Would you ever put a restraining order on your neighbor?

Well... my mom has her property under video surveilance 24/7, but that's not so much due to the neighbors...but we have a crazy neighbor here and we are thinking about it ourselves (and we live in an apartment). she;s always upstairs medling, peeping in the windows, stealing stuff off of the patio, you know, nothing big enough to get the cops to do anything btu enought o make us angry. so yeah, we are thinking of taking out a restraining order or somehting. by searching different records online we have even found out she has had issues like this before other places she has lived, a massive criminal history of breaking and entering, and they let her live here! so yeah, i don't know for sure what we are gonna do, but something has to be done.

I am fortunate to have good neighbors, but If I were in situation where my neighbor was making my home nightmarish I would not hesitate to put in a restraint order. A man's home is his castle like the old saying says,and should be happy in his home without having to deal with a wacky neighbor disturbance.

WOW! I never realised how lucky i was to have fairly decent neighbours, who when they throw the occassional party drop a note in the letterbox, or come over to let me know (as I have a young baby whereas most others in my street have older children in their late teens early twentites (my age lol)). Personally, if one of my neighbours was doing something along the lines of what you described I'd be tempted to throw pots and pans at her head! I'd be shattered as it would wake my son up! But back to the point, I would set up some sort of camera to record her behaviour before seeking legal action. If she were renting then I would speak to her land lord about having her evicted, or if sh eowned the home I would seek legal avenues through civil courts. Noise pollution, and disturbing the piece is not only selfish but dangerous. What if someone was climbing up a ladder to fix tehir verandah and sh emade that soort of noise, and they fell off when startled? So selfish!

If asking them to "cease and desist" does not work; then, yes. Every person has a right a peace and privacy in their own home. When some people insist on being a nuisance and they willl not "take a hint"; then, you have to come right out and ask them to stop. If that does not work; then you HAVE to use your legal options. If you do not; you have to decide whether you are willing to move to get away from this person or whether you will become a "prisoner" in your own home. I feel sorry for these people who feel they have the right to be obnoxious, pushy, and loud. But, they can carry this antisocial behavior to the point where it is harmful to themselves and their neighbors. Before it gets to that point, the legal system can take steps to keep them away from the people they are harassing/stalking AND, if it is needed, get them professional help. Some of them do not know better and others are mentally ill. But, tolerating that type of behavior cannot be allowed to continue. The stress damages the health of others and we already have enough stress in our society today without people like this woman adding to it.

Well if she lived near me and did that I would be very tempted to turn the hose pipe on her to cool her down. Where I live anyone behaving like that would not get sued but they would not be allowed to carry on, basically they would be 'sorted out'. However maybe she is ill or something as that can make people behave in an odd way in which case they should be in a secure hospital or treated by a doctor. Thankfully I don't have neighbours like that and I'm suprised none of her neighbours haven't got together in a group to put her right, for example if she is being so noisy during the day the neighbours could take it in turn to go to her house at night and bang on her door etc. I'm sure a few nights without sleep would quieten her down during the day. Or does that sound mean?