CONTACT THE LANDLORD

If the party that has disturbed you has taken place in a rental property, we find that contacting the Landlord and/or Owner of the property can be very effective in reducing the chance of reoccurrence.  

Our experience is that intertwining two or more responsible parties follow a noisy incident can lead to changed behavior.  For example, calling the cops and then following up with the landlord doubles the pressure on the tenants.  As well, though, the landlord feels pressure from the police and from the complaining neighbor.  Don't expert miracles, but sometimes this web of pressure and complaint can yield good effects.  Generally, the effect is greater than only calling the police.  

Likewise, if the students are tenants, then calls to the police, the university, and also the landlord step up the pressure on the offending tenant.

If possible, then, try to contact the Landlord and/or Owner about the noisy party.  Ask that the Landlord take steps to control the behavior of the tenants.  Read on for details on how to identify the owner and/or landlord.

On the day after the party, you may wish to stroll by the front of the property to see if a posted sign indicates the name of a management company that manages the property.  If so, there may also be a phone number.  Call the company, and stay on the line until you get in touch with the manager of that specific property.  Give the person an earful. 

You can also determine the landlord's name by calling the City of Boulder's rental licensing program.  Call 303-441-3152.  You will have to leave a message and wait for a call back.  Be prepared to give the property address.  Ask for four pieces of information in your message:  1)  whether the property has a rental license; 2) the name AND PHONE NUMBER of the licensee; 3) the name of the property owner; and 4) whether the property is allowed non-conforming uses, such as a duplex or more occupants than the zoning typically allows.  This is all public information to which you have a right of access.  (Note that the City of Boulder does not presently provide this information on the web.)

You can also determine the owner (though not the landlord) of an individual property using the web.  Visit coprop.com to search Assessor's data for the ownership of properties.  Once you have the property owner's name, then you can search for phone numbers using Qwestdex.com (especially good for local numbers but includes national coverage, too) or another Web white pages, such as Yahoo's white pages (in case Qwestdex does not give you the answer you seek).

Reverse searches can also be very useful tools.  A reverse search allows you to search for the phone number of a specific address or to find out the address and name associated with a particular phone number.  Netcenter's reverse directory is especially good, as it allows for the reverse search of all the phone numbers in a particular block. 

Finally, you may also consult an Excel spreadsheet that contains the names and addresses of all Boulder properties between Baseline and Arapahoe and between Boulder and 9th Street.  Unfortunately, there is at present no help available for using this file.