Not sure if this warrants it's own thread, but I have a neighbour problem and it's turned into a rather serious one.
Basically, I live in a nice apartment complex, it's quiet, secluded and generally all the people living there are pleasant.
However, across from me lives a strange couple. A man, probably in his late 50s, maybe early 60s, with what appears his "wife" - a woman probably in her early 30s, young enough to be his daughter basically. She is Spanish speaking and I guess he can speak it too - and I only know this because of the frequent shouting fights the woman has with her husband. I sort of pick up bits here and there, and it sounds like nonsense, but the volume is ludicrous, to the point where if you have windows closed, you can easily pick up the screaming.
This has gone on and off for a about a year, and since it's summer, my windows are open constantly, and I have to listen to this bollox daily. But not only during the day, but night as well. For 3 days in a row, around 4 am, the bitch can be heard wailing like some kind of demented banshee, and last night was no exception, which her wailing some weird song.
I got fed up with it, and planned to write a strongly worded letter to them, I'm a pussy and I don't want confrontations, so anonymity is key. But I needed the apartment number to get it right. As I walked up to their side of the building, I bumped into one of their neighbours, a nice Columbian girl, whose expression dropped when I asked her about the noise.
Things are far more complicated than I first assumed, and it seems this crazy bitch is legitimately demented, when the Columbian girl had friends over, crazy bitch shouted curses at them, to which one of the Columbian girl's friends responded. Within 30 seconds, the crazy bitch ran down and tried to smash the door down. Obviously not letting her in the Columbian girl was reasonably shook up, but there have been several incidents where she would have the crazy bitch banging on her door at 6am.
So tl;dr, crazy neighbour bitch is disturbing the peace and threatening other people - is there a swift, permanent solution to this issue?
>is there a swift, permanent solution to this issue?
No, but there are things you can do that might work. You're probably best off getting the council or the police involved, because they don't sound like the sort of people who would respond to a polite letter.
If you complain to the council about the noise, they'll ask you to fill in a log sheet to record the noise activity; If it's significant, then they can warn your neighbours, and if that doesn't work issue a noise abatement order.
If she starts causing a nuisance outside of her flat (like the incident with the Columbian girl), you can call the police, as that sort of behaviour constitutes a public order offence. She could get nicked for doing anything "likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress". If you don't think it's serious enough to warrant a 999 call, use 101 instead.
If it's a rented block, your best chance of getting things resolved might be the landlord. You might not be the only person to complain, and a landlord would far rather evict one problem tenant than have half the block move out. If it's a housing association property, then they should have an antisocial behaviour team to deal with things like this.
I was surprised how easy it is to get the police/council involved, there are apps that can do the business, but I will follow your advice on keeping logs.
I was shocked that the Colombian girl didn't immediately phone the police after that harassment incident, nevermind the repeated morning incidents.
My next step is to write short notes to the surrounding neighbours and asking if they have experienced similar behaviour, and if so, we can file a complaint together as I know it'll be more effective than one person going about it.
After I have gathered the necessary information, I will write something and send it to the council and police.
>>19928 Probably both after what Colombian girl said, she mentioned she was bladdered on numerous occasions when confronted. Christ, a real witch in the housing complex, doubt councils have specific regulations for that.
Most nice apartment buildings have rules about this sort of thing, particularly if there's freehold properties there. Have a look at your contract, and talk to the building management.
Because I need to gather the essential information to make a high-impact statement. There is literally no point in coming in with a half baked, half arse whine just coming from me, when it'll be ignored - and subsequent complaints ignored - when I can make a knockout statement in one swoop.
>>19955 Is that how it works? I'm not sure I can conceive of the practical difference between an ignorable whine and a knockout statement. What evidence are you trying to gather beyond 'my neighbours are consistently loud'?
>>19956 That there is a comprehensive list of outrageous shit she has done. Note that I only hear the screaming, my Colombian neighbour has been verbally harassed, who knows what the other people have experienced.
>>19964 >Does the word "Latina" get used outside of porn?
Erm, yes. Yes, it does. Apparently some prefer it to "Hispanic" because it's a word that people of Latin American extraction actually use, rather than referring to historic imperialist conquest. Or something like that.
>>19967 That's precisely my point. The Aztecs weren't exactly a fucking Latin culture, so how do these "people of Latin American extraction" imagine the label came to be applied to that region, if not by way of historic imperialist conquest?
I make one comment about fucking "Latina chickas" and you lot already had a cunt off. Have a word with yourselves, especially the lad talking about fetishes or whatever.
I want her to call me Papi. Do we have a Latina thread on /x/?
>>19964 There's a lot of people calling themselves fisherpersons these days. I'd be very surprised if not one of them had ever expressed an interest in fucking an MRA. Though why you raise the issue of MRAs is a little concerning. It's like you think we're in the middle of a gender war or something. Step away from the computer.
I like how in your mind anyone who doesn't get behind your world view is MRA, it's a bit like when the young version of Dave Lister calls everything crypto fascist.
>>19973 I make one comment about how it's not appropriate to fetishise a racial identity and you lads are falling all over yourselves to dismiss these concerns.
>Step away from tumblr and its tributaries.
>Have a word with yourselves
>Step away from the computer
>>19983 I didn't say I didn't care. I do care. I dismissed your dire gender-driven drivel because I care. Now it seems like you want a competition to see who can dismiss the other the hardest. You needn't trouble yourself; I already won when I broke out the Winster.
>>19980 I'm pretty sure it's the same guy who calls everyone fascist/racist. I do believe he is the biggest cunt I have ever seen posting anywhere on the net.
*checks which board this is*
Ok,l this comment is fair game. Please sodomise yourself to death extreme-leftylad.
