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A reader wonders what he should do about his neighbor’s bothersome behavior, including loud singing and guitar playing mornings and evenings.
By Philip Galanes
My neighbor across the street has dementia, according to her husband. But her behavior hasn’t changed for the past two years: She comes to my gate regularly and calls out or tries to walk in. She engages pedestrians in conversations on the street. And worst of all, she strums her guitar and sings — loudly and out of tune — from her porch several times a day. I’ve talked to her husband about her singing at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. (Talking to her is a waste of time.) The husband feigns empathy, and then says, essentially, that it’s a neighborhood with many noises and I should suck it up. My legal recourse is to claim a quality-of-life infringement with two other neighbors. Advice?
