Community Corner What Do You Do About Neighbor’s Intrusive Bright Lights? [Block Talk] A Patch reader wonders if it’s really necessary for her neighbor to keep their intrusively bright LED and halogen lights burning all night.
Light from a neighbor’s work or security light can be as annoying as loud late-night music and other disturbances. What do you do if a neighbor’s yard, security and work lights shine into your house, limiting your enjoyment of your own property? (Shutterstock)
ACROSS AMERICA — What do you do about “unsolicited light” — that is, glaring security or work lights from the neighboring property — that makes it look like daylight 24/7?
Pennsylvania Patch reader Christine wants to know. “For the past five years or so, neighbors have taken to bright white LED or halogen exterior lighting that is on all night,” Christine wrote in an email to Patch. “The light shines into neighboring home. They also affect the bird migration. Also, is it really necessary to have your solar deck lights on all night?”
Christine added: “I don’t get it.” Do you? What would you do in Christine’s situation? Just fill out our informal survey for Block Talk, Patch’s exclusive neighborhood etiquette column. And don’t worry — we don’t collect email addresses.
What Do You Do About Neighbor’s Intrusive Bright Lights? [Block Talk]
