So our neighbors have been a growing problem for a few months now. They seem to be a flop house for six or seven people, most of them look high all day. They go out and Rev a Harley at 3am, they burn plastic been our houses in a fire pit, they have a new dog every two weeks because they keep getting out and getting hit by traffic in the busy street we live on, the current two have bit people. I’m not one to care how someone lives, but these folks make the rest of our slum neighborhood look downright utopian.
I’ve tried taking to them, they’re stupidly hostile. I’ve put in complaints with the city, noise complaints with the police, they don’t do anything about it. Does anyone have advice on dealing with this? I’m tired, at my wits end, and my small town tactics aren’t as easy to pull off in a proper city.
Seems like the issue is what can you do that won’t also blowback on you. They know where you live, and anything you do to make their lives miserable can also happen to you. As others said I would document everything, and report anything that’s illegal. You might be able to get animal control or some agency like that out for the dogs. There might be noise ordinances for the night motorcycles. Anything you file I’d try to make anonymous.
Sometimes your local legislator’s office can make things happen if police or whoever seem to drag their feet. You talk to your city councilor / state reps staffer, maybe get a bunch of neighbors all to sign a thing or show up at their office/event, and then they’ll lean on the cops. Local politicians pay attention to organized groups of people who seem like they won’t give up (vs individuals who are pissed off but seem unlikely to be persistent)
I’d recommend those cameras with the ball enclosure so someone can’t see which direction it’s pointed. If you don’t already have a fence (and it’s appropriate) I’d put one up. Could also plant privacy hedge type plants (like arbor vitae).
We’re currently working towards cameras, and while we have fences, they’re ranch style so they don’t stop anything that’s more persistent than a dead cat. We have been breaking up our Yucca grass and trailing it along the fence to help keep their dogs out.