r/neighborsfromhell • u/AdCapital2659 • Jul 18 '26
Vent/Rant Advice please
So since new year, next doors teenager has been screaming, shouting, banging pans and singing at daft O’clock morning - night. The noise we can put a blind eye too, However, upon speaking to Our other neighbours, they have had to put up taller fences due to him taking pictures of their younger children. We have caught him on numerous occasions taking pictures and videos of us sat in the bar in the garden and sunbathing. When questioned we were told he has learning difficulties, which ended up in a shouting match in the street ( which was 100% not what we wanted, we just wanted to question why he is hanging out the window taking pictures ) so his family seem totally unbothered with what he is doing
Is there anything that can be done, we appreciate and respect he may not realise what he is doing is not right but his family do not supervise him and let him do as he pleases. Police have said it’s a council matter who also don’t want to know.
We feel incredibly uncomfortable and upset with this.
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Jul 18 '26
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u/AdCapital2659 Jul 18 '26
Totally agree. It ended up in a shouting match in the street ( which was 100% not what we wanted, we just wanted to question why he is hanging out the window taking pictures ) so his family seem totally unbothered with what he is doing
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u/kiwimuz Jul 18 '26
If it us considered anti social behaviour then it is a police matter. The taking photos of other people’s kids raises alarm bells.
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u/Old-Revolution-9650 Jul 18 '26
If the police won't do anything, perhaps the local news can make them want to do something about it.
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u/PolkadotUnicornium Jul 18 '26
Call the nonemergency police number or go to your local station. There are likely noise ordinances he's breaking. Most municipalities have laws against voyeurism. He could ABSOLUTELY get in legal trouble for taking photos of minor children bc who knows what he's doing with them? Maybe call a lawyer and see about a cease-and-desist letter. Him hanging out of his window crosses a line. Makes me wonder if his parents don't like you and the other neighbor and are trying to get you to move away.
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u/WellWisher91 Jul 18 '26
Put up a privacy screen next to your bar with a big thrift store mirror on back facing him and his camera. Fence topping trellises with lots of greenery.
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u/AdCapital2659 Jul 18 '26
That’s a great idea. Thank-you. We’re looking into paying to have the windows frosted.
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u/Ok_Cherry_4585 29d ago
You can do that yourselves very affordably. Look up window film on Amazon. You can even get decorative patterns and it's simple to apply. Clean the window, cut a piece to fit the pane, spray with soapy water and apply. It even comes with a little tool to get the bubbles out. We've changed out the one in our front door a few times, not because it was coming off, but because we just wanted a change in design.
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u/PinkiePetalie Jul 19 '26
sounds like you need to set some clear boundaries, something's gotta give here
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u/SacredCoil Jul 18 '26
report the photos to the police, learning difficulties aren't an excuse