Can Neighbors Legally shine floodlights into your bedroom?

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Location: Southern California
My back neighbor’s have a floodlight in their backyard that they point into the master bedroom of my house. They started pointing it into the room after my parents confronted them about their kid throwing eggs into our backyard/pool and shining flashlights and laser pointers into the windows of the room/house. We’ve spoken to them about the floodlights before, and it’s become a huge problem, bc nobody can get sleep in the room with those lights on. Is there anything that we could do, legally speaking?

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  1. SendLGaM Avatar

    It’s not legal. Call your local zoning and code enforcement agency to report it and hopefully to get them to take care of the issue.

  2. isittimefordinner Avatar

    This will depend largely on the local municipal ordinances. A quick Google search shows that it may be considered a nuisance even if local ordinance doesn’t prohibit it. Call the city and ask.

  3. Dorzack Avatar

    Most likely your local zoning (city or county depending on if you are in city limits), will have ordinances against creating a nuisance for neighbors.

    This isn’t a police matter. This is a zoning/code enforcement/building codes to start.

    That being said, it may be frustrating to deal with.

    Directional mirrors in front of the window to bounce it right back to the source might get them to stop, or might get them to report you to code/zoning enforcement.

  4. Busy-Yellow6505 Avatar

    Put a giant mirror in your window aimed at them

  5. CalligrapherSharp Avatar

    Recently, I had a neighbor issue. I called the town hall, who referred me to the “community service officer” in charge of enforcing ordinances. Took care of it in one day. 🫡