PHILA, PA
I own a rowhouse to save money during grad school, but my neighbor is a welfare couple with multiple 5+ kids with a huge extended family in the area playing music loudly during the day and often late into the evenings and also leaves trash strewn around their property that often lands on mine. We no longer communicate after a dispute regarding respecting property lines. They would occupy the entire walkup with lawnchairs and their kids would would sit on my front door step and run around on my lawn. They would yell at me when I told them to stay off, but after several occasions, they stopped when the police was called to lecture them about property boundaries. The police suggested a fence, and when I built it, they reported the city inspectors on me, but everything was legal.
I've tried to ignore them, but they still blast music and on several occasions I had to call the police when they were blasting past 1AM. I've written to the landlord, but the problem is that the landlord only cares that his rent is paid and not my complaints. Recently I was punched in the nose when I saw them going opening my gate and going around my fence and told them to get off. There is an ongoing criminal investigation, but when the police came, they said there were marks on the other party (WTF?) and no one was being arrested. The officer also said that the past property complaints were petty, which I guess is understandable as my neighbors would immediately cleaned up and rushed in the house when they saw me call the cops. They would always be very well mannered in front of the cops, but would yell like a rapper from the hood at me. What should I do or should I just suck it up for a few years until I graduate? Is there anyway I can get them evicted? Tenant/landlord court doesn't really apply here as I am an owner, while they are tenants.
I own a rowhouse to save money during grad school, but my neighbor is a welfare couple with multiple 5+ kids with a huge extended family in the area playing music loudly during the day and often late into the evenings and also leaves trash strewn around their property that often lands on mine. We no longer communicate after a dispute regarding respecting property lines. They would occupy the entire walkup with lawnchairs and their kids would would sit on my front door step and run around on my lawn. They would yell at me when I told them to stay off, but after several occasions, they stopped when the police was called to lecture them about property boundaries. The police suggested a fence, and when I built it, they reported the city inspectors on me, but everything was legal.
I've tried to ignore them, but they still blast music and on several occasions I had to call the police when they were blasting past 1AM. I've written to the landlord, but the problem is that the landlord only cares that his rent is paid and not my complaints. Recently I was punched in the nose when I saw them going opening my gate and going around my fence and told them to get off. There is an ongoing criminal investigation, but when the police came, they said there were marks on the other party (WTF?) and no one was being arrested. The officer also said that the past property complaints were petty, which I guess is understandable as my neighbors would immediately cleaned up and rushed in the house when they saw me call the cops. They would always be very well mannered in front of the cops, but would yell like a rapper from the hood at me. What should I do or should I just suck it up for a few years until I graduate? Is there anyway I can get them evicted? Tenant/landlord court doesn't really apply here as I am an owner, while they are tenants.
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