NWR: my neighbors are so rude

Sorry that you have to deal with that! Some people just lack common sense.

That blows. People are unbelievable. FH snores so loud you can hear it through walls. I wear noise cancelling headphones with white noise so i can sleep. Highly recommended.

They're above me as well and I have no idea what they're actually doing to create so much noise. Besides the vacuuming they must be doing crossfit or something....I wish I could tolerate headphones, I have this thing that I can't sleep with anything really on or around my head besides my pillow, I tried those hair curlers you leave in overnight and it drove my crazy I pulled them out halfway through.....but looks like I'm going to have to figure out how to do something or not sleep at all.

It's just crazy to me because I think they work night shift and I tried to be considerate when I'm off during the day if I see they're home. Like playing my music on my head phones instead of through a speaker or not nailing up pictures....apparently they cant return the favor though. I worked night shift for years I'd never vacuum at ungodly hours either.

Thanks for listening to me rant.

Contact the local PD (if your property doesn't have after hours courtesy patrol). They will come out. I'm a property manager and unfortunately, noise complaints are challenging to do much about. However, having the police come out usually gets the point across.

Another thing to try if you aren't comfortable with that are the foam earplugs. FH snores like crazy and they have been a godsend for me and him (I no longer need to nudge him so much)

Get a good Bluetooth speaker and download a white noise app. I had this problem at my last apartment (literally called the cops one night because I thought the husband was trying to murder her, and they didn't notice anything wrong) and FH snores like a truck. The Bluetooth speaker and white noise are the only reason I'm able to share a bedroom with him still.

@Vanessa

Our lease has a stipulation if you get three noise complaints they evict you? Is this actually in forcible?

And I told the manager in the email I sent at 130 this morning I was calling the law next time, I hate to do that (I was a cop and noise complaints are such a waste of time usually) but enough is enough.

I'll try the speaker y'all.

Do you have a noise by-law in your city? If it's after a certain time, you can can your non-emergency line for your police department and they can issue a citation. Then follow up with your landlord in writing. Do you have a local landlord and tenant tribunal? You can lodge complaints through that if your landlord fails to comply.

We have a noise ordinance in our city but I don't think they would violate the ordinance. It has to be so many decibels of noise heard outside of the apartment. I've emailed my landlord twice and I would never call an emergency line for a noise complaint, I don't like the idea of wasting the Officers time as is.

And I know my landlord has a boss I'd just have to figure out who it is but I doubt they'd care they own a couple hundred complexes and just have managers.

@Davis-that's why I said "non-emergency". Also, recheck the ordinance, along with decibels, it may have times that they cannot be too loud. For instance, in my city in a primarily residential area between 21:00-7:00, you cannot disturb your neighbours by being loud, if it's mixed with commercial, it's 23:00-7:00.

Have you actually talked to them? First step I'd think is banging on the ceiling with a broom and or walking up stairs to talk to Mr and Mrs Cement Feet.

bag pipe music is a thing too. just saying.

But I'm a spiteful neighbor- my new neighbors are loud AF in the morning- I guess they have to get the kids ready-ad the kids are yelling- and the mom is yelling- and all it makes me want to do is having angry loud sex.

if talking to them doesn't work- Try foam earplugs- and record some of the sounds and what time it is with your phone. and or ask to be relocated.

I tried talking to them first and he told me he would work on it. And I've banged on ceilings and walls with whatever I can reach. I've even used my fist to bang on the ceiling. I'll definitely consider the bag pipe music, but I wish I could only annoy the shit out of them and not everyone around me too.

I've also videoed the noise and sent it to be landlord but she hasn't responded. I totally hate my landlords hours because I'm gone before she gets there and don't get back until she's gone so I'm not able to actually speak to her only email and she's crap at responding to emails apparently.

Also our noise ordinance is from ****

See if you can down load a decible app on your phone and (unsure if that's a thing) even if it's not crazy accuaret it might be helpful to get a baseline idea to use- screen shot the number so you can share that too.

Are you also my neighbor?! I have a neighbor whose woken us up 3 times in middle of the night having sex. Headboard slamming against the wall. I even have ear plugs in!

They also are condo owners (were renters) and responsible for repairs. Their pipes sound like a dying whale and it screeches "eeeeee" in our apartment whenever they use them. Their kids also run around at like 10pm jumping up and down.

Management has done nothing.

ETA: I bang on the Ceiling. Also can you threaten the management you will move out if it's not resolved? That's what we're doing next. But we will actually move out because we work from home and it's disturbing our work.

Ugh I know that feeling. I moved into a new apartment complex at the first of the year and my neighbors next door are big partiers. I swear they have a party at least 4 times a week until about 430 in the morning. I just want to sleep!!!

Ugh that's so annoying my landlords upstairs have the tv blairing at all hours of the night. I had to buy really good ear plugs there amazing.

@NowASeptMrs

Haha do you live in Gaffney, SC. I've never heard them have sex unless they have some weird kink where they run in circles as foreplay. They were seriously vacuuming at 0130 this morning even when I worked nights I never felt like vacuuming at 0100 in the morning nor would I out of respect.

I can't stand loud repetitive noises so your "eeee" sound would drive me crazy. And whose kids run around at 10 pm bed time is at the latest 9 pm. When I was young if I was out of bed the only thing the neighbors would have heard was an ass whooping..

We plan on moving too just waiting for an apartment to open at the new place. But I have issues sleeping as is so this is just making me cranky.

That's why I hated living in an apartment. I had similar problems. Just invite your landlord over sometime and let them hear it, or be sure to harass them each time your disturbed.

We've had to call the police on our neighbors. I got home from work at 3am once (not unusual for me on the weekends), and I could hear people arguing outside. Finally, at 5am, after someone had come outside twice to yell at them, I leaned over to FH and told him I was calling the cops. He told me that our dog had started barking before I got home, because they had been outside for so long. We figured if they saw the cops drive by, they would probably get the point (especially, because we're pretty sure their drug dealers).

@davistobe. Nope, I live in FL. I feel you though! Anyone messes with my sleep I'm angry!! I need my sleep.

Plus a slight wake up like to go to the bathroom is different than you full on waking up and not being able to go back to sleep.

I don't understand why management never does anything. It's like they don't want conflict and none of them are trained to manage multi complex places