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Dear Mediator: My roommate and I have been good friends for years, and until recently, we got along great.

This week’s question deals with an interim team leader and the new manager brought in to fill the post permanently.

This week's question concerns a single, working mom with a manageable work-life balance and a manager with preconceived notions.

Finding the right tactics to deal with a neighbor who performs auto repair for multiple vehicles at his home.

Dear Mediator: My neighbor’s pepper trees have encroached on my property and caused significant damage to my pool and deck.

Mediating a conflict resulting from an agreement between next-door neighbors about property access.

Dear Mediator: A new neighbor moved in to the house behind mine; our kitchens face each other. He’s a nice guy, but he has a booming loud voice. He spends a lot of time on his deck hanging out with friends or talking on the phone. I don’t have air conditioning, so I keep windows open in warm weather. His voice has driven me indoors, and it even bounces off my interior walls. Confronting him would be awkward. Would a noise complaint be too hostile? Irritated in Washington, D.C. Advertisement...