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Newport, Rhode Island
I moved into a new apartment recently and in the lease there is a quiet enjoyment clause. I work 40 hours a week, M-F but I like to have some friends over on the weekends to hang out at the beach, go out to bars, and for sporting events at my apartment. What exactly does quiet enjoyment mean? If I am not breaking any of the town or state noise ordanances, can I still be breaking the quiet enjoyment clause? What is the proper way to handle these events that I like to have, should I speak with the other tenants in the house before hand? I guess the apartment that I rented had three very loud and destructive college kids who had parties all the time and the first thing one of the neighbors said to me was, "we like quiet around here, the last tenants were extremely disturbing". While I can completely respect where this neighbor is coming from, as I would be upset as well, I don't want to have to wear headphones when watching my TV and not being able to have some friends over on the weekends. Could someone elaborate on the best way to handle this situation?
Newport, Rhode Island
I moved into a new apartment recently and in the lease there is a quiet enjoyment clause. I work 40 hours a week, M-F but I like to have some friends over on the weekends to hang out at the beach, go out to bars, and for sporting events at my apartment. What exactly does quiet enjoyment mean? If I am not breaking any of the town or state noise ordanances, can I still be breaking the quiet enjoyment clause? What is the proper way to handle these events that I like to have, should I speak with the other tenants in the house before hand? I guess the apartment that I rented had three very loud and destructive college kids who had parties all the time and the first thing one of the neighbors said to me was, "we like quiet around here, the last tenants were extremely disturbing". While I can completely respect where this neighbor is coming from, as I would be upset as well, I don't want to have to wear headphones when watching my TV and not being able to have some friends over on the weekends. Could someone elaborate on the best way to handle this situation?