Excessive Noise

Noisy Neighbor Won’t Quiet Down?

Connecticut Noise Ordinance Law

New Haven Co. • Fairfield Co. • 

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When a noisy neighbor’s intrusion on your peace is consistent and the noise is excessive, you may have a valid claim for damages. You have a right to “quiet enjoyment” of your property, free from noise that rises to the level of nuisance.

Our firm is among the only law firms in western Connecticut practicing in noise ordinance law. Contact our New Haven law firm for a free evaluation of your claim if your other efforts to address a noise nuisance have been ignored or insufficiently addressed. We represent clients in New Haven, Fairfield and Hartford counties, including Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford, Hartford, Fairfiled, Milford, Norwalk and all surrounding communities.

Noise Litigation Information

Successful Litigation against Excessive Noise

The Law Offices of John W. Mills has taken noise complaint lawsuits to trial, and negotiated substantial settlements.

• We won a jury award of $875,000 for a Norwalk condominium owner after noise complaint letters, several calls to police, and a request for an injunction all failed to reduce the level of noise. The woman had lived for eight years in a condo above a restaurant without complaint. When new owners opened a bar with live music, noise levels in her home exceeded 45 dB on a regular basis and interfered with sleep, conversation and normal enjoyment.
   
• We won a jury award of $250,000 in a similar case of a Norwalk resident who lived in a commercial area of downtown. There were no issues until a nightclub moved beneath his home, playing incredibly loud music four nights each week, making his home uninhabitable.

Restoring the Peace

Noise nuisance lawsuits require extensive documentation, and it is helpful if there is a noise ordinance in your community that specifies the decibel threshold. In the cases cited above, we ensured that the police documented written noise complaints and we hired noise experts to record the noise and verify that the decibel levels exceeded the city’s noise ordinance. The occasional barking dog or loud stereo is not worth hiring a lawyer, but regular interruption or undue levels of noise are a violation of your rights.

Contact the noise ordinance law attorneys of the Law Offices of John W. Mills if you have been subjected to consistent and excessive noise violations. We offer a free evaluation of your claim, and will give you an honest assessment of the merits of legal action.

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