What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? I am in Nevada
I'm in an apartment with a unit on each side of me. There have been problems between the man to my left and I since he moved in (noise, sneaking family members in under the lease, etc.) A year ago the man to the right of me had his 23 year old daughter move in, and she is desperately lonely and picked up a friendship with the troublesome man. Her father (who is NOT fond of the other man) works nights and isn't here to stop her so she has been stomping back and forth past my window numerous times a day. It's very disturbing and since she also has emotional problems it's become a revenge game with her on her "friend's" behalf.
There is a stairway on each side of the building by their respective apartments, so I blocked the walkway in front of MY unit (with my bicycle) so she has to go down her stairs and go up his to visit him.
The games and the tricks came to a head and I called the sheriff, who told me 1) I can't black the walkway (even though NO STAIRS ARE BLOCKED) and 2) she is not doing anything illegal. So a troubled person can disturb my peace and I have no rights here? Other tenants have told me she goes up and peers in peoples' windows all the time, and we've all observed her walking around talking to herself. This guy I have the disagreements with found the perfect weapon to hit me with. He plays on her loneliness and emotional condition to use her against me.
My landlord won't deal with it and told me to call the police, THEY tell me to call the landlord -- so basically no one gives a damn. AND I LOST MY JOB SO I CAN'T MOVE. I've lived here longer than either of them put together, do I have any recourse left?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
I'm in an apartment with a unit on each side of me. There have been problems between the man to my left and I since he moved in (noise, sneaking family members in under the lease, etc.) A year ago the man to the right of me had his 23 year old daughter move in, and she is desperately lonely and picked up a friendship with the troublesome man. Her father (who is NOT fond of the other man) works nights and isn't here to stop her so she has been stomping back and forth past my window numerous times a day. It's very disturbing and since she also has emotional problems it's become a revenge game with her on her "friend's" behalf.
There is a stairway on each side of the building by their respective apartments, so I blocked the walkway in front of MY unit (with my bicycle) so she has to go down her stairs and go up his to visit him.
The games and the tricks came to a head and I called the sheriff, who told me 1) I can't black the walkway (even though NO STAIRS ARE BLOCKED) and 2) she is not doing anything illegal. So a troubled person can disturb my peace and I have no rights here? Other tenants have told me she goes up and peers in peoples' windows all the time, and we've all observed her walking around talking to herself. This guy I have the disagreements with found the perfect weapon to hit me with. He plays on her loneliness and emotional condition to use her against me.
My landlord won't deal with it and told me to call the police, THEY tell me to call the landlord -- so basically no one gives a damn. AND I LOST MY JOB SO I CAN'T MOVE. I've lived here longer than either of them put together, do I have any recourse left?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?