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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
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anotherbob
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Living in an urban setting, there is the law to contend with.  The law simply states that if music/TV can be heard at the sidewalk, it's too loud.  First offense is a $250.00 fine, though a warning is typically given the first time.  Second offense the offending equipment (or a part thereof) can be seized and released back only upon order of a judge.


My neighbors both know me and have my number, if sound levels become an issue they know to call me, though it's never happened.
cal18
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Just be respectful period. I would always make sure I spoke to my neighbors that yeah I like to listen to music sometimes. A few beers in on a work night and I might play music for an hour. Usually off before 7:00. I always try to be concious past 10:00 PM and not until after noon on the weekend. Most hours in between I may play music a bit loud, 20 minutes tops. I ask them to just let me know if it’s too loud as I will let them know of their loud asses with a bump bump on the wall or knocking on my door. Better to communicate with them if they are creatures capable of communicating. Sometime you live near the morlocks and their is no communicating.
dougsat
73 posts
 
This is one of the main reasons I'm staying in my house as long as I can. My system is in my basement (man cave) and I get to listen to music at all levels without being nervous about the neighbors. When the time comes  I guess I will invest in a very good headphone setup, although I don't prefer headphones so it will take some getting used to. 
nickecb
13 posts
 
That's why god invented headphones.
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lhasaguy
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I have lived in every configuration there is over my diverse life.  I am fortunate to have a single family home where volume is not an issue.

But in my times in apartments, condos, shared walls, etc., I moderated the volume out of respect for my neighbors.  

Occasionally in my current home I get to concert levels for Allman Bros Band, but my ears cannot take it long anymore (I am 70), but every now and then I need to remember the glory years.

Life is a series of adjustments IMHO.
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