My Neighbours are fine and I can't hear them, but I signed a 6 month lease in a basement suite and last night was my first night sleeping here. Well, there are such loud creaks and bangs in my bedroom and I think it is from a room in the basement that says Machinery Room. It sounds like somebody is hitting the walls, pounding the floor upstairs and creaking their bed every second but the apartment upstairs is empty so it must be the heater and the sound traveling or the pipes. I even bought earplugs and could only get 4 hours of sleep and I am nine months pregnant so I need more!
What can I do? I signed a lease so I am pretty much stuck here but I can't even lay in bed it is so noisy. I have a feeling the ladies at the rental office won't even do anything. :(
2007-12-23 04:53:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Try calling Ghostbusters. They've dealt with worse.
2007-12-23 05:01:28 · answer #1 · answered by KnowALittleBit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just because you signed a lease, it doesn't mean you have to deal with whatever bull you hear outside your apartment. Remember, you ARE paying for living there, so you need to demand respect for your space and peace. If the landlord isn't doing anything, you should remind them that you're paying them not only for whats inside your home, but outside too. It's the landlords job to properly and in a timely manner deal with situations where the residents are being disturbed... THATS WHAT THEY'RE GETTING PAID FOR.
2007-12-23 14:34:54 · answer #2 · answered by SugaNsPice 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you may have steam heat in the building. If you do, all the units will be noisy. After a week, you will sleep right through the noise. Best wishes.
2007-12-23 13:52:05 · answer #3 · answered by Bibs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never get a baskment unit
2007-12-23 13:02:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋