i live in an apartment and people upstairs are making a lot of noises?

Question

people upstairs are making a lot of noises. my mom can't sleep at night. Is there anything to i can buy to put on the ceiling to prevent the noises?

Answer 1

you can ask them( politly )not to make noises and if they don't lesten call the cops

Answer 2

Hi Kelly;
You needn't go to either the landlord or the police until you talk with the upstairs tenants about the situation. They might not know they're being loud, or they might not be thinking about the fact that others are trying to sleep, and just need a friendly reminder.
I would suggest that you just communicate with the upstairs tenants. You don't have to address the matter in person if you're shy about such things, but it wouldn't hurt. A friendly note would probably suffice. Tell them about how the "walking/stomping around in shoes/boots" sounds very loud downstairs and could they please take off their shoes when possible, or wear slippers, or put down throw rugs... secondly, the volume of TV's and stereos can really travel when speakers are placed directly on the floor (your ceiling). They might place some foam under the speakers or a small folded hand towel would be a barrier for the vibrations also.
You could tell them exactly what the sources of the noises are which are making it difficult for your mom to sleep and see if they'll just voluntarily alter their habits. If you do it nicely, they probably will. I wouldn't add any little threats like "if the noise doesn't stop, we'll have no choice but to go to the landlord and the police". Thinly veiled threats just let the other party know that you already think of them as an adversary, and lessens their motivation to behave friendly towards you.
Loud noises should be discontinued after a certain time because people do need to sleep. 10PM is a commonly used cut-off for loud noises. There are often laws which govern late-hour noise in individual communities.
So, first, I would kindly ask the upstairs tenant if they could help you out and make a few changes so your mom could get her sleep. You might need to follow it up if they forget, or don't quite get it right the first time. Next, I'd talk with the landlord about politely asking them to control the noise during sleeping hours. Some rental agreements require that upstairs tenants have throw rugs to keep down the sounds of shoes on hardwood floors. I think it's wise to refrain from being overtly confrontational when it comes to things like this. Most people don't like being told how they can and can't live and a few will often do exactly what they're asked not to when they feel as though someone is trying to infringe upon their personal liberties. There are those who would even go out of their way to be offensive if they didn't like the way they were told to keep it down. Kindness is key in getting what you desire here. Then, as a last resort, should all else fail, the police can be contacted for noise disturbances as can the DEP (department of environmental protection) who have noise meters and will check to see if the Db (decibel) levels are being exceeded for the local noise ordinances.
Good luck.
w

Answer 3

I consider 10:00 PM to be late, for making loud noises. For "too late", it's going to be around 11:00 PM - 12:00PM+ . I would consider 11:00 PM to be unacceptable when loud noises approach. At 10:00, people should or should have been sleeping or getting ready to sleep. Otherwise, it would be a noisy wreck. If this is happening to me, I would call the Owner or Landlords to fix this problem. Call them about your upstairs neighbors being very loud when the time is 11:30 at night. If you go up to them and tell them that they are very loud, then they may as well just complain to you and give a fake excuse or anything they would do, because they know you are not the boss. If the Owner/Landlord came to talk to them, then they will not complain, give a fit, probably no excuses, and they know that the Owner/Landlord is the boss, because they live here. Talk to the Owner/Landlord, you may not want to include your name, but include where they live.

Answer 4

Well,you could always leave a note on their door or mailbox and explain what is going on,They may not be aware that the floors are so thin. Maybe your so quiet they think the apartments are well insulated against noise. I would try that first and then if you don't see any change I would complain to your landlord and see if they will discuss it with them.

Answer 5

Yes, at 3am, blast your stereo/tv, whatever and see if they like the noise...! Do it for several nights and see what happens. Leave a note on the door that say's, "Can't sleep? How do you like it!" Or just ask them to shut up so you can get sleep.

Answer 6

I don't know about putting anything on the ceiling but maybe they need to get a rug on their hardwood floor? are these noises the sounds of people walking around (unavoidable) or people playing music (avoidable) or people having sex (embarrasing)? (i've heard all of the above in my apt)

Answer 7

Just make a complaint to the landlord
or take a broom and bang at the ceiling.

Answer 8

I think that you should politely tell them to keep the noise down. There is not much else you can do unless you force them to get a carpet or you wear ear plugs/mufflers.

Answer 9

you could put foam but it will look funny. Just tell the people up stairs shut up or im calling the cops

Answer 10

Why not tell them to quiet down and if that does not work call the police.