A retired Phoenix couple has been slapped with a restraining order after repeatedly complaining about an adjacent short-term rental home hosting wild parties that made them feel like “prisoners” inside their home.
Linda Bliss and Mark Honold’s hopes for a peaceful retirement have been dashed because the rental property behind their home has been the source of their misery for the past year, the couple told Arizona’s Family Friday.
The inn’s loud noises, late-night wild parties, and the constant stream of strangers coming and going have left them reeling — unable to rest in their own home, they say.
“We are hostages in our house,” Honold told a local outlet.
“It’s so loud, you can hear everything.”
Linda Bliss and Mark Honold have called the police about the noisy rental property next door at least five times. 3TV / CBS 5
The senior couple has called the Phoenix Police Department at least five times and also talked to the property manager about the issue, which they say only made things worse.
Their complaints, including an incident where they yelled at some of their neighbor’s guests to be quiet, led to the property manager giving them a restraining order.
“It’s very demanding because I’m licensed by the state of Arizona for insurance, working with children, the elderly, and they come in and treat me like a criminal,” Bliss said.
The property manager said the couple appeared to be the only people who complained about the noise.3TV / CBS 5
When contacted by the store, the property manager said all guests are checked before they enter and that noisy parties are not allowed on the property.
The property manager also claimed that the elderly couple were the only ones to complain about the noisy tenants.
Phoenix-based attorney Jonathan Dessaules says homeowners in similar situations should “document everything.”
The couple said homeowners will only continue to suffer until sticker regulations are put in place for rental properties. 3TV / CBS 5
“If you are going to go to court, whether as a victim or a witness or as a party seeking an injunction, you want to be able to put all the evidence before the judge and not just say, ‘Judge, take my word for it. . This house is crazy,’” Dessaules said.
Bliss and Honold said that homeowners will only continue to suffer until cities like Phoenix adopt stricter regulations for short-term rental properties.
“It’s very disturbing,” Bliss added. “It really changed our lives.”
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