## Neighbor Issues: When and How to Seek City Intervention Source URL:: <https://storiesofahouse.com/neighbor-issues-when-and-how-to-seek-city-intervention/> Neighbor Issues ways to address neighbor conflicts by knowing when and how to involve city authorities for resolution. ### Highlights > [!quote]+ %%Updated on Thu Jan 04 2024 12:32:57 GMT-0500%% > > The first step is to identify the violation and confirm it meets the city’s standards. &gt;Code enforcement covers noise complaints, front yard waste, parking concerns, and other property management issues in most cities. If someone is harassing or threatening another individual (or vice versa), they should call 911 instead of code enforcement because those calls are criminal, not civil. &gt;If you hear loud music, make sure it’s from a car stereo or house party, not someone having fun in their apartment. Before calling the police over noise from your neighbor’s yard, verify your community’s noise rules. &gt;Once you know what rule was breached, call the city department that enforces it, depending on where you live. Most cities’ environmental health departments handle noise and sanitation complaints such trash collection and insect management (in certain places, an animal shelter does). If this is a recurring issue that needs higher-level action, contact your mayor or local council representative.