A: We are all entitled to the quiet enjoyment of our residence (California Health & Safety Code Section 46000). Noise that genuinely interferes with that quiet enjoyment can include loud music or ...

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See if you can hear this: you’re sitting on your porch drinking your morning coffee. The cool, crisp air blows through the leaves on the tree, or the equivalent of 20 decibels. Off in the distance you ...

Some neighbors prefer to keep a low profile − exchanging the polite ‘Hello’s or ‘How are yous?’ before quietly going on about their day. Others like to make their presence known with their blaring ...

"Is that your idea of spicing up? Banging sounds and yee-haw?" Kelly Ripa said in response to her husband's suggestion. The celebrity couple and on-air cohosts began Wednesday's live show with a ...

Across Rhode Island, it’s not uncommon to hear the roar of a lawnmower or leaf blower coming from your neighbor’s yard early in the morning. It can be annoying: so annoying, in fact, that the ...