New Neighbours Already Annoying Me

LegacyUser

I'm living in an apartment building about 2 months now and I've new neighbours who are kinda wrecking my head already. Its a very quiet area so it really doesn't take much to be audible and I don't want to be a pain but they've woken me up a few times in the middle of the night already and I'm wondering if I should say something. The last thing I want is to be in someones face giving them hassle but at the same time I'd go out of my way not to disturb anyone.

Last night was particularly annoying. Either one of the tenants or a mate was ringing their door bell at 430am for about half an hour and then even rang my door bell (I'd say by mistake cos they were pissed or something). This has happened a couple of other times but it was around midnight or 1am so not as bad (still woke me up though). I'm wondering if one of the lads living there hasn't gotten himself a copy of the key yet. They were also talking loudly during the week at about 4am and that woke me but you can't complain about that. Its just people talking but if it was me I would've been quieter given the time of night.

So should I say something or see how things go? I don't want to piss them off and make enemies. I'm a female living alone too which is something I need to consider as its a couple of guys living in that apartment.

Jo King

you should do nothing. If you start to complain it will only get worse. these guys will get a kick out of winding you up. It's only a small amount of noise relatively infrequently. if it's bothering you that much, move.

petes

Jo King wrote: »

you should do nothing. If you start to complain it will only get worse. these guys will get a kick out of winding you up. It's only a small amount of noise relatively infrequently. if it's bothering you that much, move.

Sorry but I wouldn't listen to this advice. Have a quiet word and see how it goes. If people did nothing the whole time then people think they can get away with it.

As for moving that is a complete last resort.

Can't really do anything about them talking late at night but ringing your doorbell is not on!

CorkMan

How about making a complaint to your landlord? I'm sure that other people are thinking of making a complaint, if they have not already made one.

You can't be blaring music at 4AM, simple as. Plus you obviously can't have a drunk person ringing the wrong doorbell early in the morning. I would suggest getting earplugs in the meantime before they get tossed out the gap.

Chinafoot

CorkMan wrote: »

You can't be blaring music at 4AM, simple as. Plus you obviously can't have a drunk person ringing the wrong doorbell early in the morning. I would suggest getting earplugs in the meantime before they get tossed out the gap.

Where did the OP say anything about blaring music at 4am? She said they were talking. Big difference.

OP, I'd be curious as to how thin the walls are in your building if you can hear the doorbell and you can hear them talking. We live in a fairly thrown-up-in-the-boom building but we certainly can't hear the neighbours talking no matter what time of day or night it is.

Personally I think you should see how it goes. You said yourself it seems like one of them doesn't have a key yet so the doorbell issue should be sorted soon. It's not like they're having parties every night of the week. Maybe they haven't yet realised how thin the walls are. If it continues you could approach them in a friendly manner. Making complaints to landlords shouldn't be your first move.

LegacyUser

I really don't want to go to their landlord. I wouldn't want to piss them off and make matters worse. Its not even that the walls are thin Chinafoot, its just that the area is so so quiet and thats why I'm living there. I did live in a noisy area and I'm enjoying the peace but these are disrupting this now.

They must do shift work or something cos they are always up at 2am chatting away and its quite loud. They do shout when talking but i know I can't complain about that. I'm only assuming that its one of the tenants without a key. I just hope its not some thick mate and it gets sorted.

I really don't want to move as I've had to move a few times over the last year and i really want to stay put for a couple of years at least.

Squiggler

Most apartment buildings have a list of rules that apply to all tenants. One of these rules is that no noise must be audible outside of any given apartment (in halls, right outside the door, in other apartments) between certain hours (usually 10 or 11 pm to 7 or 8am).

Check the rules for your building.
Then, next time your neighbours are disturbing your sleep politely knock on their door and let them know, nicely, that you can hear them and they are disturbing you and that you would appreciate it if they could make an effort to be quieter. Repeat this more than once if you feel you have to (if things improve for a few weeks and then revert back). It might be worth keeping a record of these.
They may not be aware that they can be heard so clearly and that the noise travels to the extent that it does.
If that doesn't work and the noise continues then you should complain to the building management/security or to their landlord, at that stage they are aware that they are causing a disturbance.

LegacyUser

ok so last night took the cake.

I think my neighbour comes to life at midnight which is my worst nightmare. He woke me up at 1230pam banging around like it was 1230pm. Ok fair enough no biggie. I finally fell back asleep and then the door bell goes at 130am and then theres the chatting. I did eventually fall back asleep only to be woken up at 330am by music and even louder chatting so I thought 'i'm not taking this lying down' (pun intended). So i knocked on the door and it all looked very suspicious actually. The tenant peeped through the blind and then barely opened the door. I said 'please keep it down' and he apologised many times.

I'm not sure how many live there but the main guy introduced himself to me over xmas and seemed so nice and he opened the door to me at 330am this morning and the noise did stop immediately. I also called in this evening just to say that the noise is disrupting my life (I went into work late today and was wrecked all day and look pretty sh1tty, black bags and all) and that i can pretty much hear everything so I REALLLLLLLYYYY hope this makes a difference. He did seem understanding when I knocked in and I did tell him that he seems very nice and I don't want to be calling in like that dictating his life.

So does all that sound reasonable? I hope I've done the right thing here.

Squiggler

Sounds perfectly reasonable to me. I really hope that it makes a difference and things improve for you.

claireeney

yep exactly what i was going to suggest. I have had many loud neighbours over the years and flipping out at them while they're making noise always works!! i even got a christmas card as an apology one year!

Good job OP, proud of ya! Hope it's all sorted for good!

ps usually in apartment blocks they have a list of rules up inside the door.... it usually includes keeping noise down and what to do if someone is breaking the rules.