Noisy neighbors

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Everyone seems to be overlooking this. If the ‘quiet time’ for the city/county is say 8AM-10PM, I’m not sure calling the cops will do anything if it’s between those hours.

Does it suck? It sure does. I’m sorry it’s affecting you so badly OP.

No one is missing it. Every place is different though.

FWIW our noise ordinance is for late night through early day not during the day, another place may have normal hours but exceptions for xyz conditions, etc. They use decibel levels, hertz, zoning, noise heard from X amount of feet either from the property or vehicle, etc in my city. Now if the noise exceeds 65 decibels there's no time limit on that one, it's prohibited any time (unless it's power/hand tools with special restrictions) and there's more.

You can still complain to the city if you want to if it builds up complaints about a particular person and apartment complexes don't typically want unwanted attention.

OP would want to check for their area but some areas it's way more than just hours involved.

 

[tvguy]

Why aren’t you calling the police to report a noise nuisance?

At least here, police likely wouldn't even come out. They consider that a civil issue that the landlord would be handling.

 

[WDWJDS]

I can’t stand hearing someone else’s bass . Do you happen to suffer with Misophonia? I first started having issues with it when my upstairs neighbors played their bass really loud. I didn’t diagnose myself until many years later when hearing the clicking of a pen would drive me crazy.

 

[Jangles]

The noisy neighbours are still playing music loudly, after you and others have mentioned it to them, which suggests that they are getting enjoyment from annoying people. Perhaps, rather than increasing your objections, you should stop complaining and maybe, just maybe, when they see that they are not getting a reaction from neighbours, they will become bored and lower the volume.
Did you say anything that could be interpreted as racist?

 

[Sinder]

Everyone seems to be overlooking this. If the ‘quiet time’ for the city/county is say 8AM-10PM, I’m not sure calling the cops will do anything if it’s between those hours.

Does it suck? It sure does. I’m sorry it’s affecting you so badly OP.

Disturbing the peace laws could apply to loud music

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Perhaps, rather than increasing your objections, you should stop complaining and maybe, just maybe, when they see that they are not getting a reaction from neighbours, they will become bored and lower the volume.

IME it rarely works that way. Most people don't start behaviors just to annoy neighbors (unless there's some background beef or something). So someone playing loud music or music where the bass is turned up high isn't normally doing it out of retaliation but rather because they want to like that's how they listen to music (which means they lack consideration for others).

You're not wrong that complaints may mean they continue to do it just to be a jerk but not saying anything doesn't normally stop them, they aren't bored if that's how they want to listen to music to begin with. I see monetary fines from the appropriate person and/or a warning that subsequent means eviction or just straight up eviction might have more leeway.

That all said people who cause problems tend to migrate from place to place with the same problems, maybe they will stop being a nuisance to the OP but if they move they may just do the same. We had some neighbors that moved from one of the cities on the other side of the state line to our neighborhood before we moved into our house. We found out all the dirt from the other neighbors. They moved due to "neighbor issues", shortly after moving in we realized they were the issues to their neighbors in that other city About 2 years ago they moved out thankfully..and took their chickens with them and the multiple cars they parked on the street rather than their driveway along with the daughter's boyfriend who sped like a manic on the street. I have no doubt that where every they moved to they are still causing problems. If you ask me it's an expensive habit to have moving from one nice neighborhood to another just to move away from neighbors who care.

 

[sam_gordon]

suggests that they are getting enjoyment from annoying people.

I doubt that. I think it's WAY more likely they just don't care if they annoy people.

 

[LilyWDW]

At least here, police likely wouldn't even come out. They consider that a civil issue that the landlord would be handling.

Yes, we have called the police and they have come out. However, they only play the music during the day and are not breaking the ordinance. So the police can ask them to turn it down but they are not breaking any laws so no fines.

I can’t stand hearing someone else’s bass . Do you happen to suffer with Misophonia? I first started having issues with it when my upstairs neighbors played their bass really loud. I didn’t diagnose myself until many years later when hearing the clicking of a pen would drive me crazy.

I don't know if I suffer from Misophonia. Right now my therapist has a working diagnosis of high functioning autism with sensory processing issues. When I have to deal with the base it is like my brain just over reacts. I can't process anything else.