Duplex - Trouble with the Neighbor

I also love children. But I also love my peace.

But you seem to have the advantage that you can communicate reasonably.

For me, that is completely understandable.

What I find shocking is this pigeonholing - kids and then all peace is gone - and this consequence of selling the home immediately without giving the new neighbor a chance.
If the new neighboring family actually turns out to be loud and annoying, one can still draw the consequence.
Equivalent to your case: they would have had to buy up the plot of land so that no one builds there. I would have understood that more.

to sell the home right away.

Well, one should still be allowed to sell their house. To me, it sounds soon as if the older couple is supposed to live there to have to endure the children's screaming.

Well, one should still be allowed to sell their house. To me, this is starting to sound as if the elderly couple is supposed to live there to have to endure the children's screaming.

described it well.....

I also can't stand parents who ignore the children's screaming.....

When my kids are louder sometimes (which is normal), I ask them to be quieter because of the neighbors, etc.....

So far, no neighbor has complained about our children.

This is more about "children are there, the house must be sold."

- Children and with that, peace is over -

Hello

that is often the case. Of course, it is understandable that parents no longer hear the noise and that they are glad when their children play outside. That is where the potential for conflict arises. A long time ago, I had a second apartment (for work) in a distant city. Several apartment blocks arranged around an inner courtyard. The courtyard was paved. Three pairs of parents had discovered this refuge for their children. The children could play unsupervised. Which they did extensively. The worst were the tricycles with plastic wheels. Incredibly loud. When I asked the parents to replace the plastic wheels with rubber wheels (which was easily possible according to my research), this was firmly refused for cost reasons. I then looked for another apartment. The communication among the parents themselves or with the little rascals was also screaming from balcony to balcony.

Steven

Well, one should still be allowed to sell their house. To me, it soon sounds as if the elderly couple is basically expected to live there just to tolerate the children's screaming.

Of course people can sell their house if they want to. I just find it a very strong reaction as a precaution. Most people are attached to their home. But maybe there were other reasons, the house was too big, the management had become difficult (were they already elderly people?), and that was just the last push. We don't know that. I often tell my children to be quieter too – it bothers me when it's loud.