What Would You Do When You Have a Very Disturbing Nighbor?

You shouldn't have to move. Keep contacting the leasing office everyday if need be. Also, find out who the corporate office is and let them know. Stay on top of it. Document everything and call the cops every night if need be.

I had a similiar situation. One of my neighbors daughters started driving. She would pull up and park right outside my 2 1/2 year old son's room with the car baseing at 1am! My husband talked to the mom twice and then we informed the leasing office. I also got involved. When her friends would pull up with the loud music I would be out there before they got out of the car telling them how rude they were being. They no longer say hi or anything but that is ok.

The office needs to get more involved, even if it means calling the police. I understand that you do not want to do more because who knows what they will try next so don't say anything to them but raise HELL to the office and make them do something because you pay to live in a comfortable environment not like an animal. Good luck!

I would say ask at the apartment office if they can move you to a different unit in the complex. Maybe they know where there would be quieter neighbors. These people sound very inconsiderate and nothing is going to change that. If they were the type of people to be embarassed by their behavior then the letters would have worked. Take care and good luck.

Make detailed notes and dates/times of every offense and call the police the next time something happens. Keep up on that list.

They can't do much during daytime hours, but the dog thing is a nuisance during the day and after hours (usually 9 or 10 pm) and early in the morning is a noise offense that the police can come out and talk to them.

Also, if the boyfriend starts to fight a lot and get abusive with lots of screaming and loud banging, call the police then for a domestic disturbance call.

If you begin to feel threatened, petition the apartment to relocate you to a new unit as their tolerance of their behavior is a breech of their contract to provide you with a safe living environment.

Is moving a possibility? If not consider calling the police when they are being loud at night, disturbing the peace is a crime.

How big of an apartment building do you live in? If it is a duplex and there are no other tenants then it would be hard to call the police without them knowing it was you. But if it's a larger building I would suggest talking to some of the other neighbors to see if they have a problem with the noise. If so, ask them to discuss it with the landlord. Maybe if several people are complaining he might take it more seriously. You could also try calling your landlord every time there is a noise problem. He might get tired of hearing from you and just decide to deal with it. (The squeaky wheel gets the grease) LOL

Have you simply tried talking with your neighbors? I would suggest discussing it with them during the day when they are more likely to be sober and maybe not have a lot of friends over. Just calming ask if they can try to not sit right outside your bedroom at night or whatever. People that have not lived in apartments before don't always realize how much they are disturbing others.

As a last resort, I would look for a different apartment and make sure you let your landlord know why you are moving. And I would not suggest renting from him again if he can't deal with these kinds of problems. Good luck!!

If you complain to the cops it could be under city ordinace and they can get a fat fine for a noise violation... also if people are in and out so late at night and its a lot of "friends" and there noisy and drinking and stuff they could be dealing drugs, and that would be something to take up with like cps or something as well as the boyfreind getting so upset. But if you were to tell your other neighbors and surrounding people to complain to there would probably be more of a reaction from your apartment complex. Good luck

P.S. You can always scoop up there dog's poop and put it on there porch then they would know your not playing anymore... Just kidding! ha ha

next time they are having a party call the cops. do it as many times as you have to. the cops don't have to tell them who it is ("we have had a noise complaint") and they will come tell them to keep it down. if it happens again, call again. eventually they will get a citation. maybe eventually they will move! honey you sound very sweet but what you're describing is wrong and i am sure you're not the only tennant that has a problem with it - what i wonder is why no one has called the cops on them before? if you have sent letters to your landlord, asked them nicely yourself...it's time to call the cops. they have been warned repeatedly. this isn't acceptable. you can get them on the noise if nothing else. i have had noisy neighbors before, and i'm sorry, but i have a small child and HE needs his sleep- thinking of him helped me to act. good luck!

I'm a manager so I'll tell you exactly what you must do. 1st call the cops each and every time you get woken up at that time. Tape the noise. Provide proof of both in writitng to management and ask confirmation that they sent a letter already (if not they must do so within 48 hours with confirmation sent to you) and you want a letter sent from their attorney because they are denying you the peaceful enjoyment of you place of living. If it does not work then you get your own attorney to send letters. If you are not willing to go all the way it will not stop.

This sounds like hell!! Not sure how long you have been living in this apartment and if you own it. If not, I would consider moving at some point if financials allow. Other options would be to contact the police and asked to be kept annonymous. Does your building complex meet with the office? Neighbors meeting together can address the noise concerns and other problems that may arise around the building. Let the office know there are legal repercusions if these issues are not addressed and find a lawyer or a friend who knows her legal stuff and ask what the right the tenant has in Florida and you may be surprised! The poop on your porch, etc. can be taken to the Health Departments and I'm sure the office people do not want that to happen.
I'm sorry you are going through this horrible time and hope things improve soon. Although it's always great to be nice, don't be a door mat either.

oh hell no. Either start calling the police for the noise issue or see if your apartment management will relocate you to another unit...and also tell management about the dogs using your flower pots for the bathroom and your stuff getting stolen. I understand that you want to avoid confrontation so either call the police or if I was you I would be up there at 3 am banging on their door and asking them what the hell they think they are doing. I live in a complex and have annoying nasty neighbors too and believe me, I don't hold my tongue when they look at me like there's a problem. If the whole complex is just crappy, I'd consider moving for the sake of you and your kids. My babys due in june, my lease is up in July and I'm already packing my bags and looking for another place where I can get some peace and walk outside my door without 5 unemployed drug dealers with their pants hanging at their ankles staring at me like they have a problem. Good luck is all I can say, it's never easy when you are dealing with inconsiderate trashy people.

I'm not sure this would work in your situation but we had a rental down the street from us and it was full of noisy students/young people. We called the cops every time they were noisy. We learned that the owner was a slumlord and had hundreds of rundown rentals. Nothing really changed until he got cancer and decided he wanted to live in the rental house. He moved in briefly and died. The house was eventually sold and a nice family lives there. Yes, you can complain but these people sound like jerks. Please consider moving to a better place.

I would place your complaint with the person who takes care of the apartment. If that doesn't fix it, then call the police. Seriously, you can place a call to the non-emergency number and you don't have to give your name/phone number. Tell them you prefer to not give them that info.

This sucks for you, but you need to take control of the situation. The landlord will likely not be all that much help and I'm guessing they will advise you to call the police when it comes to middle of the night noise violations. When we rented, we had problems with an upstairs neighbor blasting music in the middle of the night and after I realized how stupid it was to angrily confront some stranger in the middle of the night myself- I started to call the cops.
Call them every time they're outside partying in the middle of the night, every time you hear a fight between the couple and for sure if anything is ever stolen again. Call their non-emergency number, explain the issues politely and calmly and let the dispatcher know you're concerned that problems will increase if the neighbors know it's you complaining. Explain the noise is keeping you and your children awake and you are growing concerned about safety as well. I would also emphasize children being outside late at night as a cause of concern as well. If they are neglecting their child while partying CPS might get involved. I cannot emphasize how polite and respectful you need to continue to be when calling law enforcement, in this case you will come across as the normal, concerned citizen only if you retain your cool.

Be persistent. Landlords will respond to frequent police visits much more than they will ever respond to your complaints. Also, I'm guessing if they are partying, the police will eventually find drugs or some other illegal activity going on. The landlord can legally evict them quite quickly if a felony is committed on their property.

Good Luck. Take care.

I just read through the comments and I'm a little annoyed with the "just move" option frequently expressed. Even if you move and are well rid of the problem, you've certainly done nothing to prevent the next tenant from experiencing the same frustration and grief you're now facing. To fix the problem permanently and to possibly teach a much needed lesson to a couple of rude human beings is a much better solution.

If you have tried to talk to them, you've complained to the housing complex people and still nothing has been done, call the police on them. These guys sound like a young couple and need a crash course in how to be respectable neighbors!

S.

Since you're in an apartment setting, I would suggest you take these complaints to your landlord. Even if you must print up your posting from here and take that to them (landlord).. I would definitely agree that SOMETHING must be done about these goings on. I'm quite amazed, however, that you haven' mentioned any previous complaints being made against them.

Hope this helps. I wish you the best with this!

T. B.

Unfortunately, that's not surprising when you're living in an apartment. It's amazing how inconsiderate people are. We live in an apartment, too, and have very rude neighbors all around us. We've spoken to management and they told us that we should call the security company that the apartment complex goes through (they should have all the information you need to contact the security company), and they will send someone out to check it out (any time of the day or night), then they will tell them to keep it down or whatever the problem is and make up a report which they will then give to the apartment complex. For us, they need to receive three noise complaint reports from the security company, but after they get three, they evict. You should definitely go talk to the manager of your complex and find a solution to this together. Don't put up with it anymore!

Find out the law in your town, and call the police when the noise is after that.
Being nice doesn't work. Or move,
Or both.
best, k

If you live in an apartment home call the office everyday and complain. Or tell them it's them or you but you can't live like that anymore. Ask if you can move to another apartment in the complex. I've been there and the office ended up moving them to another apartment. Good Luck! JJ

You have asked the appartment complex for help and documented the issues (I hope.) Start calling the police and get police reports to back it up, call every night when they disturb you. Then, write a letter to the appartment complex and tell them that the neighbors make your appartment uninhabitable, and tell them that you will be finding another place to live, and holding them responsible for your moving expenses and any additional rent you must pay for a similar home. They have the responsibilty to make your appartment livable, and they are not doing anything about it.

Find a new place, and send them the bill for your move, and if they don't pay, take them to small claims. You will win if you have the documentation.

M.

Sometimes its easier if you just move. I know you have rights, but these people sound like they don't care about anything or anyone, so even if you do try to take control of them, they probably wont change. Good luck.

If you are on speaking terms at this point with your neighbor's, try talking to them. Instead of detailing everything, just explain that your bedroom location makes it very difficult to get sleep at night with the "noise" and ask that they keep it down. If that doesn't work or you don't feel comfortable speaking directly with them, talk to management/landlord, whatever, and let them know what's been going on. From that point on, call the police whenever there's a noise complaint, if someone steals anything, etc. They have to be held accountable or it won't change and you'll be miserable.

Ok here is the deal, if you have spoken to the Leasing Office (I am assuming a "regular" apartment complex here) and have sent your complaints to them in a letter (do it certified/return receipt, just so "it doesn't get lost in the mail" kind of reasoning) you need to continue to document everything. You may need to contact the Corporate office of the management office. Believe me the apartment managers don't want their district or regional managers to know that there are problems that they are not dealing with.
Ask if you can move to a different unit if nothing can be done with these neighbors. Also do contact the police when it is out of control and keep copies of the calls so that when you do speak to the Corporate office or the upper management you have your documentation in line. If they say they can only move you to a larger unit say that's fine but I want to pay the same amount as this unit and sign a new 12month lease with that in there if you want or how ever long your remaining lease is.

Stand firm, dear. You have a right to privacy and a clean lawn and patio. Your neighbors are ill-mannered. You must keep up with the management and insist that they take action. Let them call the police.
Don't let up. Also, tell your neighbors nicely but firmly that their behavior is disruptive. STAND TALL. Respect. Perhaps they will get something out of it.
I send my prayers.
S.

I would call your apt. complex office and tell them that since they are unwilling to fully take care of the problem, you are left with no choice but to have them move you into a different building. Tell them if they don't, you are going to look into a land contract with a house. If you buy a house and you're living in an apt. complex, with a written letter, apt complexes many times will let you get out of your lease.