What to do about noisy neighbors?

I live downstairs and the other neighbors live downstairs as well. They play there music loud to annoy me and I have to turn my TV up, but then they blast there's and I still can't hear mine. I told the real estate lady, but she said there is nothing they can do. In the lease it said that they the noise shouldn't be loud in the apartment. What should I do? I feel like it isn't fair that I would move and they aren't just becase they are loud.
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Well I considerd calling the cops. Well, actually when I moved in the lady's husband wanted to get fresh with me. I told him no. The real estate people only care about the money, but Monday I'm going to write a cerified letter to them and tell them. If it still happens, then call the police. I can't go to the apartment and tell them because they might not understand me.

First stop trying to battle their music with your TV. Noise is noise. Don't contribute to it. If this doesn't happen all the time but happens in the daytime. Get out of the house and go see a movie. It is very important that you do not let the neighbors drive you crazy. Maybe it will be turned off when you get back.

If the landlady won't do anything about it (personally I think she's full of it). Read your lease and see what it says about noise and at what time it should be quiet in your building. If there is something in the lease about keeping the noise down in the evening. Start keeping a log of everytime the neighbor breaks this rule. I would write down the date and time of each occurance then give this to the land lady. If she won't do anything for you then.

Talk to the neighbor. Tell them that the music is too loud and you would appreciate it if they turned it down. If they do not listen and this happens in the evening when people are trying to sleep call the police and site that they are disturbing the peace with their loud music. If there are a couple of calls like this to the police department the land lady will have to do something about that tenant.

Good Luck.

well if they do it after the noise ordnance in your city then call the police

I FEEL YOU, GIRL!

Like right now, my neighbors are rolling something along the pavement extremely loud and screaming and laughing. LOUD. And they've slammed their car door about 10 times in the last 3 minutes.

I hate them.

buy some headphones

write a letter to your landlord

you could call the cops but that will only make it worse

buy some rugs or insulation and hang it on your common walls

Call the cops, there are certain laws about noise violations and quiet hours in some neighborhoods or cities. If your landlord won't help you out that's your only solution unless you want to go talk to the neighbors and sort it out.

you can complain to the police if its late hours like after 10:00pm
otherwise i dont think theres much else u can do besides ask them nicely to keep the music down.
good luck

confront them, tell them that their disturbing you, be polite but also to the point. If they don't listen, try to go out more from your house, if that doesn't work, move.

Your only option is to call the cops!!

I don't understand why the real estate lady said she couldn't do anything, of course she can, and should! Isn't anyone else getting disturbed by their noise? In that case you all should gain up on them so they'll get evicted. If the real estate person doesn't help you then take it further and call the police next time. But don't turn up the volume on your TV, then they can do the same thing to you.

Call the cops =). you can get them for disturbing the peace. And if they try to fight it, show the lease that states that noise shouldn't be loud in the apartment. That should do it =)

who is in charge/organizes the apartments? talk to them or just talk to your neighbors and just say that you are sick of them playing their stupid music so loud (but say it nicely haha). good luck! i HATE when people play their music and other things so loud, it bothers me like crazy, so if i were you i would just move, but since you are probably not as freakish as me in this case, i would just do either of the 2 things listed above. good luck! buy some ear plugs! haha later alligator!

IF ITS IN YOUR LEASE THEN FIGHT IT!!!! say i dont want them to be noisy!!! if it continues call the police. tell them if this continues ill have sure u get evicted and if that doesnt scare them then take legal action

If the music is really loud, instead of blasting your TV and start game playing with them - because they will win because they are obviously not bothered and are holding the controls of your game

Call the police - tell them your neighbors are disturbing the peace..................

They will come and warn them - then the music might get bad for retaliation purpose - BUT...........call the police again and if they come out get a written statement from them about both calls and present it to the landlady with a copy of the lease and the section highlighted where it talks about the "loud noise in the apartment", and ask her to take care of the problem of evicting these unruly pests.

Are any other tenets int he building bothered by them?

Go over and tell them nicely to lower the volume in as assertively as you can. OR get the shotgun and give em a good scare! (Just kidding about the second option, you can get in serious trouble for that.)

Never let them know you have a problem with this. Phone the police every day on them. enough noise complaints and they are history....

If you do end up moving. .. Tape the button down on a fire alarm and trow it into the heating vents before you go.

i would type up a very professional letter saying its from Management. politely asking them to turn down the sounds. leave no fingerprints or witnesses. attach the letter on the door. hehehe. but be careful they can't trace it to u!. u dont want to get caught. i think its illegal

fight fire with fire. if you have the money buy a giant stereo system and just blast the hell out of it all night long.

Face to face

Before addressing minor noise issues with your neighbors, it can be helpful to establish a relationship with them. Instead of going over to their apartment to complain, go over to present them with a basket of home-baked treats or to invite them to a cocktail hour at your house. Presumably you’ll identify the noise problems early on in your tenancy, so either you or the neighbor has recently moved in. This means that welcoming them makes sense, so go ahead and do it. Once you’ve established a bit of rapport with the neighbors, maybe you can bring up the fact that you occasionally hear noise coming from their apartment. This approach is probably better for more minor noise issues, since it can be difficult to become friendly with someone only to raise a concern. If your noise issue is more severe, you might want to skip the friendly step and just talk to your neighbors about it.

TIP: When discussing an issue like noise with your neighbors, focus on why the noise is a problem, and propose a reasonable solution. Don’t just attack your neighbors for being loud, as this will simply put them on the defensive. For example, say “I work very early in the morning and need my rest, so I’d appreciate it if you could lower the volume of your music after 11:00 p.m. on weeknights,” instead of “You’re so loud all the time—can’t you knock it off?” The first approach will almost certainly get you better results. More specific techniques for approaching noisy neighbors can be found here.

If you want to take a more official approach, sending your neighbor a copy of your city’s noise ordinance and/or a clause in your apartment lease that guarantees you the right to quiet enjoyment of your home. You can also suggest legal mediation if direct conversations don’t produce results. Sometimes just being reminded that they are breaking the law can be enough to convince people to quiet down.

Through the landlord

If you don’t get results after a casual conversation or two with your neighbor, it may be time to talk to your landlord about the problem. This can get sticky, because it’s not likely that your landlord will prioritize your noise complaint above more pressing issues like recovering late rent payments or making physical repairs to apartments. Your landlord might only address the issue after you make repeated complaints, or if multiple complaints are submitted about the same tenant. Though noise issues are definitely legitimate, they can easily get buried under other responsibilities. Be persistent with your landlord and your neighbor, and hopefully you can all reach a successful compromise.

Severe situations

If your neighbor doesn’t respond to repeated conversations with you and your landlord, or if you have a more extreme case that’s immediately interfering with your ability to engage in normal activities, you might want to get the police involved. This can be a tough step to take, because you don’t want to give your neighbors a negative opinion of you. However, the police should respect your privacy and refrain from revealing who called in the complaint.

If you don’t find improvement after involving the police once or twice, you may want to take further legal action. It’s possible to sue your neighbor in small claims court for the nuisance caused by their noise. While the judge can’t order your neighbors to quiet down, they can order them to pay a daily fee to compensate you for the inconvenience posed by the noise. The simple threat of having to pay you money regularly can be extremely effective in getting your neighbors to quiet down. Of course, you’ll have to provide the court with ample proof of your neighbors’ consistent noise production (recordings may help, and testimony from other tenants will also bolster your case) and your attempts to resolve them in other ways.

In your apartment

While the behavior or others is not something under your control, the state of your apartment is. If you can’t get your neighbors to cooperate easily, it may be simpler to take the “pacifist” approach and modify your apartment to better absorb sound. While it may be hard to compensate for fundamental structural shortcomings, you can certainly add some soundproofing to your walls. Homosote, cork boards, wrapped acoustical panels, fabric, carpeting, and basically anything thick and soft (relative to your walls) can all help provide sound proofing for your apartment. You may be surprised by how effective a few fabric-covered soundproofing boards or panels can be in reducing noise in your apartment, and they can also add exciting color and decorating opportunities for your apartment. Rooms that aren’t carpeted are likely to be particularly noisy, so adding area rugs throughout your apartment can help reduce noise as well. With a little ingenuity, you can take matters into your own hands and make your apartment more livable.

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