Question

Donny Delt and Sammy Sigma are students and roommates. They lease a house in a neighborhood near campus. Few students live on the block. 

The students do not have large parties, but they often have friends over at night. The friends sometimes play high-volume music in their cars, and sometimes speak loudly when going to and from their cars. Also ,departing late night guests often leave beer cans and fast food wrappers in the street.

Neighbors complain about being awakened in the wee hours of the morning. They are considering filing a nuisance lawsuit against Donny and Sammy. Would such an action be reasonable? Do you think Donny and Sammy are creating a nuisance? If so, why? If not, where is the line- what amount of late night noise does amount to a nuisance?

Answer 1

Case synopsis:

Two girls D and S lives in a room for lease. The girls attend parties at late night and disturb the people living nearby. The neighbors of the girls plan to raise a police complaint about the nuisance behavior of the girls.

 

Determination of reasonable action:

According to Mr. X, the actions of the girls are creating nuisance. The girls shout and yell before entering their house which acts as a disturbance for the neighbors. Hence, it is reasonable for the neighbors to raise complaint regarding the nuisance of the girls.

 

Determination of creation of nuisance by the girls:

Mr. X feels that the girls are creating nuisance in that area by coming home late at night and also by disturbing the neighbors at wees hours in the morning. The girls irritate the neighborhood by playing high volume music in the car and by speaking loudly at mid night while entering their home.