Comments on: Dear PoP – Loud Neighbors and Calling 911 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/12/dear-pop-loud-neighbors-and-calling-911/ Welcome to the beautiful life Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:21:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Phantom http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/12/dear-pop-loud-neighbors-and-calling-911/#comment-159184 Phantom Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:08:21 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=9641#comment-159184 I have a different sort of issue. There is a night club in my neighborhood and due to lack of parking, the patrons park on my street (a fully residential street off a major DC "state avenue"). This club has an afterhours license so they frequently stay open until 4:00 AM on weekends. Just about every Sat or Sun morning at 4:00 AM or 5:00 AM, I am jarred awake by loud (probably intoxicated) people getting into their cars, turning on their music in the cars, and generally being disrespectful of the residential neighborhood. Several times, I've called 311, which did forward me on to 911. But since the patrons are always different there's not a whole lot the police can do, except dispurse them; the club remains the problem. I have complained to DCRA as well as to the Alcohol board (ABRA), but there's not much they can do. I'm trying to get neighbor support to get our ANC to have their alcohol license reduced to a regular non-afterhours license (effectively ending alcohol service at 2:00 AM). I guess 2:00 AM is better than 4:00 - 5:00 AM. Really like the idea of a sonic gun... I have a different sort of issue. There is a night club in my neighborhood and due to lack of parking, the patrons park on my street (a fully residential street off a major DC “state avenue”). This club has an afterhours license so they frequently stay open until 4:00 AM on weekends. Just about every Sat or Sun morning at 4:00 AM or 5:00 AM, I am jarred awake by loud (probably intoxicated) people getting into their cars, turning on their music in the cars, and generally being disrespectful of the residential neighborhood. Several times, I’ve called 311, which did forward me on to 911. But since the patrons are always different there’s not a whole lot the police can do, except dispurse them; the club remains the problem.

I have complained to DCRA as well as to the Alcohol board (ABRA), but there’s not much they can do. I’m trying to get neighbor support to get our ANC to have their alcohol license reduced to a regular non-afterhours license (effectively ending alcohol service at 2:00 AM). I guess 2:00 AM is better than 4:00 – 5:00 AM.

Really like the idea of a sonic gun…

]]> By: Passer by http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/12/dear-pop-loud-neighbors-and-calling-911/#comment-154519 Passer by Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:03:06 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=9641#comment-154519 We were once blamed to be the "loud neighbors" in a row house in DC. Well, I guess watching a movie on normal volume is now too loud, so the upstairs neighbor wrote us a letter and copied the land lords on it (who also lived in the house, just 2 floors down). The landlords and we laughed at the stupid lady who wrote the letter, because she was just ridiculous. Maybe the reason why the landlord in this situation is not doing anything is because s/he does not want this complaining tenant living there anymore and calling the cops every other day. I definitely wouldn't care if that person was upset if I were the landlord. Sounds like this person is just sad and old and they need to move on with their life, either by not giving a crap about this (c'mon, 8am on a weekday is bad to play music? why isn't s/he at work in the first place?) or move to a different place. Also, there are regulations about what time people can be loud, and in the Laurel area, for example, it is from 7am (!!!) to 11pm, so in that time you can not complain about the noise. I doubt DC does not have similar rules. That person needs to find out what the hours are and stop whining. We were once blamed to be the “loud neighbors” in a row house in DC. Well, I guess watching a movie on normal volume is now too loud, so the upstairs neighbor wrote us a letter and copied the land lords on it (who also lived in the house, just 2 floors down). The landlords and we laughed at the stupid lady who wrote the letter, because she was just ridiculous. Maybe the reason why the landlord in this situation is not doing anything is because s/he does not want this complaining tenant living there anymore and calling the cops every other day. I definitely wouldn’t care if that person was upset if I were the landlord. Sounds like this person is just sad and old and they need to move on with their life, either by not giving a crap about this (c’mon, 8am on a weekday is bad to play music? why isn’t s/he at work in the first place?) or move to a different place. Also, there are regulations about what time people can be loud, and in the Laurel area, for example, it is from 7am (!!!) to 11pm, so in that time you can not complain about the noise. I doubt DC does not have similar rules. That person needs to find out what the hours are and stop whining.

]]> By: Eli http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/12/dear-pop-loud-neighbors-and-calling-911/#comment-151352 Eli Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:28:58 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=9641#comment-151352 Agreed as well. I vote to disable this feature even though I just used it. Agreed as well. I vote to disable this feature even though I just used it.

]]> By: Tim http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/12/dear-pop-loud-neighbors-and-calling-911/#comment-151214 Tim Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:43:49 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=9641#comment-151214 I'm all for transparency. It solves many social ills at less cost than other options (think the ease of releasing names of Johns caught soliciting prostitution, vs. the expense of prosecuting them.) To the writer of this letter, Publish the address and (if you have them) the names of these neighbors. The rest will take care of it may take care of itself ((as long as you're not making any of your account up, in which case they could sue you for slander.) I’m all for transparency. It solves many social ills at less cost than other options (think the ease of releasing names of Johns caught soliciting prostitution, vs. the expense of prosecuting them.) To the writer of this letter, Publish the address and (if you have them) the names of these neighbors. The rest will take care of it may take care of itself ((as long as you’re not making any of your account up, in which case they could sue you for slander.)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/12/dear-pop-loud-neighbors-and-calling-911/#comment-151171 Anonymous Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:44:43 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=9641#comment-151171 I say go with the sonic gun. What is the likelyhood of physical or gun violence? I say go with the sonic gun. What is the likelyhood of physical or gun violence?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/12/dear-pop-loud-neighbors-and-calling-911/#comment-151134 Anonymous Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:35:09 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=9641#comment-151134 Have you been to g-town? I would hardly say douche bags are consistently low on cash. Have you been to g-town? I would hardly say douche bags are consistently low on cash.

]]> By: Reader http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/12/dear-pop-loud-neighbors-and-calling-911/#comment-151107 Reader Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:37:51 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=9641#comment-151107 Agree 100%. I think I've also noticed a decline in comments since PoP has begun threading like this, certain posts notwithstanding. Agree 100%.

I think I’ve also noticed a decline in comments since PoP has begun threading like this, certain posts notwithstanding.

]]> By: Nylonthread http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/12/dear-pop-loud-neighbors-and-calling-911/#comment-151105 Nylonthread Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:24:26 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=9641#comment-151105 I "resolved" my noisy-jerk-neighbor issue by moving away. It was partly a jerkiness issue and partly a structural issue. The landlords had done a renovation that left "beautiful" exposed brick and removed all the soundproofing. After many discussions with the domestic-fighting, party-all-night renters, and useless-to-help landlord, we moved. We lasted 8 months. I “resolved” my noisy-jerk-neighbor issue by moving away.

It was partly a jerkiness issue and partly a structural issue. The landlords had done a renovation that left “beautiful” exposed brick and removed all the soundproofing.

After many discussions with the domestic-fighting, party-all-night renters, and useless-to-help landlord, we moved. We lasted 8 months.

]]> By: lordscarlet http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/12/dear-pop-loud-neighbors-and-calling-911/#comment-151071 lordscarlet Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:02:35 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=9641#comment-151071 Agreed. Agreed.

]]> By: Pennywise http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/12/dear-pop-loud-neighbors-and-calling-911/#comment-151043 Pennywise Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:13:04 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=9641#comment-151043 Vibe, maybe your new to town, but DC is full of dicks who love tormenting other people, and full of dick landlords who could care less what impact their properties have on a community. More accurately, the world is full of dicks which in many areas see their influence limited by governance and law enforcement, which is spotty at best in DC. Any open air drug market, of which there are many in DC, proves this. Vibe, maybe your new to town, but DC is full of dicks who love tormenting other people, and full of dick landlords who could care less what impact their properties have on a community. More accurately, the world is full of dicks which in many areas see their influence limited by governance and law enforcement, which is spotty at best in DC. Any open air drug market, of which there are many in DC, proves this.

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