loud music their son plays until dawn (Maybe he's running a rundown on the Top ten hilariously bad music videos of all time). The point is, you just can't ignore it and allow it to happen all the time.

 

In many cases, they may just not be aware that they are bothering you or any of your other neighbors. Talking to them will bring the issue to their attention. Only then can the appropriate action take place. There are many ways to talk to your neighbor. Here are some surefire tips:
  • Straight up – Go to your neighbor's house and tell them, in a nice way of course, of the issue that is bothering you. You can suggest things that he or she can do so that you won't be bothered anymore. If they love loud music, tell them what time you are usually in bed by.
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  • Invite them to dinner - In some neighborhoods, people still ask their neighbors to dinner. If they come over, you can start with some small talk and smoothly tell them about the problem. Inviting them to dinner is a nice gesture and may be advantageous if things turn out well. They may return the favor and invite you to dinner, too.
  • Write a letter or leave a message on voice mail – If you are busy and don't have time for either of the two initial options presented above, you can call up your neighbor and talk to them or leave a message on their voicemail. Of course you should know their telephone number first. If you don't have it, you can write them a letter telling them about your concern. Leave the letter by their doorstep or in their mailbox.
Most cases can be solved peacefully. Often, it is just a case of miscommunication. You can be proud of yourself if you have managed to solve the problem between you and your neighbor in a civil way. Just make sure that you are not causing any inconvenience to your neighbors as well. They do not want to be bothered, either. You have to be fair to them, too .

 

Diplomacy not Working: The Pesky, Bad Neighbor

Okay, so you tried diplomacy and it didn't work. They either ignored you, or worse, even intentionally made things worse for you. Now, what choices do you have left? Getting even is out of the question unless you want more problems to come. Fighting fire with fire is often the knee-jerk reaction people have, but if you do so, you will end up stuck in a mini-war with your neighbor.

 

If your neighbor is not cooperating, here's what you should do:
  • landlordTalk to the Landlord – Telling your neighbor's landlord about the inconveniences their tenant has been doing can be effective. The landlord is in the position to correct things within his area of responsibility and he or she can give corresponding warnings.
  • Make a petition – Put it into writing. Make a petition of eviction and give it to the landlord concerned. If there are others like you who are bothered by this "bad neighbor" of yours, let them sign the petition as well. Explain your neighbor's wrongdoings in full detail.
  • Gather Evidence – Installing a video camera is a good form of evidence especially in extreme cases. If you will be using a video camera, make sure it indicates the time and date of the footage. If you don't have a video camera, pictures or an audio recording can be good enough.
  • Once you have gathered sufficient evidence and the landlord option still does not seem to work, call the cops and report them. With your evidence ready, you can easily file your case.

     

    The task of gathering evidence can be time-consuming, but it is really worth it. It may cost you a bit if you will be buying surveillance cameras, so you may want to use your video camera instead. If possible, don't rely on just one source. You can combine pictures and videos to add more evidence. If you enjoyed reading this article, you'll sure enjoy reading how to get rid of nosy neighbors and how to make friends.
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    1. January 15th, 2012 at 7:12 pm    Moving soon Says:

      I live in Brooklyn at 239 ocean ave in a piece of crap apartment with 5 different types of tile on the floor, it leans towards the train tracks(apt shakes when a train goes by), the ceiling has fallen in my bathroom 4 times, and the worst thing is my apt was robbed this time last year. The slumlord remodels some of the apts and charges over 1500 a month in rent- mine being 1k, they are waiting on me to move out so they can finally fix it up and raise the rent to some obnoxious amount. When I had over $3k worth of security installed the slumlord refused to reimburse me. The fire escape window never had a security gate and the latch never worked. When I asked for them to fix the latches, they said “they can’t be fixed”???. I have several delinquents that live on the 4th and 6th floor but choise to sit on the 5th floor that hang out in the hallway every night from 9pm until 2am or later that talk loudly, play their cellphone music to the highest level while they act like its showtime at the Apollo and rap. It’s so loud the noise funnels directly into my bedroom all night. My boyfriend asked them to keep it down saying, come on some of us work and have to get up in the morning, they said- oh you work tomorrow? This was a Wednesday night at 230 am. I had surgery the next day. These cretins would see me go to work and come home every night so I believe they had something to do with the robbery. I came home to see they had pulled the ringer off of my door. I call the police but they don’t show up. I confronted them with another camera in hand after putting a sign on my door to let them know theyre being filmed, they had been purposely standing right in front oft door laughing loudly and when they saw me they said-”oh here this b!t€h is with a camera-she can suck my d!€k” I then screamed out “sure! I’ll su€k your d!€k, oh wait you we don’t have anyplace to go so I can because the fu€king hallway is your apartment,fu€king homeless losers” . They didn’t hangout in the hall for about a month but sure enough when it was cold or rainy outside it began again. The police said they have a program called “FTAP” that allows policemen to patrol the halls of buildings and ask loiterers to produce ID and go home or be arrested. I call the slumlord and they say they’re already enrolled. I call the police back and they say she’s lying. Turns out most landlords don’t want their building in FTAP because it makes it look like the building is ghetto. So when I call the lowlife slumlord back, she says “oh my mistake- the officers changed this year and we haven’t re-enrolled but we will” they never did. I have yet to see any police officers ever interrupting these a$$hole kids. I’ve gone as far as booby trapping my doors and windows so if anyone do much as touches my doorknob or sill they will receive a shock. I refuse to stay here and pay higher rent for a sh!tty apt AND to be kept up all night by hobo douchebags in the hall. Moving out and taking my $3k worth of security with me. Let the next tenant deal with this subhuman piece of garbage slumlord and these transient hoodlums.

    2. December 26th, 2011 at 8:08 pm    Corny Rex Says:

      So, I’ve had my fair share of bad neighbors – really bad. And incrementally, they have seemed to get worse. The first next door neighbors when we moved into our house was “That Family”. The daughter (aged 53 y/o crackhead) had murdered her husband several years ago, and her son lived with the grandmother. About a month after I moved in, the daughter came back from one of her binges. Grandmother was terrified of her – but like a stray dog – the son kept feeding her. On Easter morning, my 11 y/o nephew asked “Uncle xxxx, What’s that lady doing out there?” (This was well after about a year of increasingly unbelievable behavior which included drugs, alcohol, nudity, public incestual acts with son, etc – all of which had been reported to the police with NO FOLLOW UP!) Anyway, when my nephew asked, I rushed to my dining room window which overlooked the daughter’s ‘living quarters’ in the back yard – she was throwing feces over our fence at my nephew standing in the dining room window. Despite the trauma of the event – it was just what was needed. I didn’t bother calling the police – I called public health. The feces open in the space created a health hazard. Regrettably, I ended up having the 78 year old woman’s house taken from her, as she couldn’t afford the environmental mediation that the city code required for replacing the top three feet of top soil in her backyard, but they were gone in less than 24 hours. Now have one across the street whose elderly dog lives in the back of his jeep (an eyesore.) The animal is in total pain, the owner of the dog (the renter across the street) and his family total 11 cars from one apartment added to the parking on our block – which was already put upon. The dog yowls in pain through the night and now when he comes out to ‘clean’ up each morning, he’s taken to throwing the feces on the sidewalk where he parks. I have spoken about the issue, and have even offered help to get his friend put down respectfully rather than having to listen to him in pain constantly – notably because the owner goes back across the street to his apartment, but leaves the dog (who isn’t able to walk) in the car crying constantly. He declined and told me it wasn’t my place. I am about to call animal services and file charges of cruelty asking them to come out and investigate – which is turning this more difficult than I expected it to be. They are Section 8 – so by contacting services, I also know that their behavior will be put to their future ability to get housing placement, but I don’t really care at this point, and I resent that more than anything.

    3. December 22nd, 2011 at 1:50 pm    Annoyed Says:

      Everyday we have a pedo raging practically in the same house. The wall of our house is his wall and there are vents everywhere from which he listens to all our conversations. We have no privacy at all and our phone line is even freaking connected so he answers all our calls without even telling us and also listens in on them for long periods while we talk on it. It is just becoming too much to bear. He rings the doorbell repeatedly at whatever time and frequently wakes us up at early hours with his shit like that. He plays loud and bad music at late hours and he practically never sleeps…he’s insane. He bursts in a lot without saying why and especially when our screen door is only used. He comes in and fondles our stuff, doesn’t listen to any discussions we have to solve the issues but keeps going worse than before. He is like bipolar with crazy mood-swings and has condoms laying all over, constantly is dirty and working uselessly on his helpless trash cars, often spewing exhaust in the air and choking us. This guy is unbelievable. He even takes our food and eats it constantly, often begging for food and sweets when he is a diabetic. He stole our keys now and there is evidence that he breaks in during our time out of the house. He blasts up on his crappy TV Telemundo soap operas and when we politely ask him to turn it down he cusses profusely at us and continues to be the utter ass that he is. He mercilessly intrudes when we have visitors and companies, being totally rude and asking for food and stealing it without permission, yet
      again yet again. He is an animal abuser and treats his dog horribly. He is a profuse smoker as well. God we have to kill him with a viking hammer or something, he will just not stop at anything, authorities do absolutely nothing, just blowing it off and considering him an utter loser lost in oblivion. We have to get away!

    4. December 12th, 2011 at 9:55 pm    possible idea Says:

      To: im so fed up

      Tip: Use Reverse physicology on her…same back at her. Also invite her for a mudslide cocktail, remember to put milk of magnesia before you’ll will have her out of your path no time at all…hey “it wasn’t me” you must had a bad dinner…jejeje.

    5. I’ve read all the posts from all of you. I’ve got the neighbor from hell. 3 shots from my 9mm to his torso didn’t even put him down. 2 yrs later, out of jail, he’s still harrasing me. Sherriff’s said ” get a bigger gun”. Just waiting for a visit. Jail dosn’t work. County is letting out the criminals. Where do they go? Back to your hard working, law abiding neighborhood.

    6. October 21st, 2011 at 3:35 pm    Caroline Herman Says:

      My neighbors has started selling smelly animal parts and has a large business going from her house. Others dont care because they dont have to smell this mess. Any ideas on how to get rid of these filthy people?

    7. October 15th, 2011 at 8:49 am    rebecca Says:

      I live next to the cow from hell all she does is moan and haveing a go going on that i get up sp elay in the moring as i go and do my horses (i am 15) and then as i go at me for it but ever other neber that we have had as ever minded and as never heard me left the house i hate her so much and wish that she move out and never come back
      any tips to get rid of her will be great please and please do e mail me if you can please email is bexsbexs@hotmail.co.uk

    8. OMG! I am so so sorry to hear about all the neighbors from Hell. Especially to Dee..really?? A dead goat in your pool. The stories I read are beyond horrible. I live next to a part Vampire/Crackhead which has its own share of problems. But for the most part after reading these stories I’d say I have it pretty descent. Gosh I’m sorry to hear these creepy stories.

    9. October 8th, 2011 at 4:40 pm    Nikole Flowers Says:

      I think I have found my niche ! Going to get a few bottles and see how long the Asswipes stay upstairs. Right on the door knobds they will have ass semlling hands. All day and throughout the night BAM..BAM..Drop something and BAM BAM CLICK CLICK.
      They are inconsiderate and arrogant. I have called the landlord, and even decided not to argue anymore and make peace. But since they don’t care. Guess What ! I will not either care about their hands smelling like ASS.

    10. September 20th, 2011 at 2:40 pm    im so fed up Says:

      I just moved this beatiful city from out of state. my family is close by the schools have blue ribbons for years and its very quite. its a side by side home that is seperated by the garage in the middle where the mail is inserted. when i first moved in she told me how horrible the people lived here before, which i knew the people but she didnt know. she also showed me a box of opened mail from them that she had in her home. i ignored everything, until… she let her anoying dogs go on my side of yard over the fence and attacked my dog. my dog defented itself and whoop its ass. she working at a animal hostipol, got her dog treated quickly and cheap.soon later got fired from that job.she couldnt press charges cuz it was her fault, but ever since than she calls the cops every month that the rent is due that our dog is barking to much, he is 9 years old. so i have a 300.ticket i have to pay for noise ordiance. she steals people mail, which i reported now! but she keeps doing horible stuff to us and she is on disablity for being emotional distressed, living here alone that her 70 year parents pay for. ive complaint to the landlord and police but she is such a literally a dick sucking pathalogical lier and i dont know what else to do. cant afford to move and ive tried talking to her but she is crazy. ive never in my life exsperianced anything like this and im being as paitent and private as possible! some1 give me advice please.

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