Suing someone for LOUD MUSIC?

[Leitmotif]

But you see, that's no good... Dolly Parton will turn your hi-fi into an altar of evil.

Start a nice bonfire on a day when the wind is blowing in their direction. Oilrags produce lots of nice thick choking smoke...

 

[Syndyre]

hypothetically

Of course!

 

[Pitbull]

But you see, that's no good... Dolly Parton will turn your hi-fi into an altar of evil.

Start a nice bonfire on a day when the wind is blowing in their direction. Oilrags produce lots of nice thick choking smoke...

Eina... That would surely get me going...lol... Nice idea...

 

[AirWolf]

You can try and talk to them, but if they are hostile. they will propably not listen to a word u say. And they might even start playing louder or even more frequently. giving you all sorts of hell....

We live in a low cost housing area where hostility is the name of the game.

...Mow the lawn at 6:30am when they're still asleep. Do 'repairs' to your car at 7am (not actual repairs, but an excuse to rev it every 2 minutes. Freeflow exhausts would come in handy ). Or you could renovate anything that needs renovating, again early in the morning.

etc.

Loud noise isn't exactly my style and anyway they are the ones that are already doing revving

We do if the time and resources allow for it.

In the numerous times we have reported this problem as well as other problems that I have not mentioned the police have only warned them verbally

 

[AirWolf]

Sounds like you need to fit in or move.

I would move if I had the money. Any willing benefactors can kindly pm me

 

[Bageloo]

I would move if I had the money. Any willing benefactors can kindly pm me

Maybe your house is worth more now. You might perhaps sell at a profit which would afford you a place in a better neighbourhood.

 

[evilspinach]

I'm all for our neighbours going bos once in a while, since it affords us the same "luxury" on the odd occasion but, wow... You have it rather rough. Sell up before the property's worth goes down (or just stays the same) with the neighbourhood. Your house affordability will be even less than it currently is if that scenario plays out...

 

[Cara]

Watched a Judge Judy case on eTV where an old lady was using a loud speaker to get her noisy neighbours back for their loud music. In SA can't you go to small claims court for something like this? Perhaps some type of arbitration maybe? Just seems a bit extreme to have to lodge a criminal case against someone.

 

[AirWolf]

Maybe your house is worth more now. You might perhaps sell at a profit which would afford you a place in a better neighbourhood.

I'm all for our neighbours going bos once in a while, since it affords us the same "luxury" on the odd occasion but, wow... You have it rather rough. Sell up before the property's worth goes down (or just stays the same) with the neighbourhood. Your house affordability will be even less than it currently is if that scenario plays out...

I live in low cost housing. Current market value R170 000 to R200 000 (a bit of a stretch). The cost of houses in more decent neighbourhoods start at R700 000 + + + ... (Take a look at property guides for this area if you don't believe me)

Watched a Judge Judy case on eTV where an old lady was using a loud speaker to get her noisy neighbours back for their loud music. In SA can't you go to small claims court for something like this? Perhaps some type of arbitration maybe? Just seems a bit extreme to have to lodge a criminal case against someone.

Below are some pictures to substantiate my previous statements, then tell me if a criminal case is not justified.

Top of shelter
Inside shelter

 

[LoneGunman]

a possibly useful angle of approach that I've done at certain places near where I stayed in Joburg. They were clubs/bars - and played loud music, and had bad loud live bands on occasion.
I tried the phoning cops route - did no use. Then I called the department which covers their license as regards playing music.

NOTE: Most bars/clubs have a general license which allows for 'soft' background ambient music - whereas loud/live music needs a special 'performance' license - which is NOT the same one as a basic soft background music license, despite what a venue owner might say.

Basically, long story short - the place got issued with a warning to drop the sound levels, or face their liquor license being suspended. Silence and peace and quiet ensued thereafter.
So forget the usual calling to the cops, go direct to the licensing guys - if they're a venue that's playing music loudly - to find out what sort of license they have, and whether they're allowed to be in effect playing music in a manner and volume which constitutes requiring a performance license..

 

[AirWolf]

a possibly useful angle of approach that I've done at certain places near where I stayed in Joburg. They were clubs/bars - and played loud music, and had bad loud live bands on occasion.
I tried the phoning cops route - did no use. Then I called the department which covers their license as regards playing music.

NOTE: Most bars/clubs have a general license which allows for 'soft' background ambient music - whereas loud/live music needs a special 'performance' license - which is NOT the same one as a basic soft background music license, despite what a venue owner might say.

Basically, long story short - the place got issued with a warning to drop the sound levels, or face their liquor license being suspended. Silence and peace and quiet ensued thereafter.
So forget the usual calling to the cops, go direct to the licensing guys - if they're a venue that's playing music loudly - to find out what sort of license they have, and whether they're allowed to be in effect playing music in a manner and volume which constitutes requiring a performance license..

Huh? The place I am talking about is not a bar / club. It is a house so the license doesn't come into the picture at all.

How often have any of you had to endure head-ache inducing bass music that disturbed your tv viewing? Probably never This is a very frequent occurence for us. Until you experience it you never know what is feels like

 

[Amerikanse]

Easy Solution: Go out to Computer City or someplace and get the biggest Subwoofer you can find, then have a Battle Of Subwoofers. Whoever has their subwoofer conk out or goes deaf first loses to the other. =)

 

[AirWolf]

You think this is some kind of bloody joke? "Blistered be thy tongue!" - Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare)

 

[supersunbird]

Huh? The place I am talking about is not a bar / club. It is a house so the license doesn't come into the picture at all.

So, thats even worse! They are playing copyrighted music to a bunch of people who havent paid for it, report them to the SA equivelent of RIAA...

 

[LoneGunman]

If its a private house - bypass the occupants, and find out who their Landlord is, and make a complaint to THEM.
Hopefully its an agency of some kind, who really doesnt want problems or issues regarding its customers..
Make it the problem of the person who's rented the house to these people - and let them bring pressure to bear.

 

[AirWolf]

Unfortunately they are the owners of the house