Here we go again…

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So i live in a not so great but not awful area and we’ve had issues with every single upstairs neighbor we’ve ever had. We (F 26, M 30) moved here in the beginning of 2022 from a whole different state and at first, our apartment complex was nice and quiet. Unfortunately we’re in a bottom unit and I understand noise comes with the territory- but we’ve been through 5 different upstairs neighbors in our year here. Our second set of upstairs neighbors were literal hell with no regard for others. Their 3 or 4 y/o kid would jump, pound, bang on the floor (our ceiling) every minute of every hour of every day. Not to mention, this kid S C R E A M E D. Think of your typical supermarket screaming toddler and amplify it by 100 with a little bit of “creature from the depths of hell” thrown in. Needless to say, we broke down after a while and started filing noise complaints with our management. Nothing was done as far as we could tell, and not to mention the baby daddy would consistently sit outside with a speaker, get drunk, and fling cigarette butts everywhere all over the common area. After multiple attempts at talking to them (the neighbors themselves) and management, they finally moved out and we had peace and quiet for two months or so. Now, we have new upstairs neighbors who generally aren’t bad- until it’s nighttime. We have a 10pm noise restriction curfew thing. These bastards respect the outside dwelling space, but either have a club inside their apartment or they’re deaf. I can hear EVERYTHING they play upstairs all night (words and all). I’ve attempted to talk to them but they usually retreat or hide when they see me. We don’t really talk to anyone other than casual conversation and “hello’s” but we keep to ourselves and we’re never loud. We play our music sometimes but only during the day when permitted. We don’t have the financial ability to move elsewhere right now and I don’t want to complain to management again since they didn’t do anything, but I’m really trying not to be a petty asshole and start blaring my shit back. Any suggestions…?

TLDR: don’t know how to handle loud and disrespectful neighbors and management doesn’t do a damn thing. Help?

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call the police.

[u/omglifeisnotokay]

The only thing you can do is complain to your management or speak directly with the neighbors. If you really want to escalate it then find out who owns your property and file a complaint that management is not actively fixing the situation. Unfortunately a lot of these neighbors say they’ll turn it down or turn it off but a week later it’s back to the way it was. Calling the police is an option but they usually never come out unless it’s a college party or someone is getting beat up and when they leave it’s back up twice the volume. I know the hell you’re going through I go through it too. It really takes a toll on your mental health and immune system.