I appreciate any suggestions you may have regarding the following:
I am having a disagreement with the landlord that rents the property
next to my home. The disagreement primarily concerns the adversarial,
aggressive actions taken by the landlord, and the landlords
unwillingness to resolve any situation amicably. There are several
specific problems, but the underlying problem is the sanity of the
landlords. I have offerd to buy the house, but they "will not sell for
any price". Although I am now trying arbitration; I do not have much
hope of its success.

Nolo Press at http://nolo.com is an excellent resource for
consumer/small business related law.  They publish a number of books
about landlord and tenant law, including:

? Every Landlord's Legal Guide 
? Every Tenant's Legal Guide 
? California Landlord?s Law Book (Rights & Responsibilities) 
? California Tenants? Rights 
? New York Tenants' Rights 

These books and others, as well as a great deal of free information on
the topic can be found at:

http://nolo.com/lawcenter/index.cfm/catID/42F1A487-5FDD-45C5-84A2E323ABF31CC5

You cannot make changes in behavior of bad landlord.Therefor it is
better to change you house and enjoy your life.
Regards
Ijaz Ahmad

If you're gonna fight, you have to fight hard.  It involves a lot of
time and energy you may not be willing to spare.  Plus, even after
some sort or settlement, there'll still be bad vibes around.  In most
cases, it may be less stress and mess to just find somewhere else.

It would be helpful if you described the problem by focusing on the
landlord's specific behaviors and not his/her character.  The tenents
may be the cause of the problem, but the landlord's actions are can be
constrained by laws protecting the tenents.

The actions you can take will depend on if the landlord/tenant is
acting in violation of the law, which will also depend on where you
live.  Cities have very specific ordinances regarding trash, old cars,
lawn care, maintenence, animals, and noise--I would suggest contacting
your local zoning officials to inspect the property.  Zoning will
issue a notice to correct the problem, and if it is not corrected they
can issue civil citations.  Maintaining a common nuisance can be a
very expensive fine depending on where you are located.

I lived in a college town and landlords had a very difficult time
making students comply with city codes until the community association
forced the city to take action by conducting regular inspections and
sending notices to landlords.

Soulsister's comments are very good. A bit of background: I've been
(and am currently) a landlord, and I've also lived next to rental
houses with uncooperative landlords. So, I've seen it from several
perspectives. A few additional thoughts... First, it's difficult to
comment without knowing what the problems are. However, unless the
landlord is certifiably insane (always a possibility!), remember that
he/she/they are looking for the path of least resistance. That is,
landlords want the least amount of hassle. What that often comes down
to is that losing a tenant is a major hassle, so landlords tend not to
be very responsive to unhappy neighbors (if, for instance, the tenants
frequently hold loud parties). So you may have to make yourself a
bigger pain. And, as soulsister suggested, if you can't do it all on
your own, you can try bringing in city/county officials if what's
going on in the property violates city/county ordinances. Another
suggestion: although the landlord may not be cooperative, the tenants
might be, at least partially. If it's their behavior, try working with
them. A final random thought--never tried this myself, or even heard
it suggested, but--if it's the tenant's bad behavior that's bothering
you, you could bribe the tenants to move. It's a crap shoot, of
course, whether the new tenants will be better. But if you take into
consideration the hassle you're being put through, as well as the time
and expense, it might make sense to offer them, say, $1,000 to
move...payable as soon as they move.