Do we have any recourse with these neighbor?
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Do we have any recourse with these neighbor?
My family lives in an industrial area. House was built in the 50’s with corn fields around it. Many businesses sprung up and they are now surrounded by companies mainly trucking companies U.S. Steel Fairless Works was down the street. The newest neighbor is a tree company. The property consists of a building, which the property owners daughter is living in, and land which he stores his trucks/equipment on. He keeps guard dogs on the property. My family is unable to go outside without the dogs barking at them. They don’t stop. My sister was weeding her yard and they barked at her for about an hour. She has called the owner about it and the police. Nothing has changed. New Link Destination
throw a wrench into things, my brother is a truck driver who keeps his truck on our family property. He gets many loads where he has to leave at 4:00 in the morning. The owner of the tree company is now threatening to call the police on my brother for starting his truck at 4:00 in the morning and disturbing his daughter. We don’t know what to do. The police won’t do anything, we think he has friends on the force, animal control won’t do anything because the dogs are well taken care of. Do we have any recourse here without getting my brother in trouble?
Asked on August 9, 2017 under Real Estate Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
If the are violating any local ordinances regarding noise (i.e. the "decibel," or sound level of barking; or the hours at which they bark), you may be able to enforce those against him, but may have to try to go "over the heads" of any suspected friends on the force, to higher-level police or even to local government (e.g. the mayor, the council) to try to force action. (Ordinances are generally enforced by local government, not by private citizens, so you would need the town, etc. to act.) Similarly, if there are any health ordinances being violated (e.g. regarding order from dog waste or disposal of dog waste), those could potentially be enforced against them. But the key is, you need there to be a violation of some local law or ordinance; if there is not, then they may keep their barking dogs on their lot even if they disturb your family.
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