neighbors landlord not taking care of noise issues

[klrader1]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New Jersey
I purchased my home in March of this year and when I bought the house the people who live next door to me were not living there at the time. Since I moved in I have had continuous noise issues with the tenants who rent the house next to me. I have sent them a letter with the towns noise ordinance and a letter explaining the issues, I also sent a copy to their landlord. I've contacted the landlord more times than I care to count about the issues with his tenants. He always told me that he called them and left them a vm but he has never once been over. I've contacted the police several times but they do nothing. I've talked to the neighbors and nothing has changed. There are about 13 people living in a 3-4 bedroom house and it's constant noise all day and all night long. It's now been 8 months since these issues started and nothing has changed. The landlord has now blocked my number from calling him, so he just sits back and collects his money. I've taken them to mediation court for neighborhood disputes but nothing changed. I'm now awaiting court against them but I have some questions. Is it possible to push the judge to evict them? Is it possible to have them supeonad to bring a copy of their lease? What can I do to push for eviction since the landlord is not enforcing his lease?

[IsabellaSoriano]

Originally Posted by klrader1

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New Jersey
I purchased my home in March of this year and when I bought the house the people who live next door to me were not living there at the time. Since I moved in I have had continuous noise issues with the tenants who rent the house next to me. I have sent them a letter with the towns noise ordinance and a letter explaining the issues, I also sent a copy to their landlord. I've contacted the landlord more times than I care to count about the issues with his tenants. He always told me that he called them and left them a vm but he has never once been over. I've contacted the police several times but they do nothing. I've talked to the neighbors and nothing has changed. There are about 13 people living in a 3-4 bedroom house and it's constant noise all day and all night long. It's now been 8 months since these issues started and nothing has changed. The landlord has now blocked my number from calling him, so he just sits back and collects his money. I've taken them to mediation court for neighborhood disputes but nothing changed. I'm now awaiting court against them but I have some questions. Is it possible to push the judge to evict them? Is it possible to have them supeonad to bring a copy of their lease? What can I do to push for eviction since the landlord is not enforcing his lease?

what do the other neighbors in your area have to say? are they in agreement this one residence is disruptive?

[Zigner]

Originally Posted by klrader1

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New Jersey
I purchased my home in March of this year and when I bought the house the people who live next door to me were not living there at the time. Since I moved in I have had continuous noise issues with the tenants who rent the house next to me. I have sent them a letter with the towns noise ordinance and a letter explaining the issues, I also sent a copy to their landlord. I've contacted the landlord more times than I care to count about the issues with his tenants. He always told me that he called them and left them a vm but he has never once been over. I've contacted the police several times but they do nothing. I've talked to the neighbors and nothing has changed. There are about 13 people living in a 3-4 bedroom house and it's constant noise all day and all night long. It's now been 8 months since these issues started and nothing has changed. The landlord has now blocked my number from calling him, so he just sits back and collects his money. I've taken them to mediation court for neighborhood disputes but nothing changed. I'm now awaiting court against them but I have some questions. Is it possible to push the judge to evict them? Is it possible to have them supeonad to bring a copy of their lease? What can I do to push for eviction since the landlord is not enforcing his lease?

You are in no position to be involved in the business dealings (ie: the lease). You cannot push for eviction. You can keep calling the police.

[Cvillecpm]

City can issue citations to the landlord. You can do nothing and should be calling the police and documenting the noise with them.

[sandyclaus]

Only the LL for those tenants can initiate eviction proceedings. As long as they are giving the LL no reason to do that, you have no say in the matter.

The only action you have here is in pursuing a civil case against both the tenants (for causing a nuisance) and LL (for failing to abate the nuisance).

[klrader1]

So I'm just supposed to keep dealing with the noise from people who are blatenly breaking their own lease....a legal document. I don't think so, I've been dealing with those people for 9 months now and I refuse to let people get away with something like that. Everyone else has to follow the laws and ordinances why do they get a free pass? In any other situation where the landlord would actually care about the issue going on, they would have already been evicted. Something has to be done. If the landlord isn't going to enforce his lease then the courts should. They have 4 kids, use drugs and are in and out of jail, they litter on the sidewalk and in the streets. They blast horrible rap music constantly. Their children are not in school, they aren't even allowed outside to play and when they do play, it's in the streets with no supervision. I mean there has to be one person out there who agrees with me that something needs to be done! If the shoes were on the other foot, they would feel the same way. I'm stuck in a mortgage for 30 years, I can't move.

[klrader1]

the police do nothing, they drive out, of course the noise stops as soon as they get there, then when they leave it starts up again. What can I do? Doesn't anyone out there have any guts?

[Stevef]

Originally Posted by klrader1

the police do nothing, they drive out, of course the noise stops as soon as they get there, then when they leave it starts up again. What can I do? Doesn't anyone out there have any guts?

Keep calling the police.

Get a lawyer and file a suit against the landlord and tenant for public nuisance.

[VeronicaLodge]

Originally Posted by klrader1

So I'm just supposed to keep dealing with the noise from people who are blatenly breaking their own lease....a legal document.

unless you are a party to the lease there is nothing you can do about the tenant breaking their lease. the parties to a contract (legal document) are free to mutually ignore certain clauses.

[klrader1]

that's not true, i read a story almost the same as mine and they said the judge was able to force eviction because the landlord was a slumlord and did nothing to enforce his lease. i'm sure the law goes over the landlords head. Is anyone on here even a lawyer that deals with this?

[Zigner]

Originally Posted by klrader1

that's not true, i read a story almost the same as mine and they said the judge was able to force eviction because the landlord was a slumlord and did nothing to enforce his lease. i'm sure the law goes over the landlords head. Is anyone on here even a lawyer that deals with this?

Oh my!
I didn't realize that you were an expert and just here to quiz us. My apologies. Refunds are available at the desk you passed on the way in.

[Baranov]

Originally Posted by klrader1

that's not true, i read a story almost the same as mine and they said the judge was able to force eviction because the landlord was a slumlord and did nothing to enforce his lease. i'm sure the law goes over the landlords head. Is anyone on here even a lawyer that deals with this?

Local laws will dictate what legal avenues are available to you.
There is nothing you can do to evict the tenants. You have to continue to file complaints and get the help of the city to pressure the landlord. Once you have that sufficient data and a history of nuisance, then you can sue the landlord.

[Hot Topic]

What proof do you have that they use drugs and are in and out of jail?

Don't add your complaints about littering to the lawsuit. You'll look foolish, and it will suggest to the court that all you do is spy on your neighbors so you can catch them doing something you can complain about.

[searchertwin]

Of course the LL blocked your number, he thinks that you are the only complainer, so why should he lose money because of one unhappy camper?
You counterdict your self..if you took them to mediation court and nothing changed and NOW your waiting for court to do something...well, seems like you didn't go to any court...


Your wanting the LL to take care of a problem that you are not able to handle. You feel that the LL should take the heat and evict unwanting tenants that live near you. Sorry, it doesn't work that way. YOU need to matter in your own hands. The best thing is to continue calling the police, BUT, have a copy of the city ordinances of noise nuisance, and other things they are doing that is against the ordinances, and when the police arrive, hand the ordinance and tell him to enforce it..if they can't, than request the chief of police to handle the problem, if he can't than you need to go to mayor and ask why the police can't enforce a city ordinance...put the problem in the city lap...if that doesn't work go to local paper and tell them that mayor does not stand by city ordinance...seems like this might be going to far, but with a 30 year mortgage and no relief in sight, this is what I would do. Basically had same problem many many years ago and I had to actually give a copy of that ordinance to police because he did not know that the city had one!..So I handed this copy to police and told them to enforce it..When police handed that copy to the neighbors and said he would give them a warning this time but next time things would be different..it worked...thank goodness I live in the country now!

[rhinocl]

If you are able to successfully sue the landlord for damages, he will not want that to reoccur so he will either begin to control his tenants or replace them. If there are more people living there than legally allowed, I would call code enforcement and ask if they are the right agency to complain to about that. If they determine there is a violation, they have A LOT of clout. Also they are not like the police where your complaints are prioritized in relation to murder and robbery. Complaints of this nature are what they do.