Neighbour Disputes Noise Mess Case Study 

Neighbour disputes, this dispute had been going on for nearly 3 years, originally neighbour 1 would approach neighbour 2 about the noise (loud music) and mess that kept on appearing on her front garden and neighbour 1 would always resolve both, and for a few months everything would be back to normal, every so often neighbour 2 would reoffend and neighbour 1 would have to go and have a word.

On one particular weekend neighbour 2 had a party, the noise was quite unacceptable to neighbour 1, the mess left behind was much more than before and some of neighbour 1’s plants had been damaged.

Without thinking nor acting or approaching neighbour 2 as she usually would, neighbour 1 went and banged on neighbour 2’s door, was quite loud and used some language which she later regretted.

Ever since that incident the noise and mess was constant and unbearable, whereby neither neighbour would talk to or even acknowledge the other, the local neighbourhood office became involved and suggested that both neighbours try mediation.