She Moved Into A Neighborhood That Seemed Quiet, But Months Of Howling Dogs At 6 AM And Late-Night Garage Music Have Her Ready To Rent Out Her House And Leave
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Sometimes, a quiet neighborhood can feel very different once you actually live there.
One homeowner thought they had found the perfect place after driving through the area several times and never hearing much of anything.
Then they moved in and started getting woken up every morning by the dogs behind the house howling around 6 AM.
And as if that wasn’t enough, the neighbor next door regularly blasts music from the garage late at night.
They’ve already tried talking to both households, but nothing has really changed.
Read on to see what you think about it.
2/3 of Neighbors a Problem
I moved into my home nearly 5 months ago, into an extremely quiet neighborhood. Drove through multiple times, and it was always so quiet.
Since living here, every morning I am being awoken by the neighbors’ dogs right behind me, howling at 6–6:30 AM, waking me up daily.
I’ve walked over nicely and asked they keep them down till later in the morning, and nothing has changed. I can see them through the window letting them bark and giving treats almost as rewards for it.
Their other neighbor is obsessed with blasting music outside.
My next-door neighbor consistently blasts music in their side-facing garage, pointed right at my office and bedroom. I find trouble knowing how to say too much to them, as the husband is hard of hearing, but is the only one making noise.
I simply dwell on these sounds now, even when they’re not occurring.
I did end up speaking to the music neighbor, and he didn’t seem to care what I was saying. Said to text him. Very next night, he was blasting music at 11:45 at night, like always, outside.
Now, she’s stuck with the noises and not sure what to do.
He also leaves every morning at 2 AM for “coffee” with a V8 sports car, so that doesn’t help either.
At the end of the day, I am stuck in my own head waiting and checking for these noises, just to infuriate myself for the day.
Any advice would be so appreciated, as I’ve already started to consider renting this place so I can get my sanity back and sleep past 6 AM for once in 5 months.
Yikes! That doesn’t sound fun at all.
Let’s see if the people over at Reddit have any good ways to deal with this.
These are great suggestions for dealing with both neighbors.
Here’s a way to handle the music noise.
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And here’s how to make the dogs stop barking.
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For this person, the answer is simple: earplugs.
She must be downright exhausted.
But before she gives up on the house completely, though, it may be worth looking into better windows or other ways to cut down the noise inside.
She should also start documenting the barking and late-night music in case she needs to make a formal complaint.
Hopefully, between blocking some of the noise and getting the city involved if needed, she can finally enjoy the house she worked so hard to find.
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