Just got yelled at by the neighbors below :(

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Back in my condo dwelling days I had a similar issue. My solution was to confront the complaining neighbor as to what is deemed to be too loud. Simply ask if you can enter the complainer's apartment while a friend plays the guitar. Start loud and dial it back until the neighbor says its acceptable (and theres a good chance that the agreed upon level will actually be louder than your prior levels that caused the complaint). You can also discuss certain times that may be better than others for playing. Obviously you don't need to do this, but your neighbor will now most likely be satisfied in that she was consulted on the issue...its the best "good neighbor" solution IMO.

That said, if she doesn't want to work with you in that manner then find out what is legally required and play within those rules.
 
When I lived in an apartment, I had to pretty much play a Microcube at 1 or 2 volume at all times, and even then it was sometimes too much. I mostly played with headphones. The only time I got to crank it was when someone was having a party or I knew my neighbors were all out for the weekend during bar hours or something. Local laws are simply 'disturbing the peace' which is basically so general on purpose that the cop can decide on the spot if its worth banging on your door about. Likewise the landlords don't want to hear of anything that might discourage them from renting out any other apartments and will come down on you...

I moved into a house. Problem solved.
 
rupe":8hryuz6v said:
Back in my condo dwelling days I had a similar issue. My solution was to confront the complaining neighbor as to what is deemed to be too loud. Simply ask if you can enter the complainer's apartment while a friend plays the guitar. Start loud and dial it back until the neighbor says its acceptable (and theres a good chance that the agreed upon level will actually be louder than your prior levels that caused the complaint). You can also discuss certain times that may be better than others for playing. Obviously you don't need to do this, but your neighbor will now most likely be satisfied in that she was consulted on the issue...its the best "good neighbor" solution IMO.

That said, if she doesn't want to work with you in that manner then find out what is legally required and play within those rules.
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That would work, except I have no idea about which neighbor is making the complaint, and apparently I don't have a right to. Bullshit if you ask me.
 
leib10":2yzaj9ln said:
I've had a problem with a woman here who refuses to identify herself and just calls the front office of the apartment. I've tried to be as conciliatory as possible with the manager, who sympathizes with me but claims her hands are tied and that I'm not to play at anything "unreasonable". It's a really shitty thing to do to a neighbor. I feel like I can't confront my accuser in this situation. So far the police haven't been called, but that's only because I play during the daytime and she doesn't have to call the police- she just calls the manager, who then calls me.
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I would ignore any complaints from the office. They have no legal grounds to be involved in any way in most cases. You might want to find out what your rights are there. If you are in your legal rights in most cases the office can do little or nothing. That does not mean anything since ....

Be aware it is easy for them to remove you or the person complaining if they wish. Very easy. So you might want to consider that. If it is only one person complaining you can pretty much bet that person complains about lots of things to the office not just you. The office is very tired of this complainer often.

You might want to make it clear to the office you are in your legal rights and do not want to hear about this again for any reason since you are not breaking any laws and they could make all of this clear to the person complaining if they wish. .... or maybe not ...
 
Yep, I'm just looking to avoid being evicted. Good tone isn't worth that. However, the manager has said that this lade (apparently it's a lady) has complained about a lot of things and she's tired of hearing about it. We'll see what happens. A lot of cops come into my work, so I might ask them what they would do if presented with a situation like that.
 
That can be a problem .... you have one of those people that complaining is a hobby for them. Just be glad you are not one of them. You can imagine what it's like inside of their heads. Figuring it out now should be easier .... I would guess older women or not working that spends a lot of time alone and shares a wall with you ? Often these people have spectacular imaginations (crazy) and like gossip(most people do)...
 
Yep. Unfortunately I have floors above and below me, so it can be one of 6 people (including people across the hall). It's bullshit that I basically have no rights in this situation and that I'm being made out to be the bad guy when I was the one who offered to work it out with the bitchy-do neighbor. Hence why I am never, ever living in an apartment again. I'm sick of this kind of crap. I don't care what it takes, it's really not worth it.
 
Yeah it's only been 2 months on a year lease and we are already tired of it. Eh 10 months isn't so bad. Still young only 20 lol.
 
Often in apartments you can move into a other one in the same complex / etc for not a lot of extra money. But then you are only rolling the dice of getting better or worse. Often who you live around is more important than a lot of things....
 
Yeah, I'm just going to hold fast and keep the urge to play loud in check, and then move into a house where the local laws can be used more to my advantage.
 
Living in a house does not really make thing much better. It really comes down to sound proofing and who your neighbors are. I was on 6 acres playing in the basement and still getting some complaints. But I was playing "stupid loud" ....
 
But typically you won't get evicted from a house, unlike an apartment, and you will be dealing with local noise ordnances instead of a contract that gives you few if any rights.
 
leib10":2ayv27ca said:
But typically you won't get evicted from a house, unlike an apartment, and you will be dealing with local noise ordnances instead of a contract that gives you few if any rights.
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Renting a house is not very different from renting a apartment in my experience....
 
Our new landlords hired a management company. Said management company has this in the lease: "No musical instruments." I asked them if this meant no playing after a certain time, or if it pertained to certain instruments, and was told (evidently by the Burgermeister Meisterburger), "No. It means what it says; No musical instruments."

They do not like me anymore, since prior to buying our duplex, the two landlords visited the property, and toured inside our place. They saw my make-shift studio and instruments, so when this happened, I called the one guy and explained what this lease said. He took care of it for me. However, what is really sad is that this clause exists for all of that management company's properties. Which means that NO child living in any or their properties is permitted to practice an instrument. It is a sick world...
 
Did he show you where it actually was written in your signed lease?

It wouldnt be the first time a landlord tried pulling something like that...
 
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