We can’t choose our neighbors, so moving house can sometimes throw up the problem of bad neighbors. Normally, if you keep yourselves to yourselves, you will find that you won’t rub one another up the wrong way. However, that can all change if the family next door has some super annoying kids. Kids find it hard to know when to stop, especially if they are extremely cocky. If you find that you are having problems with next door’s misbehaving children, here’s how to deal with them.
Talk To Your Own Children
It’s great when your own kids get on well with other children from the neighborhood. However, you might find it a problem if they befriend the nuisance children next door. If your kids are always inviting your neighbors over to play in your house, have a quick chat with them. Tell them that they should try and stick to playing outside. This will keep the annoying kids out of your hair. It can also be worth chatting with the parent’s next door. Maybe you could work out an arrangement with them, and they could try and encourage their kids to calm down and become less boisterous.
Damaged Property
If the nuisance kids damage your property, you will be better off having a chat to their parents. They might be happy to pay for any repairs and punish their kids. If they have sprayed or painted graffiti on your property, the parents might get the children to clean it off in their spare time. Alternatively, it might be easier to hire a professional cleaner and send the kids the bill. You can find out more about cleaning graffiti at sites like removespraypaint.com.
“Can I Have My Ball Back?”
I’m sure most people have had the kids from next door knocking on the door and asking this. What do you do if it becomes a regular occurrence? Unfortunately, this is just one of the things you will have to deal with from neighbors. The best thing is to throw the ball back as soon as you notice it. That will save you having to answer the door all the time. Whatever happens, make sure the kids aren’t going on your property without your permission to get their ball, though. That counts as trespassing.
Noise Limits
If your neighbors have teenagers, you might find that they regularly have friends over and play music at excessively loud volumes. This may get worse if their parents ever leave them at home alone. The best way to deal with this is to go around and ask them to turn the music down. There are certain noise limits that come with living in a neighborhood. If they exceed these and refuse to turn the volume down, you have the right to call the police to break up the party. You can find more information about that at your local police department’s website such as salinaspd.com/content/loud-party-complaints
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