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sunnychicago
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What is the name of your state? Illinois
Hello all,
I have been going through the worst time of my life since I moved into this Chicago condo. The owner below us keeps making baseless noise complaints (us walking on the floor.)
The condo management fined us for having improper flooring in our condo. We did as directed and installed cork underlayment + Quietwalk layer for the laminate floor ($2000.) After we did this, and complied with the rules and regulations - there should be no reason for noise complaints - especially of us walking on the floor !
We received a noise complaint again from this person living below us AGAIN. At first I had beleived this guy and even apologized. I agree I was at fault initially - but after putting in two layers of underlayment ?
I found out that this person is a BOARD member and very sensitive to noise (his is old, single and a professor), in fact I investigated and found that the previous owner of my unit had the same problem with this guy.
We are a couple with no kids - my wife had been seriously ill for a month and bed resting - I am at work all day - how much noise could we make - we have a very quiet lifestyle. This guy has been HARASSING us and made our life miserable.
I tried to speak to this person after the last complaint - and tried to explain -that we are living by the rules and to stop making baseless complaints - and he threatened to sue me and I threatened to sue him for harassment.
The last complaint is the last straw for me - my wife collapsed (given her condition) when the securty guard barged in the with the last noise complaint - I had to rush home from work - it was a very bad experience.
What should I do - I know we are not at fault - but this Board member is misusing his position and harassing us. Should I buy a noise meter or something to show that we do not make any noise ? Is there such a thing.
Please Help!
Regards
SunnyChicago
Hello all,
I have been going through the worst time of my life since I moved into this Chicago condo. The owner below us keeps making baseless noise complaints (us walking on the floor.)
The condo management fined us for having improper flooring in our condo. We did as directed and installed cork underlayment + Quietwalk layer for the laminate floor ($2000.) After we did this, and complied with the rules and regulations - there should be no reason for noise complaints - especially of us walking on the floor !
We received a noise complaint again from this person living below us AGAIN. At first I had beleived this guy and even apologized. I agree I was at fault initially - but after putting in two layers of underlayment ?
I found out that this person is a BOARD member and very sensitive to noise (his is old, single and a professor), in fact I investigated and found that the previous owner of my unit had the same problem with this guy.
We are a couple with no kids - my wife had been seriously ill for a month and bed resting - I am at work all day - how much noise could we make - we have a very quiet lifestyle. This guy has been HARASSING us and made our life miserable.
I tried to speak to this person after the last complaint - and tried to explain -that we are living by the rules and to stop making baseless complaints - and he threatened to sue me and I threatened to sue him for harassment.
The last complaint is the last straw for me - my wife collapsed (given her condition) when the securty guard barged in the with the last noise complaint - I had to rush home from work - it was a very bad experience.
What should I do - I know we are not at fault - but this Board member is misusing his position and harassing us. Should I buy a noise meter or something to show that we do not make any noise ? Is there such a thing.
Please Help!
Regards
SunnyChicago
