Warwick Court Sides With Singer Vanessa Carlton in Lawsuit

It's one for the win column in Vanessa Carlton's battle with her Warwick, Rhode Island neighbors.

Carlton and her husband, John McCauley, have lived in Warwick for several years, but their dream home became a nightmare over the last summer.

The pair ultimately filed a lawsuit against the owners of an industrial property near their house over noise complaints and invasion of privacy. But things should now start to improve in their world.

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Back on October 17th, Carlton and McCauley filed an emergency motion against Artak Avagyan and Lee Beausoleil, the owners of a neighboring 16-acre industrial property, and their tenants, JOGO Corporation and North American Crane.

The couple stated that although they knew they were buying a home near an industrial site, things had been tolerable up until this past July.

That's when they say the hammering from construction work and the whirring of cranes created "maddening" noise levels that prevented them from making music or even relaxing in their own home.

The lawsuit said Carlton spent much of the summer inside with the windows shut, attempting to block out the noise.” Noting that she was also afraid to leave her home after noticing Avagyan filming her property with his cellphone.

Avagyan and Beausoleil have previously fought with residents of the area over their plans to build contractor storage units on the site along the Pawtuxet River.

The neighbors won that battle and plans were forced to be withdrawn. The feeling that this might be a retaliation from the property owners was not lost on Carlton and McCauley.

Perhaps it was not lost on the judge in the new case either, because the Warwick Superior Court has sided with Carlton and McCauley, bringing some peace back to their dream home.

A judge in the case delivered a preliminary injunction on November 14, ordering the defendants to cease and desist all activities above 60 decibels, the limit according to the city's noise ordinance.

Perhaps this will allow Carlton and McCauley to get back into their recording studio at their home and make some new music for fans to enjoy.