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Quiet Enjoyment: right of audiophiles neighbors to NOT be annoyed

Quiet enjoyment: "A landlord must ensure the tenants’ rights to peacefully use and enjoy the rental property. "Quiet enjoyment" The right to not be annoyed by music being played loudly. A problem for folks who may be neighbors of audiophiles and other folks who play loud music. Run table saws and loud lawn mowers at 5AM. etc...
So for audiophiles, this raises some folks hackles.. They believe their right to blast music as loud as they want over-rules a neighbors right to peace and quiet. What say you?
Naturally this does not apply to folks out in the wilds, who can only annoy the bears and deer.
For me, the fact I live in an ’Over 55" (age 55 and up, mainly like 75 and up) complex, means lots of old ladies ready to pounce on any tiny problem so they can gossip over it endlessly, and stir up as much trouble as possible, since they have nothing else to do, so I have to be cautious about playing my stereo too loud.Now back in my youth, my Mother yelling TURN THAT $&#*@$ MUSIC DOWN!! over and over... Then later, say the 1980’s.. I still played music at Rock concert levels.. In a building full of young people, no one cared... I lived directly below the manager, whom I once awoke, and she thought a truck had hit he building.. THAT LOUD.. We laughed about it. All good. As I ’grew up" I started to stop being a jerk about blasting music. And now can say even the manager here, after my being here over eleven years, when asked, has said he never heard any music from my apartment, nor any complaints. Even though I play music all day every day.
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So for folks in multiple unit dwellings.. Apartments, condos.. even close together homes..Even family..Do you think you can annoy others to have an enjoyable listening session?
elizabeth
schubert
4,867 posts
 
I live in an older condo end-unit, ground floor that has a 2 ft thick outside wall
and a three feet concrete floor in living room where my system is . There is a 16x 20 bedroom plaster wall between my
next neighbor and me . I can, and do, play a loud symphony at 3am if I can’t sleep.

No accident, took me 6 months of looking at every condo in Twin Cities to find it .
markpao
403 posts
 
I lived in the "country" for 34 years before recently retiring to a condo. I used to blast my system whenever I wanted, day or night. Thought moving to a condo was going to be a problem, but I adjusted nicely. Between aging and jazz entering my music collection about 5 years ago, I don't have a desire to play that loud much anymore. When I do get the urge I'll crank it in the middle of the day when my neighbors are at work. Loving life.
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viridian
4,184 posts
 
Elizabeth, I thought that, with most of the residents over 75 they would be appealingly hearing impaired to begin with. If not, a judicious wad of chewing gum inserted into the throat of their ear trumpets should do the trick.

After all, those are the times that headphones hold a special appeal. You can blast away without bothering anyone.

Novel concept, respect for our neighbors in this self centered society. Seems like civility is nothing more than a word these days.
oldtech0
67 posts
 
My deer seem unperturbed by loud music.  They just sit there chewing their cud and look at the funny people in the house rocking out.
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ibmjunkman
23 posts
 
I am moving to a 55+ community where the houses are about 8-10 ft apart. I set up my system, cranked it up to 10 and went outside. I could hear it but if you were in the house next door I am sure they could not.

i think I am safe. 😊
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