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Can You Terminate a Lease Due to the Apartment's Refusal to Address Noise Complaints?

Posted on 12/4/17 at 9:33 pm
Posted by JabarkusRussell
Member since Jul 2009
15825 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 9:33 pm
I've lived at the place for 5 months and never had an issue with noise. Either a new resident moved in or a single dad suddenly got custody of his two young kids. There are constantly running and stomping. I can hear the dad shout at the kids every day. I asked them to address it twice and it continues to persist.
Posted by Tigers0891
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2017
7196 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 9:34 pm to
Probably going to have to talk to the dad yourself. Don't get your arse whipped though.
Posted by DeafJam73
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2010
19122 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 9:35 pm to
Ask one more time. If it doesn't work, ask them yourself or call the cops.
Posted by JabarkusRussell
Member since Jul 2009
15825 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 9:37 pm to
I made a recording and sent it to the front desk. I shouldn't be able to hear full conversations from all rooms including the bathroom.
Posted by iamAG
Member since Aug 2015
3517 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 9:38 pm to
College apartments are what allowed me to decide I wanted land with a house in the middle.
Posted by Bullfrog
Running Through the Wet Grass
Member since Jul 2010
61823 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 9:38 pm to
But a house.
Problem solved.


Seriously.
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
80761 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 9:40 pm to
Threaten legal action
Posted by BogeyGolf
Minot
Member since Nov 2016
974 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 9:40 pm to
What does your lease say? Probably some language on right to peaceful stay if you are current etc etc.
Posted by JabarkusRussell
Member since Jul 2009
15825 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 9:44 pm to
quote:

But a house.
Problem solved.


Seriously.


If I can void my lease, I fully intend to.
Posted by Aspercel
Member since Jan 2009
117554 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:01 pm to
Put the request in writing. Either email or type up a letter and keep a copy. As far as noise from above, that’s hard to address unless it’s yelling. If the stomping is really loud you may have a subfloor issue and they CAN do something about that.

Doubt you will be let out if your lease, though. Maybe ask for a transfer?
This post was edited on 12/4/17 at 10:02 pm
Posted by JabarkusRussell
Member since Jul 2009
15825 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:04 pm to
I recorded a video of a dad shouting and reprimanding a child named Gracie who was stomping and crying.
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
73855 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:07 pm to
In the movies, I always see people banging on the apartment ceiling with a broom handle.
Posted by jdeval1
Member since Dec 2009
7525 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:09 pm to
Check the dad's knuckles before you start anything
Posted by lsu480
Downtown Scottsdale
Member since Oct 2007
92903 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:11 pm to
quote:

I recorded a video of a dad shouting and reprimanding a child named Gracie who was stomping and crying.


Post it or you are full of shite, there is no way you could hear her name
Posted by CelticDog
Member since Apr 2015
42867 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:11 pm to
1. no
2. speak with dad

ask for specifics

let him know you can hear it all.

ask if he has visitation rights now.
find out what the scene is.
he may not have a clue how to parent
PS some fools let their kids run wild.
Posted by Sao
East Texas Piney Woods
Member since Jun 2009
68469 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:12 pm to
quote:

I recorded a video of a dad shouting and reprimanding a child named Gracie who was stomping and crying.


Come on man, talk to him first. He may be a single dad with the world on his back. You may even get to know the kids and befriend Dad. Let the inconvenience become an opportunity, not an obsession.
Posted by JabarkusRussell
Member since Jul 2009
15825 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:12 pm to
I'm paying an absurd amount for rent. I could have paid a cheaper premium for a house. For that much money, I expect a peaceful community.
Posted by StringedInstruments
Member since Oct 2013
21084 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:15 pm to
What’s happened to us that we can’t meet our neighbors and ask if everything is okay?
Posted by JabarkusRussell
Member since Jul 2009
15825 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:25 pm to
If someone complained to you about noise wouldn't you get defensive? For all he knows, it's the neighbor next to him that complained. If the guy is unhinged, he could make my life miserable by now knowing the person who could possibly cause himself and his kids to be evicted. When I complained the first time, the front desk said that quiet time is from 10:00pm-8:00 am. it's now past 10 and still an issue.
This post was edited on 12/4/17 at 10:27 pm
Posted by Spankum
The Sip
Member since Jan 2007
63329 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 10:34 pm to
I honestly think that is just a part of life in apartments...unless they are playing a stereo loudly or something like that, I am betting that you are shite out of luck. I know of no law that would address kids running in their own apartment.

honestly, the best you can hope for is to be allowed to move.
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