In the Bible we are told to “love our neighbor as yourself” but it seems over 4 in ten people out there may have a problem with this and noise is the culprit almost half the time. According to a new survey by FindLaw.com, forty two percent (42) of Americans say they have had a dispute with a neighbor and almost half of that group (48 percent) cites noise as the reason for the dispute.
The Top 8 Causes of Disputes with a Neighbor:
| • | Noise | 48% |
| • | Pets and animals | 29% |
| • | Children behavior | 21% |
| • | Visual nuisance, property appearance, trash, etc. | 18% |
| • | Property boundaries | 17% |
| • | Suspected criminal behavior | 8% |
| • | Health or building code violations | 4% |
| • | Parking | 1% |
How Americans Deal with Problems with a Neighbor:
| • | Discussed issue personally with neighbor | 49% |
| • | Called police | 27% |
| • | Notified neighborhood or owners association | 15% |
| • | Sent letter, note or email | 11% |
| • | Went to court | 4% |
| • | Went to mediation | 4% |
| • | Other action | 4% |
| • | Took no action | 14% |
The Outcome of the Dispute:
| • | Mutually settled | 40% |
| (no outside or third-party intervention) | ||
| • | Matter resolved itself | 35% |
| (neighbor moved, behavior stopped, etc.) | ||
| • | Outside party solved | 11% |
| (police, court, association, etc.) | ||
| • | Matter still unresolved | 14% |
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