Late night visitor to neighborhood with extraordinarily loud music

I live in a quiet neighborhood....until recently.

One house in particular has had bad tenants move in. Due to the nature of the parties and late night cars that come for a few minutes then leave, it's likely drug dealing is taking place.

That's America now....nothing I can do. Your neighborhood probably has the same problem or will soon.

The problem is that a certain vehicle comes (I guess to get their drugs) and has a far louder than most, sound system. I've seen some wild car audio systems, but this one has to be 2000 watts or more. And no matter what time of the night they arrive, they ALWAYS play their music so loud you could hear it 5 blocks away. Windows shaking, but super loud vocals and instrumentals.

It could be 2:30AM....and they roll up with the music as loud as possible and it will definitely wake you up if you are sleeping.

The problem is they come and go randomly....maybe twice a week, but on different nights at different times. They arrive and are gone always in 5 minutes or less, so calling the Police never works.

Just wondering if any smart person has figured out a way to deal with people like this.

I think this is pretty common in America now so I don't feel like the Lone Ranger but it would be nice to do something.

 

Take pictures and videos that include license plates and faces if at all possible together with dates and times for at least a week.

Then make an appointment to see your local mayor and/or police chief.

Take the pictures and videos with you and then tell them they can either deal with the problem ASAP or deal with the media since that is who you will contact next if they do not deal with the problem.

 

It is amazing how one house can change the dynamics of a neighborhood for the worse. If you cannot light a fire under authorities, then your only other real option is to try the landlord. If that doesn't work, you are just up the creek.

 

Can you get some neighbors to join you in getting proof and engaging law enforcement?

Do you have a HOA? They might be able to help.

 

The neighbors are all afraid to get involved.

 

That's my next thought.

A lawsuit against the owner of the property might be the way to go.
They are essentially allowing the other neighbors to be deprived of their right to quiet use.

 

I'm not surprised. Neighbors today are not like the neighbors when I was growing up. People looked out for all the kids and helped one another.

That doesn't mean all is lost. Do you have a HOA? There may seem ordinance they are breaking.

Personally, I would go to the police and get advice on what evidence they need.

Whatever you decide to do, be careful. People like that don't play well with others.

 

Oh, I forgot, the owner is in prison for drug and burglary charges.
The owner has mental issues and the family bought the house for him but his name is on the house. The family just backs him financially.
Family is paying the bills but has rented the house to some really nefarious people.

 

No HOA.....which is great usually....except when this happens.

Right.

TONS of late night drug transactions and fights occasionally.

 

Can you set up a video camera with motion detection?

How do you know all that background information about them? Can you try talking to them?

 

I've been here 25 years. When you've lived in one place that long you get to know.
I can talk to the family and they always have this 'Oh I Know" attitude, agreeing with the problems....but they don't have to deal with it.
They live 30 miles away.

The family member they bought the house for is in prison currently.
LONG history of arrests. Mental issues.
The Detective I last talked to said it's a lost cause.
But trash moves into the house when he's in prison.
The family knows it but allows his partners in crime to live in the house when he's gone.

Not sure if I could tie them into a lawsuit given they are his advisors and financial support system.

How much time and money can I put into a twice a week problem that could end in violence anyway?

quite sure this happens all over the country. it's becoming the norm and it's why politicians set themselves up into gated and protected communities.

 

At the risk of coming off as naive, have you spoken to the neighbor in question? From what you've written, you are providing many assumptions which may well be accurate but are still only assumptions. Too often, we look for extreme solutions before ruling out the simplest.

 

If the police aren't willing to help, the only other option is for you to get some earplugs, move or try to block it out. I know it's not fair but sometimes we have to do that.

I have a very noisy neighbor. She doesn't know how to close a door without slamming it. It wouldn't be so bad if she traveled like most normal people. She goes in/out at least 40 times per day (no joke). I've talked to her several times. I even asked maintenance to check her door because it shouldn't slam like that. She is actually pulling it closed and it's annoying. I finally gave up and went to the dollar store for a bunch of earplugs. In my case, it's been building for almost a year. She even had the audacity to use the laundry room and go to common areas when she knew she had COVID19. Just a selfish, self-entitled person.

 

lol
I know the person and his family well.
No assumptions necessary.

 

Correct.
I am making plans to move.

Just sad that this is becoming America
I'm planning my next move onto a lot of land with no house nearby.

 

I'm sorry it's come to that. I wish you the best.

 

Oh excellent way to put a target on your back! If it looks like a duck....best this guy can do is keep raising hell with the authorities or hope they have deal go bad and a couple get snuffed. Attention to those in Oregon, this is comin' to YOUR neighborhood soon, the law of unintended consequences, enjoy.

 

Yeah, thanks.

It's a systemic failure. I would bet the majority of Americans will have to deal with this type of thing or worse eventually.
We're just witnessing an overall decay of US society. To the absolute delight of many.

 

So when you say you know this person well, has he openly talked to you about being a drug dealer? Have you tried asking that when his clients come in the morning to buy drugs they should turn down their music so as not to disturb the neighborhood?

 

Yep, know him (the owner) for years, and his enabling family for years.
Very troubled young man. Seriously troubled.

He's offered to sell me pot at least a time or two.
I really don't care what he does with his life on his property....it's only when it wakes me up at 2 am time and time again that it becomes a problem.
Everyone who's been in the neighborhood for at least 5 years pretty much knows what goes on.
Like I said, this is becoming mainstream. If you don't have a grow house or a dealing house in your neighborhood yet, count your blessing. You probably will soon.

Here's what happened.

MANY of his "clients" come to buy his goods....some play their music a little too loud.
This ONE is ridiculously loud. Like 2000WATTS loud.
remember, the owner is in jail awaiting trial for various crimes.
So right now, some of his thug pals are living in the house while the remote family (the enablers) pay the bills and keep the house
out of foreclosure until the troubled one gets out.

So, I would have to confront the random, drug dealer who currently occupies the house.
And I DID. So now the loud one makes sure to blast his thunderdome as loud as possible more often.
what's going on is punishment for me asking politely for a little quiet at 2AM

And as stated....there is no ONE other neighbor with the balls to say or do anything.
They are all scared.

I won't let it bother me too much. I accept this is America now and it's everywhere or will be.
I just quietly prepare to move....out in the boonies...away from everyone.
I will sell my house to a rival dealer so they can be across from each other. lol

 

When you confronted this random drug dealer living in the house did he seem friendly and receptive when you politely asked that his client keep the noise down at 2:00 am in the morning? If he was it may be time to bring it up again and said the guy is only playing the music louder.

 

Jesus .. what kind of place do you live in?

That kind of stuff only happens in the roughest of neighbourhoods here, and even then it probably wouldn't be tolerated for long. Any tenants behaving like that would be reported to the property manager/landlord, and be promptly evicted.

 

Sure, but it's not the 'system'. It's the way kids are raised.

 

I used to live in a quiet neighborhood. But it is in the midst of a deep blue area.

Only takes one.
The Federal government stepped in back in 2008 - 2016 and made sure that the lowest income people could live in ANY neighborhood in America.
So, through section 8 and other programs, we have people who've never gotten even a GED, subsidized and living in homes that you cannot afford.

https://www.investors.com/politics/...ousing-rules-mandates-neighborhood-diversity/

in this case....the family bought the home and put the troubled family member here....wisely putting the house in his name.
They do not have to live with the problem they created.

 

this has been America, what could you of done about it 20 years ago? I do know what you're going through though I had the same a few times, luckily these people tend not to stay in one place long, so not much to do but move or give it time