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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We're in MoCo (not sure where OP is, but I suspect the noise disturbance issues might be similar),and here's the deal.

OP, your children are only allowed 'to be kids' in their own home if the sounds they're making do not exceed the noise levels set up by the county. The levels vary depending on the time of the day and the day of the week. Here's what I'm talking about

http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DEP/community/noise-ordinance.html

11:54, [b]you're wrong if you believe that "If she needed to sleep during the day because she worked nights, that would be one thing, but it's not reasonable to ask someone not to make noise during the day so you can work at home. They have a right to enjoy their home just as much as you do". [/b]
FYI, it doesn't matter if the woman is a lawyer, a stripper or the president of the United States..she is within her rights to demand a certain level of noise protection, night or day.  So if the child you're having over for a play date enjoys 'screaming at top of his lungs', repeatedly, over a period of time, your neighbor has the right to call the police... and if you're 'singing and dancing' with the music blasting, your neighbors are also within their rights to complain.

Believe it or not, similar rules apply to dogs barking. 4 barks, and your neighbors can call the cops on you - and the police has to respond to the call.

OP, I suggest you take a hard look at your situation and see if you can find ways to keep the noise down. Once again, no one can request pure silence from their neighbors, but it is perfectly legitimate to expect them to keep the level of noise down to certain levels.

I'm surprised people on this site don't understand this simple issue.

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I disagree.  The OP said that the woman wants silence so that she can work at home.  That is not reasonable.  To expect or request.  She's totally within normal bounds to ask that OP not have kids yelling and screaming in the house, or music blasting at a high volume, but silence all day?  Not reasonable.  If the neighbor had said, "I know that kids make noise, but the yelling and screaming is too much," I don't think very many people would be supporting the OP's refusal to cooperate.  But from what we're told, the neighbor is asking far more than she is legally entitled to.  [/quote]

Exactly. I'm the OP. I suffer from horrible severe migraines and the kids are kind enough to sit and do puzzles or watch a TV episode quietly while we wait for my medication to take effect. We're in now way breaking such codes. We don't hear music that loud and our play area is not in the room we share walls. The sound system is in the kitchen, the farthest room from the neighbor and we usually push the furniture in the dining room to make room for running and dancing games. Again a room that is not connected to the neighbor. [/quote]

Perhaps you could have requested to hear for yourself whether the noise level from your kids is unacceptable. There's a chance they are louder than you think. Silence is also unacceptable. I am an attorney and need almost complete silence to read case law, but it's hard to get that even at a library. That's what ear plugs are for. [/quote]

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