Results: How Do You Deal with a Bad Neighbour?
Published on 05/29/2013
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1.
What bothers you about your neighbours? They are noisy
25%
520 votes
Unsupervised Children/Animals are intrusive
20%
426 votes
They are messy (garbage in yard, no yard maintenance, etc,)
19%
404 votes
Parking is an issue
13%
261 votes
They excessively bothersome just to annoy me
12%
243 votes
Not Applicable
41%
846 votes
Other (please specify)
5%
95 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.47% | 13 | |
| nothing | 0.21% | 6 |
| i have great neighbours | 0.07% | 2 |
| i have great neighbors | 0.07% | 2 |
| smell | 0.07% | 2 |
| our neighbor shooting at myself and my dogs when i accidentally walked on his property | 0.04% | 1 |
| parties at 3am | 0.04% | 1 |
| kid has a dirt bike that he rides in circles | 0.04% | 1 |
| they are nosey | 0.04% | 1 |
| they don't mind their own business | 0.04% | 1 |
| no trouble with neighbors here | 0.04% | 1 |
| busy bodys | 0.04% | 1 |
| don't weed and plant stuff that overflows into my yard | 0.04% | 1 |
| shoot neighborhood cats | 0.04% | 1 |
| only one occasionally plays music too loud at very late hours | 0.04% | 1 |
| no problem with neighbors | 0.04% | 1 |
| they do not take care of pulling weeds along the fence line. | 0.04% | 1 |
| lound barking dogs | 0.04% | 1 |
| they are a**holes. they got mad thatwe built a garden in a place that they can see it from their backyard! no vegetables for him! | 0.04% | 1 |
| she gets drunk most evening goes out on the side walk raises her gown and pee's and yells this is for all you b---- | 0.04% | 1 |
| too nosy | 0.04% | 1 |
| gossipy | 0.04% | 1 |
| noise | 0.04% | 1 |
| complain about anything | 0.04% | 1 |
| they have drug parties | 0.04% | 1 |
| they don't cover the bathroom window!! | 0.04% | 1 |
| they are by polar and have so many issues that going outside they make it okward | 0.04% | 1 |
| barking dogs | 0.04% | 1 |
| leaving dogs running around | 0.04% | 1 |
| don't speak english | 0.04% | 1 |
| i have good neighbors | 0.04% | 1 |
| no problems with our neighbours | 0.04% | 1 |
| have great neighbours!! | 0.04% | 1 |
| none | 0.04% | 1 |
| they fight all the time | 0.04% | 1 |
| drunk | 0.04% | 1 |
| always bumming everything | 0.04% | 1 |
| smokers | 0.04% | 1 |
| very nosey | 0.04% | 1 |
| haven't lived here long enough | 0.04% | 1 |
| weed smell | 0.04% | 1 |
| they are ok | 0.04% | 1 |
| call the police | 0.04% | 1 |
| they smoke (we live in 2 units within a house) | 0.04% | 1 |
| they constantly walk thru our yard or show up unannounced asking to borrow money etc | 0.04% | 1 |
| barking dog on one side. tempermental neighbor on the other side. | 0.04% | 1 |
| nothing... i dont let things bother me, or be all hateful and up tight.... | 0.04% | 1 |
| i like my neighbors | 0.04% | 1 |
| small pet in the road | 0.04% | 1 |
| we dont go to bed same hours! grrr | 0.04% | 1 |
| we live on 60 acres & have no neighbors close by. | 0.04% | 1 |
| annoying, yapping dogs | 0.04% | 1 |
| nothing since i moved...lol | 0.04% | 1 |
| there my in-laws | 0.04% | 1 |
| their fence is falling into my yard and they refuse to fix it cause they have a hedge and can't see it | 0.04% | 1 |
| they refuse to acknowledge us - they will be looking straight at us and we say hello and they ignore us | 0.04% | 1 |
| barking dogs, three neighbors grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr lol | 0.04% | 1 |
| hate neighbors that let their cats run wild! they are always in our yard, on cars, house etc! awful esp when you are allergic to them! | 0.04% | 1 |
| some are bullies | 0.04% | 1 |
| there nosy | 0.04% | 1 |
| dont maintain their property | 0.04% | 1 |
| evil dog | 0.04% | 1 |
| they do not bother me at all - they are great | 0.04% | 1 |
| they sale drugs | 0.04% | 1 |
| nosy: always watching every move you make around here! | 0.04% | 1 |
| they are first class snobs who look down their noses at us | 0.04% | 1 |
| they damage my property and refuse to compensate me | 0.04% | 1 |
| they are so nosy and always in my business, always knocking on my door. | 0.04% | 1 |
| we have the best neighbours ever | 0.04% | 1 |
| they smoke weed multiple times a day and therefore cannot leave windows open even in the summer | 0.04% | 1 |
| in house smoking | 0.04% | 1 |
| they let their 5 year old stay up past 10pm running around screaming all the time | 0.04% | 1 |
| neighbour thinks i'm being too loud so he bangs on wall - and all i'm doing is the dishes or walking across a room etc. | 0.04% | 1 |
| they steal water and cable | 0.04% | 1 |
| i don't trust them | 0.04% | 1 |
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How do you cope with your neighbours? Do you have a friendly conversation about your issues?
16%
335 votes
Do you need to confront them when an issue arises?
12%
244 votes
We're beyond talking - who's got the loudest stereo.
9%
187 votes
Usually the police do this for me.
10%
204 votes
N/A
54%
1129 votes
Other (please specify)
4%
92 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.37% | 8 | |
| ignore them | 0.23% | 5 |
| nothing | 0.14% | 3 |
| ignore | 0.09% | 2 |
| ignore it | 0.09% | 2 |
| do nothing | 0.09% | 2 |
| no trouble with neighbors here | 0.05% | 1 |
| we just don't talk | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't discuss | 0.05% | 1 |
| tolerate it is mainly seasonal | 0.05% | 1 |
| i ignore her | 0.05% | 1 |
| ignore them everyone has annoying things | 0.05% | 1 |
| can't talk to him he's a bully | 0.05% | 1 |
| mostly ignore them | 0.05% | 1 |
| threatened to park outside his bedroom window, turn up my new sound system and blast him out of bed | 0.05% | 1 |
| move | 0.05% | 1 |
| stay off his property and ignore him | 0.05% | 1 |
| grin and bear it | 0.05% | 1 |
| ride it out, they're renters and will move soon | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't pay attention to them | 0.05% | 1 |
| i have great neighbors | 0.05% | 1 |
| pray asteroid hit them act of nature | 0.05% | 1 |
| just keep hoping they will move | 0.05% | 1 |
| just ignore them. most of the time i'm on the other end of the house, but when they annoy me a lot i just yell at them to quiet down. | 0.05% | 1 |
| stay out as long as possible - = he ' s an alcoholic ! | 0.05% | 1 |
| try to ignore them | 0.05% | 1 |
| call township officials | 0.05% | 1 |
| dont talk to them | 0.05% | 1 |
| nothing just live with it it isnt worth complaining to the office or polices to small to bother | 0.05% | 1 |
| contact landlord | 0.05% | 1 |
| just try and forget about it | 0.05% | 1 |
| stay in | 0.05% | 1 |
| ignore, summer will be over soon | 0.05% | 1 |
| have filters istalled | 0.05% | 1 |
| vauge hints | 0.05% | 1 |
| i try to ignore them | 0.05% | 1 |
| no communication | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't socialize with them, i may say hi if i feel like it | 0.05% | 1 |
| they are summer cottagers - i do my best to ignore them | 0.05% | 1 |
| ignore them/avoid them | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't | 0.05% | 1 |
| ignore the ignorant! | 0.05% | 1 |
| since they are new to the building, i spoke to the landlord and she talked to them | 0.05% | 1 |
| try to keep busy or act dissinterested when they stop by | 0.05% | 1 |
| landlord | 0.05% | 1 |
| left a note on the door. they are very nice just dumb as a box of rocks and completely clueless. | 0.05% | 1 |
| pick up the garbage, tell management, deal with it | 0.05% | 1 |
| mind my own business, instead of being an uptight nosy body | 0.05% | 1 |
| i don't say anything because i like them otherwise. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i just send the dogs on their way. | 0.05% | 1 |
| not sure how to endle this! | 0.05% | 1 |
| smiie and wave like the dog did not just run out in front of me | 0.05% | 1 |
| just try not to get too annoyed! | 0.05% | 1 |
| i ignore them as best i can | 0.05% | 1 |
| move to the country where it's peaceful | 0.05% | 1 |
| i send their kids home or away from my place | 0.05% | 1 |
| dont cope with it. | 0.05% | 1 |
| ignore back | 0.05% | 1 |
| complain to mgmt | 0.05% | 1 |
| grin and bare | 0.05% | 1 |
| ignore the creeps | 0.05% | 1 |
| ignore it and hope they move, which they did | 0.05% | 1 |
| ignore them... they must not have as good a life as me! | 0.05% | 1 |
| we just ignore them. | 0.05% | 1 |
| bang on my ceiling with a broom when they have sex | 0.05% | 1 |
| i do not say anything | 0.05% | 1 |
| ignor them, unless they get nasty mouthed to me, then i give it back and then some. | 0.05% | 1 |
| tell the landlord because she owns the houses on our left and ride | 0.05% | 1 |
| i don't answer my door. | 0.05% | 1 |
| ignore their futile existence | 0.05% | 1 |
| i wrote them a note yesterday and put it in their mail box. their children are really loud (as are they--being the ones above us) and do crap like climb onto the car port, stomp down the stairs, throw things at our door... | 0.05% | 1 |
| landlord helps out - he will not talk to me - i have offered. | 0.05% | 1 |
| we do not speak to them | 0.05% | 1 |
| i keep complaining to management, as do other neighbors. management is on the verge of kicking them out! | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't talk | 0.05% | 1 |
| ignore completely | 0.05% | 1 |
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How severe is the problem with your neighbours? No Issues
23%
482 votes
It is always the same issue
20%
409 votes
There have been many different issues
12%
247 votes
It's constant.
9%
191 votes
N/A
35%
737 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
17 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.14% | 3 | |
| i deal with things as they come up or decide not to let it bother me | 0.05% | 1 |
| under control | 0.05% | 1 |
| i have the people right next to us loud. it comes and goes! | 0.05% | 1 |
| other | 0.05% | 1 |
| i can deal with it. i've had worse neighbors. | 0.05% | 1 |
| not severe yet but could get that way | 0.05% | 1 |
| mostly white trash | 0.05% | 1 |
| it's not a problem, just a nuisance | 0.05% | 1 |
| fixed...as of now | 0.05% | 1 |
| hasn't happened since | 0.05% | 1 |
| only happened once | 0.05% | 1 |
| not enough to pick a war about | 0.05% | 1 |
| not at all severe they mind their own business there will be no issues | 0.05% | 1 |
| lightly | 0.05% | 1 |
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