Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

Neighbor Harrassment

I have a neighbor that is seriously harrassing me. I and other tenants complained about him driving into the complex between the hours of 12am-3am wit his music blasting. There have been verbal complaints as well as written complaints. I personally approached him and asked him to lower his music which resulted in my car being vandalized severely. I cant prove that he did it but its his M.O. around here. He has made comments about the vandalism incident and most recently attempted to intimidate my 11 year old daughter when she was taking out the garbage. I wrote my first complaint to the building mgmt over a month ago with promises that they would send him a warning letter. It has been over a month and they still havent sent him anything. I found this out from my building manager. It is supposed to be sent this week. Recently he has been staring at me when i come home until i get into my apartment, drives by my car intentionally with his music sky high. I have been keeping a log of everything he does concerning me or my property for over a month now. SInce the incident with my car I have been unable to sleep, and everytime I hear a car alarm Im jumping up to see if its my car. What can I do about this situation?


Asked on 10/17/07, 10:40 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Ryan P. McClure The Law Offices of Ryan P. McClure

Re: Neighbor Harrassment

First, good job with keeping a log of all the incidents. If you feel physically threatened and your daughter has been intimidated then you should start by calling the police and making a police report and if necessary filing for a restraining order. As for the apartment management company you should send them a certified letter outlining your concerns and the fact that they waited over a month to send the neighbor a formal complaint is unacceptable. Do not complain verbally. Put everything you communicate to the apt. mgmt in writing and preferably send the letters certified.

You may wish to have an Attorney get involved at some level and write a letter to the Apt mgmt. Feel free to contact my office via email/phone.

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Answered on 10/26/07, 12:58 pm


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