Letter from HA about loud music?

[autumnbeee]

So basically I received a letter from my HA about loud music causing a disturbance to other residents here.

I am the only one who received it.

I suspect my NDN reported me as I don't think who else it could be?

Surely they could have just left a polite note or approached me?

I assume this will be on my file now?

Agree. We are HA, had similar with a neighbour. Our HA does not just write random one off letters. There would have been repeated and multiple complaints first, the letter is just the first warning.

Why does anyone think playing music in a garden is ok, the general lack of care for others these days is maddening. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should, if you have neighbours then consider them, the it’s my garden I’ll do as I like attitude is so selfish.

Having consideration for your neighbours should be your main concern not what’s on your housing record! The HA can also throw you out for antisocial behaviour so I would take it more seriously too!

lots of people won’t confront people playing loud music because they assume they will be aggressive

This. People who are inconsiderate enough to play music loud enough to annoy their neighbours are rarely reasonable when asked to turn it off.

Most folk who play loud music in their back gardens listen to utter shite. Trance or techno pi*h. So it's of no surprise that your NDN didn't approach you. They would have no idea about your reaction.

For those saying dont play music, behave!!! Everyone is allowed to enjoy their own garden

They are. In peace and not having to listen to someone else's choice of music.
Headphones mean you can enjoy yours and everyone else can enjoy theirs.

Well this thread has certainly provided an insight into the mindset of the people who behave in this way. Completely self-absorbed and utterly unaware of the impact their behaviour has on other people. It’s the same with the people who listen to their music on public transport without using earphones.
NO ONE ELSE WANTS TO LISTEN TO YOUR MUSIC.

Same. My housing officer told me she's talked to next door about the music and told him multiple times to move his speakers from my wall which I think he's done afer almost 2 years of complaining including the complaint that he woke me up at 1am and 4am with loud music

It’s funny because it’s only because you are a HA tenant. Any other type of tenant you wouldn’t have gotten a letter off your landlord with zero proof they would have had to report you to the account council noise department.

Are you sure it’s even a real letter how does she know you are HA.

Don't play music in the garden, or if you do, wear earphones. Other people have different tastes in music and you are inflicting yours in everybody rlse. Music outside means that nobody else is able to enjoy some peace and quiet outdoors.

Of course it is a nuisance. Noone wants to have your music choices imposed on them when they are trying to relax in their garden.

Exactly. I once went on holiday with some work colleagues. We were in a flat and one of them kept playing really loud music which would disturb everyone else in the block. When I tried to stop her, she said it was her holiday and she could do what she liked. No thought for anyone else at all.

Well clearly you were the one playing loud music hence being the only one to receive a letter.

Not everyone likes speaking to neighbours directly as you don't know how they will react. You say you were unaware your music was loud, but clearly you should be mindful of what it is you listen to and whether the lyrics are appropriate for children - especially as you say you were playing it outside.

The fact you say your boyfriend wanted to turn the music up, shows that until you got this letter you would have been unlikely to stop him and would probably have already had it up louder.

Had the neighbour you think who complained come and spoken to you, or possibly boyfriend, you might have simply laughed and turned the music up louder, playing ruder lyrics.

Hopefully now you will accept you were wrong and neighbours will have nothing to complain about.

They shouldn't. It puts people at risk.

Bet you play your music on trains and buses without headphones too. Completely oblivious that people won’t ask you to stop because they don’t want a volley of abuse thrown at them by someone who lacks the integrity to be aware that the world does not orbit around them. Loud music in the garden… in a row of terraced houses????!!!!! How many times did you do this? Clearly not a on off that can be easily forgiven. You must have realised this is not good neighbour behaviour?

And HAs have a duty to ensure their tenants stick to the terms and conditions of their Tenancy Agreement, which the OP wasn’t

it’s probably better to try and be considerate up front rather than disturb people unless they complain.

Inconsiderate twats who talk on speakerphone on public transport give me the rage...

But that's the problem. You didn't think about other people.

I have a similar issue in that we have a neighbour who plays music, but its that drance sort of stuff you hear in ibiza so while they don't play it loud I get the boom, boom , boom and because it has a broken beat and isn't proper songs the tracks go on for ages, its like fucking torture. They play it only in the afternoon thinking they are being considerate but four hours is enough to drive me nuts.

Now I am a big man with a loud mouth...I have deliberately not found out who it is because I don't want to find myself banging on their door and being intimidating so if it were a HA house I too would write to complain.

Yeah they probably didnt feel comfortable approaching you.
You shouldn't have music blaring in the garden anyway. I like a bit of loud music to get things done when the kids arent about so I wear headphones.

I think it's "can't"

Well, if you're the only one who received it, presumably you're the only one playing loud music? Buy headphones and stop being so antisocial.

The lack of awareness shown by the OP and a few others in this thread is genuinely astonishing. Does it ever cross your mind how other people might feel when they are forced to listen to your music? I’m genuinely interested in how someone can disregard the effect their behaviour has on those around them and their mindset. Does empathy and kindness exist in your character? Again it's a genuine question as I have met sociopaths and narcissists before and it amazes me how they think.

Apart from the occasional summer barbecue, it simply isn’t socially acceptable to play loud, bass-heavy music where it can disturb your neighbours.

I’m fortunate to live in a fairly considerate area now, but when I lived in a London flat in my thirties, the woman below me made my life miserable. She would play bass-heavy music at full volume whenever she came home from work and throughout the weekends. I can still remember the relentless thumping and the anxiety of waiting for it to begin whenever I heard her get home, especially when she returned from a night out at one or two in the morning and played it for another hour.

Eventually, I reported the problem to the council. After receiving a warning, she turned the volume down for a couple of weeks, but it gradually crept back up. I then managed to contact her landlord directly. He was appalled by the effect it was having on my life and within a few weeks he'd evicted her.

Persistent noise can have a serious effect on someone’s wellbeing. Asking people to consider their neighbours isn’t unreasonable, it’s basic empathy and courtesy.

Stop being inconsiderate with your music and you won't get any more letters. 🙄

You know why you weren't approached? Because people who are antisocial enough to play loud music with offensive lyrics in a terraced garden generally don't take well to a conversation, and if anything, escalate their behaviour.