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Can I make a complaint about my upstairs neighbors?

I live in an apartment on the first floor, and above me I swear there are circus people or something because every night starting around 7:30 pm and lasting until about midnight there are loud thumps and bumps and sometimes it sounds like people are running back and forth. The building I live in is only 2 years old, and yet when these people "walk" my ceiling creeks like it was made in 1892 or something. It's to the point where the air vents sound like they might fall out at any minute. They slam doors, they jump around/throw things/ride elephants/who knows what else, and my husband says sometimes he hears their music at 7 am (though I've never heard that part.)

Long story short, can I make a complaint about people that live too loudly? They are driving me nuts.

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  • 9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Yes certainly. Your landlord will have a talk with them and ask them to respect the others living in the apartment. Good luck!

  • BIG Al
    Lv 5
    9 years ago

    If you live in the United States,

    You have the right to quiet enjoyment of your property.

    Your landlord is responsible to insure you of that right.

    If you feel it reasonable, you should write a letter to your landlord stating why you do not have quiet enjoyment of the property and a reasonable request to allow you such and a time line(At least 7 days). This letter vshould be sent certified mail with return reciept.

    This will allow you to terminate your contract for breech of contract by the landlord.

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