Neighbor's Music

[littlemonkeys]

Sorry if I'm repeating... I haven't been able to read the above responses yet.

If I were you, I would go ahead and call the police the next time you hear the loud music and request to remain anonymous. This way the po-po's will make them lower their music and you don't have to worry about confronting them. I would be afraid that if I personally confronted them and then at a later time another neighbor complains and the police responds they would think it was me and possibly retaliate. I have many friends that work in law enforcement and it's perfectly fine to report a noise disturbance or anything for that matter and still remain anonymous. Also, after a few noise complaints the police officers can cite them and they will have to pay a fine... then they will be sure to keep their music down! (or at least we'd hope so, right?)

Good luck and hope it gets resolved soon!

[My Lil' Monkeys]

I would be afraid that if I personally confronted them and then at a later time another neighbor complains and the police responds they would think it was me and possibly retaliate.

This is how I really feel!! This is why I haven't ever called/talked to them before because I don't want them thinking that it's always me calling on them and then them starting trouble with my family.

Thank You!!!!

[Lucy]

There's probably an ordinance on decibel levels. Maybe you could find a way to have it tested.

However, if it were me, I would just resign myself to it and put on some white noise while the kids are napping. A fan, a radio on low volume, or both.

[elle73]

Do we live on the same street , I have the same problem with my neighbors, there is a house full of young guys next door to me and they play their music very loud, I ended up calling the police because they kept waking up the kids. Have you looked into your by-laws? We have a 24hr noise by-law so they cannot do this at anytime of the day.

[Unregistered]

I live next door to a daycare

.... and i have a night job. I'm a nanny for a bartender so i leave my home around 4 pm returning around 230am. This is a problem because i (get no) sleep during the day, and this day care next door is keeping me awake. They must have at least ten under 7 yrs over there, and we are separated by a nice chain link and laurel trees.. but oh my goodness these children screech and scream and they are just playing out there on a jungle gym during nice days but, its hot and i have to shut my window, the noise still leaks through! It all begins around 5am (my bed time) when the traffic starts.. mommys dropping off theirs kids, many stop on the street in front of my house to unload, crying kids etc.. this is repeated beginning around 2 pm. My dogs used to run to the window and bark.. every time a a car unloaded in front of my house but now thank goodness they are used to it and have stopped running to the window. oh and they wont allow their cat indoors because they watch kids.. and that cat has made dozens of ferels wailing and howling living in our backyards pooping in my flower beds rolling in my herbs... gaaah! i have cats but i keep them inside! and spayed!

.....so this daycare is an in home run business and that's probably how they are buying their house, converting in to a daycare, and the kids sound very happy infact most of the afternoon noise is the moms trying to get their kids to LEAVE! haha

...ATTENTION DAY CARE OWNERS
please limit recess time.. i want to be able to open my window during they day or relax in my backyard garden

get soundproof drywall.. central air and keep your windows shut... kids are loud and high pitched!

get some parking with room for safe unloading! i posted scary looking beware of dog signs in my yard (my dog is super friendly and love kids) hahah so they would stop unloading there but the day care uses their driveway for their own cars.

i wish i had been told it was a daycare when i was buying the house. now im stuck here for 6 years

toys: they throw them in my yard my dog chews them too pieces and poops out bits of elmo dolls! grrr!

YOU are running a business YOU are in our neighborhood! you should keep in mind how you effect the neighbors too. reading these posts how do you expect the neighbors to be uncomfortable by shutting windows and turning down music when YOU ARE THE ONE GETTING PAID TO care after these kids

thank you for listening

p.s. between living next to a daycare, and being a nanny im 31 and there are kids coming out my ears yet i have no babies yet!!! i want to enjoy my childless years peace and quiet while they last!

[GretasLittleFriends]

I would bake a batch of brownies or cookies, and go over there with a basket of goodies and say, "Peace offering- our daycare kids helped make these for you in exchange for a favor. They take a nap from 1-3, and they are little animals if they don't get their rest. We were hoping you might turn your music down a bit for that time." (big smile)

Bring another batch if they are good. If they aren't, send the hubs.

I wouldn't send the hubby, I'd invite them to come hang out with the ornery children who haven't napped... LOL

.... and i have a night job. I'm a nanny for a bartender so i leave my home around 4 pm returning around 230am. This is a problem because i (get no) sleep during the day, and this day care next door is keeping me awake. They must have at least ten under 7 yrs over there, and we are separated by a nice chain link and laurel trees.. but oh my goodness these children screech and scream and they are just playing out there on a jungle gym during nice days but, its hot and i have to shut my window, the noise still leaks through! It all begins around 5am (my bed time) when the traffic starts.. mommys dropping off theirs kids, many stop on the street in front of my house to unload, crying kids etc.. this is repeated beginning around 2 pm. My dogs used to run to the window and bark.. every time a a car unloaded in front of my house but now thank goodness they are used to it and have stopped running to the window. oh and they wont allow their cat indoors because they watch kids.. and that cat has made dozens of ferels wailing and howling living in our backyards pooping in my flower beds rolling in my herbs... gaaah! i have cats but i keep them inside! and spayed!

.....so this daycare is an in home run business and that's probably how they are buying their house, converting in to a daycare, and the kids sound very happy infact most of the afternoon noise is the moms trying to get their kids to LEAVE! haha

...ATTENTION DAY CARE OWNERS
please limit recess time.. i want to be able to open my window during they day or relax in my backyard garden

get soundproof drywall.. central air and keep your windows shut... kids are loud and high pitched!

get some parking with room for safe unloading! i posted scary looking beware of dog signs in my yard (my dog is super friendly and love kids) hahah so they would stop unloading there but the day care uses their driveway for their own cars.

i wish i had been told it was a daycare when i was buying the house. now im stuck here for 6 years

toys: they throw them in my yard my dog chews them too pieces and poops out bits of elmo dolls! grrr!

YOU are running a business YOU are in our neighborhood! you should keep in mind how you effect the neighbors too. reading these posts how do you expect the neighbors to be uncomfortable by shutting windows and turning down music when YOU ARE THE ONE GETTING PAID TO care after these kids

thank you for listening

p.s. between living next to a daycare, and being a nanny im 31 and there are kids coming out my ears yet i have no babies yet!!! i want to enjoy my childless years peace and quiet while they last!

You bring a great perspective to this situation. Honestly, if I lived next to a daycare, I'd likely crank my music up to, just to drown out the noise of screechy children. Not to be malicious, but more so for my own sanity. ::

I am very thankful that we live out in the country. We have 20 acres of our own, but there is a buffer of about 40 acres between us and our CLOSEST neighbor, next closest is about 60 acres... The kids can (and sometimes do) go out back (even further from our neighbors) and scream until their hearts are content. Of course if I lived any closer this would not be allowable because I wouldn't want to inconvenience my neighbors.

[Meyou]

Hahaha! I love the brownie idea and honestly this is the approach I would take. I find with teens if they think they're doing you a favor rather than being told they're much more likely to respond. I have a bunch of yahoo's that play rowdy street hockey games out front. Good kids but the language can be bad sometimes. My DCB's love to watch them play...they sit on the lawn with their chins in their palms. <3

Anyway, the first time they were cursing I was new to the neighborhood and didn't know any of them. So I went over and told them something like, "Hey guys...my pipsqueaks are loving watching your game but if they learn how to swear I'm sending their mama's looking for you!! No way I'm taking blame for that one!" They laughed and stopped. I've had to speak to them a few times since but I yell things like, "Hey pottymouth! Want me to get the soap??" from my yard and they crack up then quiet down.

I'd try and catch one of them and just ask for them to turn it down a little in the afternoons.

[AfterSchoolMom]

I know this was originally posted a while ago... how's it going now?


I had a neighbor once who worked from home, and decided one week that he was going to do construction in his kitchen at all hours of the day and night. He would literally start up hammering at like 7am and wouldn't stop until 12 or 1 am. My oldest son was a newborn at the time and I was sitting for a friend who had a 6 month old. His hammering and sawing and whatnot kept the babies awake for the ENTIRE DAY, and as soon as I'd get my son to bed, he'd wake up from all the racket.

I went over there finally and very politely asked him if he wouldn't mind stopping with the hammering after, say, 7 or 8pm. I told him that I had a newborn and another baby in the house and that they were being kept awake. His response? "Babies wake up. Deal with it."

Are you freaking kidding me?! So, the next night when it started again, I called the police. No more hammering after that, and while I'm sure he suspected me of calling, he couldn't prove it because we lived in a grouping of townhouses and it could have been anyone.


Hey, poster who works for the bartender - have you tried earplugs? There's no way that you can realistically expect a daycare to limit their outside time during the day and regular working hours, nor to keep kids from screaming while outside. You can and should talk to your neighbor about pick ups and drop offs though, if they're encroaching on your property during these times, as well as the issue of toys over the fence. Those are reasonable requests and she shouldn't be allowing these things to happen anyway.

[Blackcat31]

Hey, poster who works for the bartender - have you tried earplugs? There's no way that you can realistically expect a daycare to limit their outside time during the day and regular working hours, nor to keep kids from screaming while outside. You can and should talk to your neighbor about pick ups and drop offs though, if they're encroaching on your property during these times, as well as the issue of toys over the fence. Those are reasonable requests and she shouldn't be allowing these things to happen anyway.

I live next door to a women who works nights and her house is pretty close to mine. We are separated by a chainlink fence but less than 15 feet of space between the houses. My dck's are taught that just because it is recess or outside time does not mean they are automatically allowed to go all out wild and scream and screech at the top of their lungs. Playing outside does not require elevated voices and noises. I am respectful to my neighbor (even before I knew she worked nights) so that she is respectful to me.

I do not allow parents to park anywhere except my property. If the kids get too loud, they are told to quiet down. There is no correlation to the noise level and exercise so I just don't think the kids need to be loud.

[Sugar Magnolia]

I would strongly advise you to NOT tape notes, knock on doors or send other people or husbands over there. JUST CALL THE COPS!!!!! When you call, tell the police you do NOT want to meet with them, as you fear retaliation. The police will NOT TELL THEM who complained, just that a complaint was received. If it continues, call the cops over and over again. Eventually, police will arrest someone if they issue warnings that are ignored. Do NOT GET INVOLVED YOURSELF!!! Please, I am begging you. I had a similar issue (not at my center, at my home, years ago) and my husband tried knocking on the offenders door, and got a knife pulled on him and was continually harrassed by the music blaring dude. Let the police handle it, that's what you pay taxes for!!

[wdmmom]

My next door neighbors oldest son plays the drums!!!! And last summer, it always seemed to be right around 1pm! GRRR! Don't get me wrong, the kid was really good at what he did, I just didn't feel like I had to be his audience!

I told my husband time and again to talk to the neighbors about maybe sound proofing. Little did I know the kid was heading off to college...YAY! It's been quiet for some time now and I'm loving it. Of course now that we've been able to open windows again and colleges are letting out soon, I wonder if the kid will return home for the summer months so my headache can return as well or if he'll stay away! ::::

[AfterSchoolMom]

I live next door to a women who works nights and her house is pretty close to mine. We are separated by a chainlink fence but less than 15 feet of space between the houses. My dck's are taught that just because it is recess or outside time does not mean they are automatically allowed to go all out wild and scream and screech at the top of their lungs. Playing outside does not require elevated voices and noises. I am respectful to my neighbor (even before I knew she worked nights) so that she is respectful to me.

I do not allow parents to park anywhere except my property. If the kids get too loud, they are told to quiet down. There is no correlation to the noise level and exercise so I just don't think the kids need to be loud.

I'm not saying that they should be allowed to scream as if on fire. However, I think that outside is an appropriate place for "outside" voices, and I wouldn't expect them to be quiet all the time while outside. I think outside should be an outlet for them. That's just my opinion though, and I respect yours.

Wow, could I have used the word "outside" in that statement any more? :P

[QualiTcare]

most places don't enforce noise ordinances unless it's after 10pm or so. otherwise, the cops would do nothing but try to keep people quiet. heck, i'm trying to sleep at 9am after i get home from working graveyard and people are outside mowing the yard and everything else. if you want to play your music loud, mow the yard, or do anything else on your own property - the middle of the day is the time to do it. just saying.

that doesn't mean they won't quieten down if you ask nicely, but like someone else said, i would ask the parents instead of the kids.

[PitterPatter]

My 1st worry would be spite if they are teens. As for calling the police I don't think they would do muchduring daytime hours, maybe ask them to turn it down.

A little issue I had... I had problems with a rowdy neighbor, parties, drinking and loud heavy metal screaming music when my son was a baby. One night about 12:00 midnight my DH went and knocked on his door asking him to turn it down as he was waking our baby. The guy said "sure FU get the hell out of my yard." He then came pounding on our door 10 minutes later telling my DH if he didnt like the music to come do something about it. We called the police and they talked to him, he turned it down and when the police left it went right back up. This went on 2 more times until 3 am and finally the police didn't come back. Some police don't always do their job. We found out a week later they were all buddies. The guy ran his mouth and started crap with us for months after. All because we asked him to turn his music down. The neighbor has been gone for years so no more problems. Just be careful what u decide u may have to live with more than expected.

[PitterPatter]

I know where I live has an ordinance. I'm sure if I can hear the music with words and bass from a house across the street and many houses down that if I called the police they would come out. I'm just afraid if I call on them they are going to find out and I don't want to have to deal with teens and them rebelling against me and my family. Do I have to give the police my name or my location?

When u call all of that info shows up and if the police are friends with them u run the risk of them telling them who it was that made the report. They aren't permitted but we all know how that works.