Should neighbor's landlord accede to MY noise complaint?

[RicM]

I own a home, and my next door neighbors rent from a landlord who lives elsewhere. The neighbors throw a loud monthly party - loud mostly from boisterous drunken talking on the side stoop, which is about 30 feet from my bedroom window. I have asked them to pipe down in the past, with polite but unsubstantial results. I have also called their landlord. His view is that I "have no right" to bother him just because his tenants are bothering me. Is that true? I live in Tennessee. Thanks!

 

[Litigation!]

I own a home, and my next door neighbors rent from a landlord who lives elsewhere. The neighbors throw a loud monthly party - loud mostly from boisterous drunken talking on the side stoop, which is about 30 feet from my bedroom window. I have asked them to pipe down in the past, with polite but unsubstantial results. I have also called their landlord. His view is that I "have no right" to bother him just because his tenants are bothering me. Is that true? I live in Tennessee. Thanks!

My response:

Why are you bothering the landlord? During the term of the lease, in effect, that residence doesn't "belong" to the landlord - - it "belongs" to the renter!

Therefore, you call the police if you're bothered.

IAAL

 

[Who's Liable?]

Just call the police everytime they throw a party...

 

[acmb05]

Just call the police everytime they throw a party...

Yeppers. We Tennesseeans have some pretty strict noise ordinances on the books. If it can be heard more that 50 feet away after 9 pm it is to loud and they will be ticketed for it. $145.00 fine

 

[Ellerge]

The Landlord has to, by Law, stand guard at his rental house 24/7 to insure that his tenants do not disturb the neighbors. Also, call me as I have some ocean front property in Arizona that I want to sell you.

 

[acmb05]

The Landlord has to, by Law, stand guard at his rental house 24/7 to insure that his tenants do not disturb the neighbors. Also, call me as I have some ocean front property in Arizona that I want to sell you.

One good sized earthquake and you just might have ocean front property in Arizona

 

[justalayman]

I do understand you folks as to the LL responsibility but the laws are a changin'.

South Bend Indiana, home of University of Notre Dame: there are new laws holding LL responsible for conduct on their rentals premises.