RockmanHero2003
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California
This will be my first post, as I needed a place where I could get some advice on this problem. So hi everyone, good to meet you.
I bought my first condo about a year ago. I am currently living with my girlfriend and two cats. On the first day that I began moving in, my downstairs neighbor (2 brothers and their mother), approached me and instead of 'welcoming me to the neighborhood' started complaining about whether or not I had kids. That was the first question out of the younger brothers mouth ('Do you have kids'). I didn't think much of it, but my father already told me that I need to stay clear of these guys because they were most likely going to be a problem (little did I know).
I consider myself to be a quiet neighbor. I don't play loud music, I don't slam my doors excessively, and when I play video games or watch movies or TV, I keep the volume low enough so that I can hear it and it won't disturb my neighbors (my girlfriend is the same). About two months in, the older brother comes up to my condo and starts swearing at me, telling me that he can't deal with the stomping and pacing. I told him I'll do what I can, but all I was doing was normal movement around my condo. I tried to walk a bit softer, but I cannot float around (I'm not a mutant). Mind you, I wear slippers or no shoes at all when I'm in my condo, and my floors are carpeted (all of it).
Fast forward another month, the older brother comes up to my condo again, and stars swearing at me, telling me that they can't stand the pacing and movement. I told him this time that I've done all I can for him, and there's nothing else I could do (I didn't swear at all - I keep a level head, and I don't pace). Fast forward another two months and now my neighbor is starting to harass my girlfriend (calling her a ****, bitch, and making other outrageous claims). The younger brother eventually come out and starts swearing at me on my way home from work, telling me that my 'slamming' of my doors is causing his lights to flicker (??? - I'm not slamming any doors) - and that his cat is looking at the ceiling all the time while I stomp around. I have no clue what this guy is trying to do. I also want to make it clear, that they had absolute silence (nobody living above them) for over a year, if that makes any difference.
Recently, they came up to my condo again, and threatened my girlfriend when she opened the door that 'shed better stop ****ing stomping.' That was the last straw. My girlfriend told him to kiss her ass and I marched outside and said the following: "Nobody is stomping around up here. You two are ****ing crazy. Do not come up here anymore and stay the **** away from me. Leave me alone. I'm not doing anything more for you two." I then shut my door and that was that. All of the complaints here as well occur at around any time in the afternoon between 2pm and 8pm. Most of the time it's at 6:00 pm when I get home from work. After this, the younger brother marches out the next day when I'm taking the trash out, and tells me '**** you - you're an ass hole' and then calls me a '****ing goon.'
I want this to stop. I dealt with this kind of harassment in high school; I'm not going to deal with it as an adult. I am not a mutant; I cannot float around my condo so these guys have absolute silence. I have done all I can for them. Now I think they're trying to get the neighbors to help them out to get the association onto me. What can I do? Even if the association and a judge sides with them, they will continue to have the same sound problems even after, because I can't do anything else for them. Does anyone have any advice to deal with this? I absolutely do not want this to escalate to violence.
This will be my first post, as I needed a place where I could get some advice on this problem. So hi everyone, good to meet you.
I bought my first condo about a year ago. I am currently living with my girlfriend and two cats. On the first day that I began moving in, my downstairs neighbor (2 brothers and their mother), approached me and instead of 'welcoming me to the neighborhood' started complaining about whether or not I had kids. That was the first question out of the younger brothers mouth ('Do you have kids'). I didn't think much of it, but my father already told me that I need to stay clear of these guys because they were most likely going to be a problem (little did I know).
I consider myself to be a quiet neighbor. I don't play loud music, I don't slam my doors excessively, and when I play video games or watch movies or TV, I keep the volume low enough so that I can hear it and it won't disturb my neighbors (my girlfriend is the same). About two months in, the older brother comes up to my condo and starts swearing at me, telling me that he can't deal with the stomping and pacing. I told him I'll do what I can, but all I was doing was normal movement around my condo. I tried to walk a bit softer, but I cannot float around (I'm not a mutant). Mind you, I wear slippers or no shoes at all when I'm in my condo, and my floors are carpeted (all of it).
Fast forward another month, the older brother comes up to my condo again, and stars swearing at me, telling me that they can't stand the pacing and movement. I told him this time that I've done all I can for him, and there's nothing else I could do (I didn't swear at all - I keep a level head, and I don't pace). Fast forward another two months and now my neighbor is starting to harass my girlfriend (calling her a ****, bitch, and making other outrageous claims). The younger brother eventually come out and starts swearing at me on my way home from work, telling me that my 'slamming' of my doors is causing his lights to flicker (??? - I'm not slamming any doors) - and that his cat is looking at the ceiling all the time while I stomp around. I have no clue what this guy is trying to do. I also want to make it clear, that they had absolute silence (nobody living above them) for over a year, if that makes any difference.
Recently, they came up to my condo again, and threatened my girlfriend when she opened the door that 'shed better stop ****ing stomping.' That was the last straw. My girlfriend told him to kiss her ass and I marched outside and said the following: "Nobody is stomping around up here. You two are ****ing crazy. Do not come up here anymore and stay the **** away from me. Leave me alone. I'm not doing anything more for you two." I then shut my door and that was that. All of the complaints here as well occur at around any time in the afternoon between 2pm and 8pm. Most of the time it's at 6:00 pm when I get home from work. After this, the younger brother marches out the next day when I'm taking the trash out, and tells me '**** you - you're an ass hole' and then calls me a '****ing goon.'
I want this to stop. I dealt with this kind of harassment in high school; I'm not going to deal with it as an adult. I am not a mutant; I cannot float around my condo so these guys have absolute silence. I have done all I can for them. Now I think they're trying to get the neighbors to help them out to get the association onto me. What can I do? Even if the association and a judge sides with them, they will continue to have the same sound problems even after, because I can't do anything else for them. Does anyone have any advice to deal with this? I absolutely do not want this to escalate to violence.
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or how about some of that Irish tap dancing. 