Neighbor problems

[gtdawk]

My daugher is 23 and I just helped her buy her first condo. THe first day she moved in the neighbor came over and complained that the moving truck was in one of her spots and to not let it happen again. The truck was moved down the way. After my daugher went over and introduced herself and said she did not want to get off on the wrong foot with her and they talked for a while. The neighbor apologized and said the that people were always using her spots in the building and she was just letting me know. So Brooke always told her friends to be sure to part in visitors when all possible. Even I park in them. However, the building does not have assigned spots at all. There is plenty of parking and the neighbor lives alone and has one car but seem to think that she is assigned two spots. Brooke has lived there for only 2.5 months but has never once seen her have company to park in her "so called spot". She seems to be in her late 30's maybe early 40's. Then a few weeks ago Brooke accidently feel asleep on her coach and left the TV on playing a movie. At the end of the movie it repeats the music. It was not loud, just normal volume so that she could hear it. At 5:00AM the neighbor comes bangging on the front door, scares my daughter to death. Brooke goes to the door, which she really should not have done, but to find the neighbor screaming at her to turn off the noise. Brooke was extremely apologetic and told she had fallen asleep but the neighbor was relentless and rude, turned and walked away and they have not spoken since. Third and final straw as to what to do: Brooke and I have redecorated the entire condo, painted beautiful colors, put down hardwood floors, tiled the fire place and bathroom with ceramic, some new furniture, etc. I wanted her to be able to show it off. By the way, neighbors on her other side are great and they get along well and also commented to her that the lady was a "B". Anyway, so I host my daughter a house warming party and maybe a total of 15 people came off and on. Some of the group were hobby musicians and had their accoustacal guitars and a bongo. My daughter sings as well. This was around 10:00 they started to play and sing. It was fun and maybe a little loud but very innocent fun. I was enjoying it and to me would have been something had I been a neighbor would have enjoyed. I left around 10:30 and as soon as I left my daughter called and said the neighbor had just come over and complained and told us to stop. My 20 year old daughter lives there as well and was the one that answered the door. She told the lady it was a one time housewarming party and to please deal with it. The response was "I don't care what it is - turn down the noise". She came back several times and we did not go to the door. Brooke was hoping they could be friendly and has really tried to be respectful but she is 23, has a full time job, college grad, now owns her home and wants to enjoy it. The neighbor of course proceeds to call the police. At 2:30 AM, Brooke calls me crying and says the police had been there three times. Twice they came, could not hear any noice and left. The third time she called them, from out side they did hear the guitar a little and knocked on the door. Brooke spent one hour talking to them about the situation. They pretty much told her to try to be respectful but ignore her, when twice they came and heard nothing. What can we do to get her off our backs. I can't believe we now have a great little place for Brooke and Brittany and they can't feel as if they can enjoy it. They are respectful but they should be able to have some friends over occasionally without this woman calling the police. Brooke actually watches TV many nights with subtitles for fear the lady will come back over. That is crazy. What can we or should we do?

 

[dee_dub]

Are there condo rules about noise? What about city bylaws? The fact that the police were still being called at 2:30 a.m. suggests your daughter's party was going into the wee hours. You say the cops heard the noise from outside. That, IMHO, is pretty good cause for the neighbour to get upset.

If the neighbour is being unreasonable, the police will stop responding.