Advice on Loud and Fighting Neighbors?

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I moved into a split townhome building about 5 months ago. Our next-door neighbors are a young married couple. My husband and I never had any problems with them, except they occasionally played really loud rock music; it was nothing too bad. However, about two months ago, I heard our male neighbor screaming extremely loud, and it sounded like he was pounding on the walls (or something.) My husband and I dismissed it at first, but it continued happening more often over the month. Eventually, we were able to hear them both screaming words such as “f**k” and we were almost able to hear their fight word-by-word. It’s happening at least 3-4 times a week now and it makes me extremely uncomfortable, especially since I have two teenagers at home who can hear it as well. What is the proper protocol for this?
 
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Are you renting or buying? You should be able to report it to the landlord. But if it’s frequent and sounds violent, I would call the police.
 
They may not be aware that you can hear them. Perhaps your husband can tell the husband sometime in a non threatening way, “ hey, I don’t know if you know this, but we can hear your “conversations” pretty clearly sometimes when things get heated in your home.”

Or, you could tell the management, but your neighbors will most likely know it was you.

However, if it is after whatever your city or county allows for noise, or if it sounds at all violent, call the police and report it.
 
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My husband and I found my female neighbor smoking outside and we talked to her for a little bit; however we could hear her husband screaming from inside the house ( not sure if he is drunk or has anger issues) but she ignored it. We are afraid that by talking directly to the husband things might get worse.
 
Sit down with your teenagers and explain why their language is inappropriate, and point out that they are being inconsiderate of their neighbors and this is not the way to act in close quarters where others are subjected to it.

After that, I would suggest, unless things become violent, that you and your teens MYOB. Their fights aren’t your fights.

If their fights do become violent, call the police but remain anonymous. If you can hear them, so can others in the complex.
 
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