What to do about a Noisy Neighbour

In almost everything community there is a rule about certain unnecessary and unreasonable levels of noise.

But what happens when you encounter a neighbour that is a bit noisier than the rest? Whether it is loud music playing at night, small children screaming excessively or whatever, here’s what to do about a neighbour’s noise.

Talk. It’s plain and simple, the best thing you can do is go over and have a civil conversation instead of shouting at each other over the wall. If you feel uncomfortable going over, write them a polite note and leave it in their post-box.

Give a warning. If the noise continues, send them a copy of the local noise ordinances and keep a copy for yourself.

Mediation. If you’d like to keep a good relationship with your neighbour, mediation is a great way to sit down and chat and work things out in a civilized manner. Contact Cape Mediators for affordable mediation services in Cape Town.

Call the police. If nothing works, then your last solution should be to call the police. Show them evidence of how you have tried to solve the noise problem, but your neighbour continues to make a noise. Try to call the police over at the time the neighbours are making a noise – if the police take too long to respond, rather use your PatrolMan SOS button to summon help to your location.

Noisy neighours is a common problem, so use this useful advice to deal with the problem in the right way.

3 Steps to take if you feel your Neighbour is harassing you

No matter which area you live in, or how many people there are living on top of one another in an apartment building, there is always bound to be some problems between neighbours.

But when a small complaint turns into a big issue, how do you deal with the problem?

The most common complaints can be addressed when looking at the lease that was signed. Noise complaints can be dealt with easily between the two neighbours.

More serious issues, such as harassment, physical threats, calling the police for false reasons and making your home unliveable on purpose is a completely different situation...

Here are some steps you can take to deal with the harassment:

Talk it out. If you feel you can approach your neighbour without feeling endangered, then it might be a good idea to go over and have a chat with them. Invite them over for coffee and remember to communicate calmly and compassionately.

Document the issues. You need evidence if you want to take the matter to the owners or the management company. Keep a log of all the incidents with the dates and times, so the people in charge can do something about it.

Mediation. Cape Mediators offer mediation for neighbours who can’t work things out themselves, as well as mediation for landlord and tenant conflicts. Mediation is extremely useful as well as cost effective, and by providing the two parties to speak in a controlled environment, they can work the problem out properly!

Is your neighbour harassing you? Don’t leave it until it becomes a serious issue – use these 3 steps to properly deal with the problem!