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Originally Posted by Babubhat
It is a nuisance and actionable. People are entitled to peaceful enjoyment of their residence. Get lawyers involved if you want quiet.
I suggest everyone get a decibel app to record the noise level to be used as evidence.
It would be beneficial if comments had citations to the law.
Property law gives a land owner the right to the full use, and enjoyment of his property, without any substantial interference from others, under reasonable circumstances.. If a defendant hosts an unreasonably loud party which disturbs the defendants sleep, the defendant has acted negligently and created a nuisance. The plaintiff’s comforts were violated by excessively loud noise due to the lack of the defendant to use proper care to prevent this from happening.
Use and Enjoyment Inference of Private Property - Tort - LAWS.com |
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Originally Posted by blueash
Is the complaint here the volume of the music as it sures seems as if many of you have a problem with the genre. If you are complaining in large part because it is the most successful style of music for the last 25 years, get off my lawn. Think hard about why this is bothering you so much. If it were Sinatra or the Beatles would you feel differently?
Sumter County has a noise ordinance which was toughened in 2016
If you read the Sumter code it only applies to unincorporated residential areas of the county. What is the zoning at the Hobby Room? |
Breech of Peace / Disturbing the Peace is a much broader application and can apply at any time of the day, under a variety of circumstances, well outside of codified county 'noise ordinances'. which often simply stipulate hours/times permitted for industrial, agricultural, manufacturing noise or similar.
Deep bass or loud AF music, traveling miles from the source, done at midnight for hours on end, more than once, would well exceed permissible allowances in most any jurisdiction...it wouldn't matter to most people (or the law) if that intrusion was by way of "Snoop dog", "Def Leopard" or the "Beatles".
This being especially inconsiderate to anyone who may have to get sleep for work in the morning, have noise sensitivity...or dare I say it; to simply enjoy their quiet evening without being forcibly subjected to someone else choice party music of any gene.