Neighbor issue what would you do?

[MineralMan]

10. Consider writing a letter.

Lay out the issues and propose solutions to them. Explain your concerns about the behaviors and ask them to work to reduce the issues.

Avoid any sort of language that could seem to be threatening, and ask for their cooperation in minimizing the activities that are causing you concern. Tell them that you know they'll be interested in reducing liabilities caused by their children's activities that impact you.

Mail the letter to them, noting that a copy of the letter has been sent to the property owners. Send a copy to the property owners, with a cover letter, explaining that you're trying to get their tenants to work on correcting issues that concern you. Keep a copy of both letters for future reference.

Whatever you do, don't get into a verbal argument with them. That never works out well. Just let them know about your concerns and that you'd like to see changes that would reduce those concerns. The copy to the property owner should do the trick.

Note that this won't make them friendly toward you, but it may work to reduce the annoyance and risk.

I've done this successfully more than once with troublesome neighbors. The behavior stopped, and it was probably the copy sent to the landlord that did the job. In one case, the issue was an overgrown back yard full of weeds and trash. The keywords that got the property owner's attention was "vermin" and "health department."

Just make it an upbeat letter, not a rant. If the letter doesn't work, contact the property owners again, this time without copying the neighbor. If the behavior escalates, consider notifying the authorities if the property owners don't deal with it.