Um, noisy neighbors

[Sweetpancake]

I live in an apartment and my usually very quiet neighbor has recently gotten a boyfriend, yes you can see where this is going. Because this is a family board, you can use your imagination. But lets just say that they are VERY loud, I could hear them all the way from my living room while watching television this evening and it's starting to get on my nerves. I'm not sure what to do though. Should I talk to my landlords? Am I being sort of petty bringing this up? It's not ALL the time, but often enough. Not the sort of thing you like to be awaken by in the morning, like I was yesterday. What do you think?

 

[Handbag Lady]

I live in an apartment and my usually very quiet neighbor has recently gotten a boyfriend, yes you can see where this is going. Because this is a family board, you can use your imagination. But lets just say that they are VERY loud, I could hear them all the way from my living room while watching television this evening and it's starting to get on my nerves. I'm not sure what to do though. Should I talk to my landlords? Am I being sort of petty bringing this up? It's not ALL the time, but often enough. Not the sort of thing you like to be awaken by in the morning, like I was yesterday. What do you think?

The right thing to do is to let the landlords handle it.

The fun thing to do is to make eye contact with the girl the next time you see her and ask if she's okay.

 

[pansmermaidzlagoon]

had a neighbor like that in college - her bedroom shared a wall with our living room, so I am not sure how she could not know how thin the walls were.

not sure what you should do.

we just put up with it until the night we had a bat flying around and I screamed! She banged on the wall and I had a few words for her!!!!!

 

[PrincessBelle09]

The right thing to do is to let the landlords handle it.

The fun thing to do is to make eye contact with the girl the next time you see her and ask if she's okay.

Agree to the first part and to the second.

 

[ChristmasElf]

Why not just give it right back? Wait til it gets to be around 2 am, then just rock back and forth on your sofa or whatever? Toss in a few "noises" "groans" or "awesomes" and maybe then she'll get the hint.

 

[momof1princess]

i've never lived in an apartment, but in a situation like this, i don't think i'd be able to resist banging on the walls and yelling something like "could you PLEASE keep the noise down! my favorite tv show is on!"

 

[happygirl]

I would bring it to the landlord

 

[lakelandgal70]

I probably would get earplugs. And hope that they break up soon.

 

[Miss Peach]

I think that the protocol on these kinds of things are--

if the person can fix the problem--mention it (spinach in their teeth)

if the person cannot fix the problem--do not say anything (ugly haircut)

So, I would say something--if you wait too long it will be strange, but if you tell her soon, it is neighborly. Perhaps you can brainstorm some ideas together--like moving her bed to an outside wall, and hanging a quilt on the connecting wall.

It is no weirder than if she had suddenly taken up opera singing or clogging.

If she doesn't take kindly to the news that you can hear her, get the landlord on board.

Good luck,

Cathy

 

[Hillbeans]

Oh gosh, this brings back some baaadddd memories! We had a tiny beach apartment in the lower level of a small, 3 floor building. The woman above us got a boyfriend and the rest was history. She was so, so loud that if you went outside on the street you could hear her - how she figured she wasn't bothering everyone in the building is beyond me. Oh, and she had a brass bed because you could hear it sliding and hitting the wall.

We moved eventually since I was pregnant at the time and was sick of the screaming and noise. We tried banging on the roof with a broom handle a few times but it really did nothing. Legally, I don't know what if any options you have. It stinks!

 

[Dee77]

I would not involve the landlord for this type of noise, loud music or barking dogs etc yes, but this... no definitely not. I would either knock on the wall when they get feisty, or say something to her directly the next time I saw her, like "Good morning to you too but then again we already know you had a good morning... twice"

Good luck!

 

[lovemygoofy]

We lived in an apartment complex with the thinnest walls ever. My bedroom and bath had a shared wall with the people next door. I had no doubt that they could hear "noise" like we could.

However one night I'd had enough (probably because it was during a deployment drought) and I started banging on the wall and yelled "hurry up and get done and go to sleep"

I would leave a note on the neighbor's door letting her know that you can hear alot and maybe try to turn it down some.

 

[Angelhalo]

I would leave an anonymous note on her door letting her know that everyone can hear her and ask her if she could keep it down. Nice and friendly like

 

[Sweetpancake]

Oh thanks for the laughs!! I so needed that because it was REALLY starting to tick me off,hehe The thing is the walls are pretty well insulated, I NEVER hear anyone's television, so she must be REALLY loud. Give it a few more months and her boyfriend will be deaf.

 

[tlbwriter]

Maybe a loud round of applause when they're done...

I would not involve the landlord for this type of noise, loud music or barking dogs etc yes, but this... no definitely not.

Why not? What's the difference?

 

[Dee77]

Maybe a loud round of applause when they're done...



Why not? What's the difference?

I am thinking that there is a small possibility she may be embarrassed by this and the landlord knowing she's a screamer is not really necessary.

 

[SookieStackhouse]

Maybe a loud round of applause when they're done...

Then yell encore!

 

[tlbwriter]

I am thinking that there is a small possibility she may be embarassed by this and the landlord knowing she's a screamer is not really necessary.

"Hey, landlord, our neighbor makes a lot of noise sometimes. She woke us up this morning. Can you ask her to hold it down?"

Although, honestly, if someone is that thoughtless, I don't worry a whole lot about them being embarrassed.

 

[Sweetpancake]

The landlord lives next door to her

 

[sparklynails23]

I'd let it go for awhile. It will probably taper off when the boyfriend isn't so new. The note on the door is another good option.