Neighbours...the worst kind...

This is a rant of some sort as me and the rest of the neighbourhood have been mentally tortured by these people with their noise levels every night. A particular house owner in my neighbourhood has been renting out his property to various kinds of people for the past 15 or so years. Things were all good until recently about 6 months ago when these new tenants, all college/uni students in their late teens/early 20s turned their house into a frat house of some sort.

Every god damm night there are at least 10-15 friends of the tenants hanging out in the garden smoking, drinking and making a hell lot of noise usually late into the night till about 2-3am (including weekdays !) I think we have been tolerant enough because the occasional loud laughter is fine but these guys just can't talk softly for some reason and resort to shouting all night long. I can literally hear the whole conversation from my room and these guys are staying opposite my house, about 3 houses away...that's how loud they are. I don't think anyone has been brave enough to let them know about their undesirable noise levels. Most of the immediate neighbours of that house are old retired folk.

I was thinking of going over and having a chat with them but the idea of confronting 10-15 (maybe drunk) guys at 2am in the morning is not at all safe. They don't seem the reasonable type and I doubt having a word with them will make a difference. They might even make even more noise just to annoy us. Maybe sending and anonymous letter will work but i'm afraid they will just resort to making more noise. I could call the cops but I doubt the cops in my country will entertain this kind of complaints. My folks are telling me to get ear plugs and not to confront those guys because it's not worth the trouble.

What do u suggest I do ?

All I want is a quiet night for once where I can read a book in peace.

Also do share some of your bad experiences with noisy/inconsiderate neighbours.

Yes some Malaysians can be very uncivilised.

I guess that is why the other neighbours have not said or done anything about the noise for fear of retaliation. I can't be the only one with super sensitive hearing . I won't be too surprised if some of our cars get scratched, car tyres slashed or some other type of anti social behaviour if we have a word with them or even report to the police.

Honestly I have only seen the owner once. I think he only comes to supervise when there are a change of tenants. I hope to catch him soon though to let him know the situation. Incidentally I walked past that house earlier this morning and the garden is filthy to say the least. Plastic food wrappers, cigarette butts and empty beer bottles all over the garden.


The problem is they are not my immediate neighbours so we have had little interaction with them or the landlord.

Semester breaks for these guys are the best times for me..I gave never appreciated peace and quite in the dead of night until recently

LOL no way that's going to happen. My family has been living in this neighbourhood for the last 28 years.

Here is an update guys,

Last night those guys had some birthday party out in the garden. The noise level was even worse than usual and they partied hard right up to 1230am. This was the last straw for me so I called the police. The cop who took my call informed me another report had been made about the noise levels and a patrol car was en route. A few minutes later I noticed some flashing blue lights. "Yes !" I thought "The cops came". The police had a word with them and left a few minutes later. I though all was good as they seem to dispersing. Fast forward 15 minutes later and they were even making more noise than before the police came. No doubt they were doing this to send us a message that "They don't give a F@*!" and that they are not afraid of the police. I am hoping that those guys won't retaliate anymore against us for calling the police. I can just imagine how bad tonight will be. I won't be shy to call the police again if they continue the noise and intimidate us.

I am very tempted to drive over to that house and blast some techno music from my car speakers to give them a wake up call. I'm certain they are hungover from the drinking last night and won't appreciate the noise LOL.

Come to think of it, this is the first time a report has ever been made about noise levels in my neighbourhood. I really can't wait to see those guys leave for good. I spoke to a few of my neighbours affected by the noise and they just shrugged and told me not to ask for trouble as those guys are certainly capable of that.

Looks like it's time to invest in a pair of earplugs.

Thank you for all the advice on how to deal with this problem of mine.

@LiveJazz, best for me not to criticize my government here as Malaysia does have the ISA. A few bloggers have been detained the the police without trial for things said on blogs and forums.

The problem is the landlord has been renting out the whole house for close to 15 years. I have seen him only once or twice in all the 26 years I have been staying in this neighbourhood. My late grandma once told me that he's a arrogant man who keeps to himself and makes no effort to be neighborly. But it is still worth a shot and I'll keep a look out for him.

Thank you very much


Would this mean that techno and dogs do not mix well ? LOL


We Malaysians are famous for whining and then not doing anything much about it. N.A.T.O = No Action Talk Only
But whenever someone does anything proactive, they get slammed by the same whiners for being too sensitive or busybodies. It's a cultural thing that's very hard to shake off.

Calm down Dimi as not all of us are cowering in the shadows at night. Last night showed that I'm not the only one losing patience and sleep because of those ass!ole*. I'm definitely calling the cops again if they decide to "retaliate" tonight. Make that every night until they decide to show some civilized behaviour.


Tell me about it ! When I called the police last night the officer in charge sounded so nonchalant...as though I was ordering food for dinner ! I miss the good old days when police responded to these kind of things armed with sub machineguns and shotguns LOL.

Good idea as I was looking for alternative methods to solve the problem. I am going to look up for his number soon.

Here's another update guys,

It's been a week since I reported to the police about my noisy neighbours and since then things have really good every night. Those guys have not gone totally silent but they seemed to have gotten our message of discontent about their nightly noise making. I think they have actually found another place to hang out every night. There's still the occasional shout and laugh every night but that's no problem for me. Being proactive for once in Malaysia pays off.

So fellow BNers thank you for taking some time to read my rants about my neighbours. I must admit that had it not been for the advice and experiences from you all I wouldn't have been so proactive and made the police report. Terima kasih !