Can my neighbour ask me to switch of my AC according to their convinence?

Question

Hi, V have AC installed on our window for last 2 yrs. bcoz i have breathing problem and as there is no good ventilation in our small room. but now our neighbours are making issues about the hot air running on their closed windows opposite to our AC. they are craeting legal issues. v live in a society with only two rooms with hardly any ventilationwhen i tried to expalin softy regarding this. they said that i m boasting about my money" which is untrue. Please help me can they cause any legal issue?

Answer 1

Is there some way you can place a barrier between your air-conditioner and your neighbor's window?

It would have to be a barrier that would not interfere with the flow of the AC's air.

I suggest you contact a company that makes ACs and explain your problem. It could be that they also make a product that will lower the heat  flowing to the outside from your AC.....Or the company might know of another company that makes such barriers.

Who knows? Maybe you will cause someone to invent something!

Answer 2

I would suggest 3 things

1. Put something in a position to redirect where the warm air blows so it does not strike their window directly but perhaps blows on the side of the building or up or down.

2.  Ask if your doctor or whoever treats you for breathing problems would write a note on their stationary saying that you have breathing problems and need air conditioning or air circulation.

3. Talk to the management where you live and explain that you need it to breathe and that it was OK for 2 yrs and now suddenly there is an issue.  

If you are in the US or Canada there is another way to go on this but I am not sure from your post and wording. If you are click my name to email me and I'll be glad to give you info on the other way.

Answer 3

It is unlikely that they can successfully sue you.  You need to get a doctor to write a letter confirming your "breathing problem" and your medical need for AC.  

You should be clear with your neighbors that you are sorry if it causes an inconvenience for them, but that the AC is a medical need for you.

Answer 4

First, don't let the neighbors get to you - next, to solve the problem.......let them sue. Thats right, just ignore them. You have the right to run your A/C whenever you so choose, in any window that is ON your property. If you are wanting to please them, get 1 6 foot section of 6 foot privacy fence installed...this will deflect teh air away from their obviosly old drafty windows. Really though, let them waste their money sueing - it will be amusing to watch them explain this in court - and to prove damages........and explain how they have an old drafty window.....Take Care

Answer 5

Your AC is bringing you comfort, but at the expense of your neighbor's comfort.

Air conditioners do send of a LOT of heat, so much heat, in fact, that air conditioners can raise the temperatures outside in an urban environment.

Some people have created devices to channel the heat from their ACs into heating for their water in the house. Perhaps you should look into that.