Today, I found out my upstairs neighbors filed a noise complaint against me for banging on the ceiling every night. They conveniently left out the part where they constantly stomp, shout, and do stuff that sounds like they're dropping bricks to the floor every night. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my downstairs neighbours screamed at me for making so much noise that I woke their children up and made them cry. The noise was the sound of a loose floorboard shifting as I crept to my bathroom, and again on my way back to bed. They've sworn to get me evicted. FML
Today, my neighbors in the apartment above me yet again had a loud fight, well past midnight while I was trying to sleep. I stood on my bed and pounded on the ceiling to shut them up. And now I'll have to explain the two fist-shaped holes in the ceiling to my landlord. FML
Today, I got a noise complaint about "loud stomping" in my apartment disturbing the tenant below. I guess I'm supposed to tell my sweet children that they are no longer allowed to play in their own home. FML
Today, after months of peace and quiet since January, a new family moved into the apartment below me ten minutes before I was about to go to sleep. They've been here for 30 minutes and already they're stomping and banging doors all over the place. FML
Today, I'm spending $1,400 on rent each month to hear my upstairs neighbor walk from one end of their apartment to the other, and then back again. This occurs pretty much all day and all night. Yesterday I woke up at 3:30 a.m. from the banging of steps. My other neighbor played his music so loud, I felt it through the wall. FML
Today, after having to call in a noise complaint about my downstairs neighbors talking loud past midnight, the managers fixed the problem. Now all I can hear is two little girls who like to throw a basketball at the building for hours. FML
Today, I realized how nice it was that, after moving into my ground-floor apartment, I no longer have to worry about being too loud walking on the floor at night. Today, I found out that my upstairs neighbors do not have any qualms about shouting or stomping their feet loudly at night, either. FML
Today, I met my new upstairs neighbors and their 4 kids all under the age of 6. I met them due to all the thudding coming from upstairs. FML
Today, and for months, my upstairs neighbor has been stomping on their floors, hard enough to shake our walls. We thought it was their child, but found out it’s the mother. She took up running, and due to the pandemic, she does it in the living room. She's already been told to stop. Repeatedly. I work 12-hour nights. FML
Today, my batshit crazy downstairs neighbor threatened me with "legal action" for making too much noise. According to her, it’s "illegal" for people in upstairs apartments to use vacuum cleaners, therefore I must sweep my carpets to avoid disturbing her and her imaginary guests. FML
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netflixislove 32
Ahh classic hypocrites... Maybe you should move
jerome72 14
File a complaint yourself OP or record them making a lot of noise. If you have evidence like that theres no way you wont be taken seriously.
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Axel5238 29
File a complaint. I used to live above someone guy in his 60's or 70's who swore I was making all sorts of noise. I never did and the walls were thin and lots of the neighbors were noisy, one day he responded by pounding on my doo and later threatened to get me evicted. I told him I would file a harassment claim with the complex because I had spoken about with him before and it wasn't me. Apparently also the guy wasn't all their and since I threatened to file a counter claim he left me alone.
Carnaxa 8
Legally they have a case. You became a nuisance through a malicious act, they can take you to civil court. You should have filed a complaint against them and use the proper adult way to deal with the situation.
AnyaS 19
You need to record their noise and play it to the staff members of your apartment complex. You should also have one of those members come to your apartment and listen for themselves. I have the same issue with my upstairs neighbors and after many letters sent to them for noise violation that they ignored they now have until the end of the month to move out. Their noise level was so loud the neighbors on the third floor above them even complained numerous times.
siggy_mcsigx 22
Hm unless it just wasn't included, I feel like you should have gone up and talked with them before getting the broom out...
swaggyswagswag 17
You should have complained about them instead of banging on the ceiling..
makynen86 9
Ummm how about just make a call to the office or you know walk upstairs and ask if they could keep the noise down.
diagnosed 15
Here's an idea. Why don't you go to the apartment management and talk to them about their activities. Maybe even record some cell phone sound and video footage. Of what happens on a general night and show it to management. Either don't have to be respectful of you or ask to be moved to a different apartment even though that will be quite the pain in the butt to move.
simply_chan3l 13
Mr. Heckles is that you??
CougeeSwagg 19
Should have filed your own complaint
militarybrat 21
YDI for not complaining...