I just read about someones disrespectful neighbors. We have a situation that's driving us crazy. We've been in our new apartment for about a year. These people have no concept of time. I put my kids down to bed by 9-9:30 the latest. At 10 PM, almost every night there is a tutor that comes out of the neighbors house, and once he is gone, shouting, threatening, and cursing go on by the father to the whole family. The son hides in the bathroom (my bathroom is next to theirs so we hear almost everything) and waits for the father to calm down before he gets out. Then, there is a daughter, she's pshycotic. There is no speaking involved when anything comes out of her mouth. She screams, hollers, wales, whines etc, to get her way. She's a piece of work. Last night, (we call them the monsters) came home at 12 midnight. We were asleep and I woke to a slamming sound of the door being shut. They sat out on their veranda, and the mother told her daughter to have a shower. The girl lost it, and started screeching "nooooooooo..." continuously. The mother grabbed her, brought her to her bedroom, which is attached to my daughters room, and there were words exchanged with shouting and screaming. My little girl woke from all the noise and ran into my roomstartled asking what the noise was all about.I couldn't help , but slam the door to the window shut in our bathroom and then the door so they could hear that I was unhappy with them making ll that noise. In any case I'm thinking of moving. The thing is we've signed a 2 year contract and I don't know what will happen if we decide to leave. I can't ask these people to quiet down, since I've asked our landlord to tell them himself. He also once told us that these people were always like this and that they don't mean any harm. But, what do I care when I don't feel any peace in my own apartment? My next step is to talk to the police but I don't know what they will do. The other thing, is that we're afraid to speak because we don't know what they are capable of. So, does anyone have any good suggestions?
My heart broke when you described the son hiding in the bathroom.
Please call the police next time it happens.
Usually there is a noice ordinence. If you call the police they have to respond. Call them and complain.
I have neighbors just like that and I have had to call many times cause my daughter will come out telling me that ghosts are trying to come through her wall to get her. That was my last straw. I felt like they were terrorizing her. She would not sleep in her room because of it. They came and after that we have not had any problems. I spoke with my landlord and he told me to call the police. He told me that I do not have to live like that. You do not have to take all of this. Call the police and complain. Explain everything to them. You have a right as a tenant and you shouldn't have to listen to all of this. Keep calling until it stops. I wish you all the luck!
Write your landlord to explain the problem. Keep a CC for yourself. You have a right to a peaceful nights sleep and further, not to hear screaming. Your landlord had the obligation to tell you about these neighbors'. Point is, all correspondence should be in writing and possibly by "Certified Mail."
Call the police, anonymously, but get a police report number for your records in case you need to break your lease. Keep these report numbers and all other records in the "complaint file."
You don't mention how old their child is. Call CPS and talk to them and see if they can send someone out to check it out.
If you are concerned for your safety, get some pepper spray, at a minimum and stash it in secure places around your house. Keep your door and car locked at all times. Also, express to your landlord that their 'abnormally hostile and anti-social behavior' makes you concerned for your safety. Express the same sentiment to the Police Officer when they 'call you by phone'. Yes, ask to be contacted by phone by the investigating officer.
Find your tenant's rights re: breaking the lease. If you tried to speak to the landlord already, then I'd personally break the lease and move, for various reasons. He won't do anything so you have to. It's not a safe place or healthy environment for your children.
I would also be calling the cops (noise ordinance is a great idea) or CPS because you don't know what you don't see/hear. They mean no harm? What kind of crack is he on?
Call the police and keep calling them until it stops. Eventually they will call CPS and a social worker will get involved and hopefully you will get some peace.
I have a neighbor who has a license for fireworks but he blows off big ones and scares the life out of all the neighbors. I talked to my city councilman and found out that fireworks are now controlled by the Dept. of Homeland Security. He said keep complaining but also that I had talked to him they could get the feds involved if needed. This same guy also has a very noisy truck and the police have been called by several neighbors and now it's at the point where the police are so sick of dealing with him he will get a ticket EVERY time he is reported. I also heard through the grapevine that a neighbor disabled his truck so he couldn't drive it.
So as annoying as it is the only thing you can do is call the police and keep calling them. You are documenting the problem and the police can step in and take care of them.
1- call the cops
2- call the landlord
3- bang on the wall
4- knock on their door
Yeah, that's creepy, scary stuff!!
Have a formal request to have your apartment moved or else you will file a civil suit against the landlord for allowing this to occur and how you've tried to work with him, but you had to break your lease and expect no consequences from doing so.
Is the complex large enough where you could possibly move into another apartment? If it is, maybe the landlord would agree to that?
record them...take the recording to the landlord & ask him to intervene before you pursue legal assistance (breaking the lease, etc). Do not turn the recording over to the landlord, tho' ! It might backfire on you. Instead, use it as a tool to better your environment.
As others have said, document everything you hear and observe. Make reports to the landlord in writing and keep a copy. Call CPS (if anyone has a disability or mental illness they may be able to help the family get services). Report noise complaints to the police (try and pick the worst ones).
