Joe Landlord just received a phone call about a busted water pipe in apartment 3c, an overflowing washing machine in 2d and a broken window in 4a, so Suzy Tenant’s complaint about the “noisy neighbors” will remain low on his list of things to attend to. Perhaps, at a better time, Joe Landlord will be happy to help Suzy with her noisy neighbor dilemma. Sometimes, though, there just never is a “better time.” So what can she do in the meantime?
Because the duties as a landlord can become a bit overwhelming, sometimes, tenants don’t always get what they feel they need. Depending on how much help your landlord has, managing and maintaining a rental complex is a big job. If those work orders continue to pile up on Joe Landlord’s desk, your noisy neighbor problem might keep getting pushed aside. this is something you, as a tenant, need to be prepared for.
True, you are entitled to the “law of habitability” and that covers your right to peace and quiet after a certain time of day. True, if the landlord ignores your written complaints about your noisy neighbors after a reasonable amount of time, you may have grounds to take the situation to court. Maybe you’ll win. Maybe you’ll lose. But maybe you just don’t feel like going through the whole process.
While you shouldn’t simply learn to live with unbearable noise, you shouldn’t kill yourself trying to silence the offender. If you have approached the neighbor and explained the situation and had no luck, you can go one of two ways:
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