Recurrent nuisance noise problem with neighbor--what to do?

[Anonymous]

Either it's legal or it's not. Call police at 3am and have them register the decibels emitted by the activity. If it is past the county ordinance then they will be cited. If it is within allowable limits, shut up and deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Either it's legal or it's not. Call police at 3am and have them register the decibels emitted by the activity. If it is past the county ordinance then they will be cited. If it is within allowable limits, shut up and deal.

Right, but the other issue is that our HOA has much stricter noise ordinance limits than the county. However, our ineffective HOA president is too wishy washy to enforce the HOA covenant (not just about this but about other issues in the neighborhood that we have heard about). So how does one deal with that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Either it's legal or it's not. Call police at 3am and have them register the decibels emitted by the activity. If it is past the county ordinance then they will be cited. If it is within allowable limits, shut up and deal.

Right, but the other issue is that our HOA has much stricter noise ordinance limits than the county. However, our ineffective HOA president is too wishy washy to enforce the HOA covenant (not just about this but about other issues in the neighborhood that we have heard about). So how does one deal with that?

Wow, you sound awful. And like you have way too much time on your hands.

[Anonymous]

Well, OP, you really have to call the police. I don't know where you live, but where I live in Bethesda, I can call police for noise violations after 9pm. Please do that each and every time. They've had their chance.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Either it's legal or it's not. Call police at 3am and have them register the decibels emitted by the activity. If it is past the county ordinance then they will be cited. If it is within allowable limits, shut up and deal.

Right, but the other issue is that our HOA has much stricter noise ordinance limits than the county. However, our ineffective HOA president is too wishy washy to enforce the HOA covenant (not just about this but about other issues in the neighborhood that we have heard about). So how does one deal with that?

Wow, you sound awful. And like you have way too much time on your hands.

Why do I sound awful? If I'm paying high HOA dues every year to live in this neighborhood, which don't go towards anything tangible that I have been able to see, then I would like for the HOA president to actually address issues that need addressing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. It doesn't matter what the noise is and I'm not going to get into more details about it. The issue is that it is 24/7, it is bothering my family (including baby) and pets greatly, and it is incredibly rude of them to keep doing this. Now the question is how to approach the noise issue with the neighbors when a) we've already discussed this 3 times previously (and they turned it off each time but then a few months later the noise reappeared), and b) why are they so inconsiderate as to keep doing this after we have been complaining? They are not being very neighborly which really annoys me because we have been very neighborly towards them in the past. I only mentioned that it's an upscale neighborhood because things like blaring loud music 24/7, or constantly barking dogs, or other noise issues do not tend to happen in this neighborhood, due to having an HOA and neighbors wanting to keep the neighborhood nice. However, these same neighbors that I'm talking about parked their boat on the street for 1 year, with lots of neighbors complaining it was an eyesore, and the HOA president did nothing because he didn't want to "stir up trouble"--our HOA president is not very effective.

You sound like a whiny, unreasonable asshole of a neighbor. Maybe they are doing it just to piss you off because you complain so much and feel compelled to tell them what they can and can't do. Perhaps the HOA president won't step in because you have no case.

Well they are in violation of the HOA noise ordinance, so it's not me telling them what they can and cannot do. It's the HOA covenant that is saying they cannot do this. Also they are in violation of county noise ordinances because this is 24/7. I have recordings of the noise timestamped at 3 in the morning. There is no question that that is unreasonable.

Sue the HOA, HOA president and the neighbor, jointly and severally. That'll bring all parties to the table.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Either it's legal or it's not. Call police at 3am and have them register the decibels emitted by the activity. If it is past the county ordinance then they will be cited. If it is within allowable limits, shut up and deal.

Right, but the other issue is that our HOA has much stricter noise ordinance limits than the county. However, our ineffective HOA president is too wishy washy to enforce the HOA covenant (not just about this but about other issues in the neighborhood that we have heard about). So how does one deal with that?

Wow, you sound awful. And like you have way too much time on your hands.

Why do I sound awful? If I'm paying high HOA dues every year to live in this neighborhood, which don't go towards anything tangible that I have been able to see, then I would like for the HOA president to actually address issues that need addressing.

Then it sounds like your issue is with your HOA president.

[Anonymous]

Call the police op, and see what they say.

[Anonymous]

Are people really that inconsiderate to continue doing this after they have been asked to stop 3 times before? The rudeness and self-entitlement of people in this area continues to amaze me.

[Anonymous]

HOA Coup d'état?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:wind chimes?

Another reason I just can't quit DCUM.
Hilarious.

[Anonymous]

A loud koi pond type filter? The sound of the water fall?

[Anonymous]

I understand, OP. I would call the HOA President and tell him that if he won't take care of it, you will call the police. We live in a strict HOA controlled neighborhood. But our association doesn't mess around. Example - A few weeks ago my neighbor parked his boat in front of his house. You can have it on the street for 24 hours. No one complained. The might have had it in the street six or seven hours too long (not even a full day). They were hit with s $250 fine. I got a warning note because one of the numbers on my mailbox was crooked and loose. Annoying, but worth it to avoid exactly what you are dealing with. Your HOA needs to step up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh oh. I bet I know what it is, guys. I bet the neighbors are Hispanic and play loud Spanish language music.

No. You would hear ARRIBA ARRIBA TELEMUNDO every 2 minutes.

OP, there are laws about noise that supersede the HOA bylaws. Call the police.

But if you're the only one hearing it you may get that 5150.

[Anonymous]

Your HOA Prez sounds like a wimp. My advice is to join the HOA board and instill some discipline. In the meantime, you may need to hire an attorney to send a letter to the HOA and neighbor, giving each one more chance to address the issue. If they continue to violate, you'll file in local court.

And yes, you sound whiny. I doubt your baby really gives two shits about the noise.