How to File a Complaint Against a Neighbor

Residential Complaints

• 1). Talk to your apartment manager or the head of your homeowners or neighborhood association about problems you are having with your neighbor. Give them information on how the neighbor has caused you problems. Look at your lease or agreement with your homeowners association to cite the code or regulation your neighbor is breaking.
  
  
• 2). Fill out a complaint form or write a letter if the apartment manager or head of the homeowners or neighborhood association asks you to do so. Be prepared to provide details on problems you have had with the neighbor over time, if it is not a one-time occurrence.
  
  
• 3). Keep copies of complaints you file with an apartment manager or the head of your neighborhood group in case you need to refer back to them in the future. Give your apartment manager time to take action but keep filling out complaints if nothing is done in an adequate amount of time. If he doesn't respond to your complaints, go to his supervisor to solve the problem.
  
  

Police Report

• 1). Call your local police department to file a complaint against your neighbor if you feel that he has broken a law, such as not adhering to laws on noise levels. Provide information about the incident to the police, going into details to help police officers determine whether they should pursue the issue.
  
  
• 2). Go down to the police station to file a written complaint if a problem with your neighbor is not pressing and you want to talk to a police officer in person. Provide contact information and facts related to the complaint, including how often and when your neighbor has caused you and others problems.
  
  
• 3). Get other people to call or go down to the police department to file complaints. Having others file complaints can help to give police officers more of the story, as you may not be aware of other instances when a neighbor has caused conflict.
  
  

Legal Remedies

• 1). Go to your local courthouse or the court's website to file a complaint against a neighbor if he has caused a problem that has resulted in money loss for you. After filing a complaint, a court clerk issues a summons to the person that you are suing, which informs him about the lawsuit you are filing against him.
  
  
• 2). Put pertinent information on your complaint, such as who wronged you, what he did, how much money he cost you and what legal remedy you wish to have. Also state why your complaint should be tried in a small claims court, according to Legal-forms-kit.com.
  
  
• 3). Hire a lawyer to help you with the complaint and the impending lawsuit if you don't have experience with suing someone. Consider the costs of a lawyer versus the amount of money you are asking for before seeking legal assistance. Ask clerks at your local courthouse for help in filing a lawsuit against your neighbor.