Neighbor Keeps Blasting Music Despite Repeated Police Visits—Then Cusses Out the Officer Who Tells Her to Turn It Down
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There are certain neighbor disputes that can probably be solved with a friendly knock on the door. When the police have visited five times in one weekend and the bass is still rattling through your house, it’s probably safe to say you’ve moved beyond that stage.
One homeowner has found herself in exactly that situation thanks to neighbors across the street who apparently really, really want the entire block to hear their music. This isn’t a case of someone occasionally getting carried away with the volume on a Saturday afternoon, either. According to her, the bass is loud enough to hear and physically feel inside her home, and the music has continued at all hours—including around midnight and late at night.
She and her family have already tried speaking to the neighbors directly. It didn’t work. So when one particularly noisy weekend arrived, they started calling the police non-emergency line instead.
Officers repeatedly came out, and one eventually issued the homeowner a noise-ordinance citation.
You’d think an actual ticket might finally turn the volume down.
Instead, the police returned again Sunday night—and this time, the homeowner could hear her neighbor cussing out the officer from across the street.
The music apparently kept playing.
Neighbor keeps blasting music even after repeated police visits/citation, next steps?!
Looking for advice from anyone who has dealt with a chronic noise issue like this, especially if you have experience with police/code enforcement.
Our neighbors across the street have been playing extremely bass-heavy music that we can hear and feel throughout our house. We’ve tried talking to them directly in the past, but it didn’t help. This weekend was particularly bad.
We ended up calling the non-emergency line five times over the course of the weekend because the music repeatedly continued/restarted, including around midnight, early morning, afternoon, and late at night.
Wow, that’s rough.
Police responded multiple times. One officer told us to continue calling whenever the noise is disturbing us and ultimately issued the homeowner a noise-ordinance citation.
The officer also told me the people he dealt with at the house were very intoxicated. (Of course throughout the night I keep seeing the neighbors car leaving and coming back and can’t imagine they have a DD but that’s beside the point.)
Last night (Sunday) at 11pm police came again. From inside my house I could hear the neighbors yelling/cussing at the officers, calling the officer a “f**king b*tch” The officer walked away said “have a good night” and the music continued.
Excuse me?
At this point I have zero intention of confronting the neighbors myself. We have young kids, live directly across the street, and I don’t want to escalate things personally.
For anyone who has dealt with something similar: If they name call the police officer and ignore them when asked to turn the music down/off after 10pm, what are next steps?
What actually happens when someone repeatedly ignores warnings/citations for a noise ordinance?
Truly great questions…
Has anyone successfully dealt with this through repeated citations, code enforcement, a nuisance process, a city attorney, etc?
And am I doing the right thing by continuing to call when the bass is genuinely audible inside our house, even if that means making multiple calls about the same residence?
I’m not looking to get anyone arrested or make their lives miserable. I genuinely just want to be able to sit inside my own house without listening to someone else’s bass. Please help 😅
Commenters largely agreed that she should keep handling this through official channels rather than confronting the neighbors herself. At this point, another conversation across the street is unlikely to accomplish anything that multiple police visits and a citation haven’t—and with young children at home, there’s no reason to turn a noise dispute into a personal feud.
Exactly what happens next will depend on her local laws, but commenters suggested documenting every incident and finding out how her city handles repeat noise violations. That could mean escalating fines, code enforcement, a nuisance complaint or another municipal process. A simple log of dates, times and police responses could also be useful if she needs to demonstrate an ongoing pattern.
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Most importantly, she shouldn’t feel guilty for continuing to call the non-emergency line when the music genuinely starts up again, particularly when an officer explicitly told her to do so.
Nobody is demanding absolute silence from the neighborhood. Wanting to sit inside your own home at 11 p.m. without feeling someone else’s bass is a pretty reasonable place to draw the line.
This person recommends…an app.
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This person has a petty idea.
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If five police visits and a citation haven’t lowered the volume, it’s probably time to let the paper trail get louder instead.
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