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Real Estate and problems with your neighbors

Problems with your neighboors?

The most common reason for this are:
Pets, excessive noise, after hour’s parties, loud music after hours, bad smells coming from the neighbors residence.
The ideal thing to do is to speak first with the person; on most cases people don’t even realize that his behavior is affecting someone else. If that doesn’t work and your neighbor continues with his attitude you can escalate the situation. Most apartment buildings and neighborhoods will have committees in charge of maintaining peace and a good environment within the community; by setting a code of conduct, chosen by the apartment building or neighborhood residents.
They should be able to help you into making things better with your neighbor.


If you live in an apartment building and for some reason your neighbor continue with his or her behavior you can contact the owner of the building or building administrator to assist you and if it doesn’t work you have La Ley de propiedad Horizontal (law created to regulate relation between neighbors) To back you up. It describes step by step the building resident’s rights and duties.
Regarding night parties if the apartment building and neighborhood committee has not establish any regulation on what time the parties need to be over and the music off, You have the right to call the police to resolve the issue.  The information that you provide will always be anonymous so there won’t be any retaliation.
If the problem with your neighbor is regarding pets, property limits, unhealthy garbage disposal, you need to file a complain against that neighbor in the corregiduria of your community. The Corregidor will evaluate the case and sentence fines and even jail penalties.
However to be able to demand respect from your neighbors; we need to ask ourselves if we are doing something that bothers our neighbors and what we are doing to avoid it.
•    If you are having a party please bear in mind that your neighbors may want to rest from a hard day at work.  Do not extend the party to late at night.
•    Avoid excessive noise with your T.V or radio
•    If you have pets keep them under control
•    Keep your property are clean 386
•    If you live in an apartment building:
•    Add mouldings on your furniture to avoid friction and the noise they make when they are moved.
•    Remember that your liberty ends were the liberty of others start.

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