i have neighbors that are loud and rude. two parents and two teenage kids. the parents are heavy sleepers/ heavily medicated. the kids have friends over and sit out back smoking, swearing, talking about their sexual persuits. both have dropped out, they do this until the very early hours, and i have to get up for work at 5 am....... i can't sleep wtih my window open, so what can i do? i dont' want to retalliate, and act the same way....so far the landlord has ignored it too. help!
2007-06-29 05:58:09 · 7 answers · asked by gomergirl1 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
it's a duplex with a park on their side and another duplex on my side. we ahve tried being nice, friendly. but to no avail. the landlord is aware, but maybe i need to bring it up again.
2007-06-29 07:17:16 · update #1
Play classical music at extreme volumes when you wake up in the morning. When they complain, tell them that this is how you feel at night.
2007-06-29 06:08:24 · answer #1 · answered by Phil 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Before you resort to GeeGee's advice, have you tried talking to your neighbors? Honey catches more flies than vinegar, so have all four of them come over for snacks and see if you can't work something out. Sounds like the kids are the real problems. You might try just talking to them, as the parents sleep through it. BTW, are the kids smoking pot? or drinking alcohol? If so, and you can gently work this into a conversation about not wanting to "go over their heads," this may have the most impact! Teenagers react better to someone acting with respect--one of their worst complaints against others is "They disrespected me" Show them how they are disrespecting you.
I assume you're living in an apartment complex, so if you try the nice approach and it doesn't work and the landlord has ignored it, then talk to surrounding neighbors, and if they're affected by this disrespectful behavior also, band together to complain to the landlord. If that doesn't work, most cities have public disturbance violations which means calling the police.
If it gets this far, watch out for retaliation! Nothin' no worse than disrespecting teenagers--they don't think about long-term consequences of, say, tagging your car!
2007-06-29 13:26:52 · answer #2 · answered by gorge momma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there is a landlord- I assume you have a lease. If he's ignoring you, he may be breaking your rental agreement. So I'd consider sending him a registered letter, which will be proof you contacted him, because you'd have a returned receipt card from the PO. Give him a chance to deal with the issue. Can you move within the complex to get away from them? Call the police? Sounds drastic, but it's not retaliation if they are truly affecting your quality of life.
2007-06-29 13:03:15 · answer #3 · answered by GEEGEE 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Two options come to mind...
Air conditioner and moving...
This is such a touchy situation for you...especially if you are locked into a lease.
If the landlord realizes that you are serious enough to be looking to get out of your lease, he has to know that the unit will be difficult to rent again with that lot in place. If he is the one to suffer eventually, he might listen to you. Try a bit of documentation of the problem then approach the landlord.
2007-06-29 13:25:28 · answer #4 · answered by Goddess of Laundry 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go over and ask the parents to have the kids go someplace else to party all night because you can't sleep. If it continues, call the police and ask them to come out. Your problem will end soon.
2007-06-29 13:11:10 · answer #5 · answered by TripleD 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call the police.
2007-06-29 17:13:42 · answer #6 · answered by starrrrgazer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it doesnt quite sound like theyre breaking the noise ordinance but maybe they are i dont know. call the borough office and see.
2007-06-29 13:51:42 · answer #7 · answered by *Jenn* 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋