His Neighbors Turned the House Next Door Into a Bar and Restaurant—But His Complaints Haven’t Stopped the Noise
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Living next to a business is one thing, but having one suddenly open right outside your door is another.
One homeowner is dealing with that after new neighbors turned the house next door into a restaurant and bar.
Since then, the patio has stayed loud late into the night and smoke has repeatedly drifted onto her property.
Even worse, the owner has been anything but friendly when problems come up.
Now, other neighbors are complaining too, but nothing seems to be changing.
Read on to see what you would do in this same situation.
My neighbors turned their residential house into an outdoor restaurant/bar and are ruining my life.
I live in a small town.
I already live next to a hotel, which is annoying enough on its own. Let’s just say, the things I hear through the walls are abysmal.
But a year ago, a couple bought the vacant house directly next to mine. My terrace is literally separated from their patio by a single thin partition wall, and they decided to turn it into a full-on restaurant/bar.
The new neighbors are not friendly or respectful.
Now, every single day, there is music blasting until midnight, with guests drinking, partying, and shouting out on the patio. I literally cannot enjoy a single minute of peace on my own terrace anymore.
The few interactions I’ve had with the woman running the place have been quite something.
For starters, ever since they moved in, she hasn’t greeted me a single time. Total cold shoulder.
On several occasions, they started burning some stuff on their patio, sending a massive cloud of smoke blowing straight over to me. After the second time, I walked over and asked if they could at least give me a heads-up next time.
Then, things took another turn for the worse.
Then, a few days later, someone starts frantically pounding on my front door like the SWAT team. I look out the window and see her outside. I open up, and she immediately starts yelling at me for supposedly using “her” trash bin instead of mine. I went outside to check, and—surprise, surprise—it was actually MY bin.
Shortly after that, they started burning stuff again.
Other neighbors have already complained to them about the noise, but they just ignore everyone and keep doing whatever they want. Even the police are doing nothing.
I’m thinking about moving because it’s truly unbearable. Am I just being bitter, or would you guys feel the same?
Yikes! Living next door to that would be quite miserable.
Let’s see if the readers over at Reddit agree.
In the event he wants to stoop to their level, he can do this.
Let’s not bring the bees into it.
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Yes, they can. Sad but true.
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These are some legitimate ways to handle it.
This would get old really fast.
A restaurant and bar shouldn’t be able to take over a residential area and make everyone around it miserable.
Since the neighbors have already complained and the police aren’t helping, it may be worth checking local zoning and noise rules next. If the business isn’t supposed to be operating there, that could finally give everyone something to work with.
And if that’s not the problem, then he’s probably best off just moving.
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