Seeking Advice for Noisy Neighbors

[Angelina A.]

Hi All, 

I bought a rental property in a quiet neighborhood a few years ago and recently noisy neighbors moved next door to my current tenant. Non-emergency police have been called many times, violation reports have been filed with my HOA, and I even reached out to the next-door neighbor's property manager. Yet, the all-night parties continue despite all my efforts, disturbing my tenants throughout the night.

The HOA and property manager defer me to law enforcement, but the police visit the property, but the noise still continues.

Seeking advice on what else can be done in this situation.  Also seeking referrals for a civil litigation attorneys who can assist with this issue. 

Thanks in advance! 

[Michael Smythe]

Guessing your tenants are complaining to you:(

Your tenants must contact the police and if the police won't do anything, there is nothing you can do as a landlord.

Also, if the police won't do anything - ask yourself WHY NOT?

Are your tenants blowing this out of proportion?

We have that going on with a new tenant that just moved into a 3-unit we manage in Detroit. They are already complaining that the lower tenant's kids are too noisy DURING THE DAY, when they return home from school. 

We sent a letter to ALL the tenants, politely reminding them to be respectful of their neighbors. After that we told the complaining tenant they will need to call the police and get us a police report to do anything more.

The tenant has stated we must solve the problem or they will move out, we politely told the tenant that if they move out, they will force us to pursue all legal penalties for breaking their lease.