What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Missouri
Ok, I have a problem and I was hoping somebody on here can give me some type of solution. It's has a pretty lengthy explanation, but bear with me as I am trying to get all the facts out.
About a year and a half ago, a couple of buddies and I started a band and held practices at a building owned by one of the band members. We practiced a couple of times a week for a few hours each time. About a week after we started playing, we received a complaint from one person who lives near the building about the music level being too loud. We didn't like it, but we turned our amplifiers down and continued to play.
Everytime after that for about two months we received complaints from the same person about the noise level. We tried talking to him, but he did not want to. Finally, we asked the cops, who were tired of the man complaining to them, what we could do, because he is the only person in the neighborhood who has a problem with it. They told us to make up a petition and have everyone in the neighborhood sign it, which we did. The petition stated that we would only play in between the hours of 12pm and 7pm, with our amps fixed at a reasonable level. The petition was then sent to the city council, where it was approved.
After we did this, the next time we practiced, the cops came by asking us to turn it down again. We told them about the petition, and they said they knew about it, but still insisted that we turn the amps down. We said we didn't have to, and the cops somewhat agreed, then grumbled about how they were just "doing their job."
These complaints have continued for over a year now, and it is like our petition never existed. The cops still come by to let us know that there were complaints, and now even town council members are getting calls at their houses about the noise. The council members now are trying to restrict the playing time that they gave us a year ago.
Is there any legal course of action that we can take against the city and/or the person who continually harrasses us with complaints? Thanks
Ok, I have a problem and I was hoping somebody on here can give me some type of solution. It's has a pretty lengthy explanation, but bear with me as I am trying to get all the facts out.
About a year and a half ago, a couple of buddies and I started a band and held practices at a building owned by one of the band members. We practiced a couple of times a week for a few hours each time. About a week after we started playing, we received a complaint from one person who lives near the building about the music level being too loud. We didn't like it, but we turned our amplifiers down and continued to play.
Everytime after that for about two months we received complaints from the same person about the noise level. We tried talking to him, but he did not want to. Finally, we asked the cops, who were tired of the man complaining to them, what we could do, because he is the only person in the neighborhood who has a problem with it. They told us to make up a petition and have everyone in the neighborhood sign it, which we did. The petition stated that we would only play in between the hours of 12pm and 7pm, with our amps fixed at a reasonable level. The petition was then sent to the city council, where it was approved.
After we did this, the next time we practiced, the cops came by asking us to turn it down again. We told them about the petition, and they said they knew about it, but still insisted that we turn the amps down. We said we didn't have to, and the cops somewhat agreed, then grumbled about how they were just "doing their job."
These complaints have continued for over a year now, and it is like our petition never existed. The cops still come by to let us know that there were complaints, and now even town council members are getting calls at their houses about the noise. The council members now are trying to restrict the playing time that they gave us a year ago.
Is there any legal course of action that we can take against the city and/or the person who continually harrasses us with complaints? Thanks
