How can you Deal with Bad Neighbours Easily?

Posted by Justin Havre on Thursday, May 7th, 2015 at 10:17am.

Sometimes you can find the perfect place but the neighbours are terrible. This can be anything from someone who is really loud or messy. While people don’t usually want to deal with conflict there comes a time when you have to address how horrible someone is being.

The idea of going up to your neighbours and telling them how awful they are probably isn’t the best approach. The question is – how should you let your neighbours know they really aren’t being a very good neighbour?

How Should you Approach It

You should really think about your approach before you get into a fight with your neighbour. You want to see the possible ways it can turn out before you jump into it. Maybe talk to them in a civil manner before you escalate it.

They could be happy to change their behaviour for you if they realize that it bothers you. If you think the person you are going to talk to will get violent or react in a horrible way then bring someone with you.

Make sure you address what's happening immediately and don't wait for it to drive you crazy. You need to let them know immediately when something is bothering you. If these tactics don't work then you can move on to documenting the problems.

Keep a log of how often it happens and when it does. Check out the rules in your neighbourhood or city to see what they are doing that breaks any by laws. If this still doesn't work then bring in people who can help like your landlord or a lawyer.

Having a lawyer or third party involves is a very good idea because it will avoid getting you in trouble or causing you problems. The last thing you want is to offend your neighbour when you tell them this information and make a bad problem worse.

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