According to The Villages, barking dogs and televisions on lanai's are the most frequent causes of complaints. I think some people who are new maybe just don't realize how these issues can affect relations with their neighbors. A television at high volume on someone's lanai 20 feet away going for 5 or 6 hours a day gets to be pretty annoying. Generally these televisions are mounted on the person's house, so they are directly facing their neighbor. The sound really carries from the lanai, so you are going to hear everything. Giving Villagers a heads up in this forum is a way of being helpful. Skip 0358, I agree with your advice to speak directly with the person involved. Hopefully they'll be understanding and make a move to rectify the situation. I think many people lived in different environments where they came from - houses weren't so close, and they didn't need to be careful, partiularly where sound was involved. In The Villages, many of the houses back up to each other and are very close. In my opinion, to be good neighbors, we need to learn some new habits. A Skip said, this place is like heaven - let's keep it that way!
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