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<div class="v1yiv9129525571v1pre" style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If your client has spoken to the neighbor but to no avail (and the HOA continues to be worthless), your client can 1) ask your client to attend a mediation to try to resolve the issue, or 2) file a complaint with the city or county, depending on where your client lives. There are city ordinances against <span class="v1yiv9129525571v1iNqyIf" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Google Sans', Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="v1yiv9129525571v1yADgie" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Google Sans', Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;"><span> </span>public disturbance and nuisance noise.</span></span></div>
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<div class="v1yiv9129525571v1pre" style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="v1yiv9129525571v1iNqyIf" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Google Sans', Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="v1yiv9129525571v1yADgie" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Google Sans', Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;">If your client would like to preserve the relationship (what little there is- you never know when you will need to borrow cup of sugar.... ), mediation is a good option. </span></span><br /><br /><br />Andrekita Silva<br />Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva<br />1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 940<br />Seattle, Washington 98101-2509<br />206-224-8288<br /><a href="mailto:ak@seattle-silvalaw.com" rel="noreferrer">ak@seattle-silvalaw.com</a></div>
<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Andrekita Silva<br />Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva<br />1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 940<br />Seattle, Washington 98101-2509<br />206-224-8288<br /><a href="mailto:ak@seattle-silvalaw.com" rel="noreferrer">ak@seattle-silvalaw.com</a></div>
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