"We live in a two-story townhome with a homeowners association. Our townhome is at the border of the HOA, so our back patio and two upstairs bedrooms are back to back with a couple of non-HOA single-story houses. There are very tall trees at the property border that provide ample visual privacy at the HOA border. But they do not block any sounds!"
"The back corner of their yard is maybe 20 to 25 feet from our back patio. Every day, at least twice a day, from what I am aware of, the granddaughter goes to the back corner of their property closest to us, I think behind a shed on their property, and pukes loudly. She probably has no idea how easily the sound carries, and we live in a coastal California area where we have our windows open nearly year-round (and no air conditioning)."
A homeowner in a two-story townhome abutting non-HOA single-story houses experiences loud noise from an adjacent yard. Tall trees provide visual privacy but do not block sound, and building geometry amplifies noise. A college-age granddaughter staying with neighbors routinely vomits in the corner of their yard about 20–25 feet from the homeowner's patio, twice daily. The homeowner has emetophobia and becomes triggered by others vomiting, requiring the husband to assist sick children. Windows remain open year-round, so the sound carries. The homeowner seeks a tactful, compassionate way to inform the granddaughter or her grandparents to change behavior.
Read at Slate Magazine
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]