feuding neighbors

[thetaylormade]

please help! I have lived in an upstairs apt. for the last three years. I have never had a problem before and in the past 5 mo. a new neighbor has moved in. They are complaining about us to the management and have even called the police. We have made numerous attempts to try and be friendly with them but they continue. I have a three year old son and he does not understand why I am constantly at him. We watch our every step. I feel like I can't even have a disagreement with my husband without the police showing up. Management has left a nasty letter on my door saying that I have "Volated my lease" and that this is going on our "Permanent renters record". I have spoken with the manager and she says as long as they complain about fighting she has to do something. Can I lose my home?
We try very hard to be good neighbors. We never complain about anything they do. They are building those base boom box speakers for radios and have beating music until all hours of the morning. We never say one thing. We've also heard their share of disagreements but we believe in privacy. We never say one thing. They have come upstairs and asked us to turn our alarm clock off because it was waking them up in the mornings and it wasn't even our clock.
She has come up and complained at 7 in the evening that the children were too loud while I had company over. My husbands boss. We were totally humiliated. Yet we still smile, nod, say hello but I'm fed up. Now the police have come to my home twice. Granted we may have been a little loud but we still have to live. What can I do? I have never had a problem until they moved in. Do I have any rights? Should I start calling on everything I hear? (Even though I don'y believe that that is right! I beleive that there are certain compromises you need to make for apt. living. am I wrong?) We continually look like the bad guy! These horrible, noisy, inconsiderate, spousal abusers! I hate how it makes me appear! When we wave they wave back, but aside from that the only contact we have is the woman asking me to buy this or that from them. Could this effect my renting a home? I am going to move but I have to wait for some money to come through. In the mean time what can I do? I am in complete despair.

 

[EDT]

You need to start calling them in. I know that you really don't want to, however, you also need a written record (by the police) of disturbances you have had. Yes this will effect your future renting. Remember, EVERYTHING needs to be in writing somewhere even if you don't like it. With a child nobody can exspect silence at all times. Also keep a written record yourself of the things that are disturbing the present them to your landlord. Do everything you can to save your own rear-end. Unfortunatlely, this is what the world has come down to. Never accept anybody word, and never let people step on your anymore. In the end they will get you twice.

 

[thetaylormade]

thank you for answering me. I hate to play dirty like that. I feel like I'm stooping to their level. when I call on them should I call the police or just the management? this seems like petty games and I hate to waste tax dollars on such a childish thing. Unfortunately I feel trapped.
thank you for your time.