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justine wrote:

CeeJer53 wrote:

dvpierce wrote:

I think it's insane that if somebody is playing music too loud, then it's a given you vilify them, but if it's loud sex, you just ignore it.

Screw that. If your lease, like mine, has language in it prohibiting noise which distracts or "inhibits quality of life for other tenants" then call the landlord, then call the cops when they don't enforce.

I agree, but I would change the order of action. 

Call the cops first.  Then write a short descriptive letter to the landlord.  Keep a copy.

You should always talk to the tenant (or her mom first), unless they're hostile and you feel threatened. Jumping ahead with calling the landlord and/or cops first is just going to create those hostile feelings. Give them the benefit of the doubt and talk to them first. If you call the cops first, you will never have a decent relationship with those tenants, and more than likely the cops will ask you when they come out if you tried talking to them first.

In a time and place of reasonalble people, you are absolutely correct.  With PC, a man needs to be extremely careful what he says and does.  Also, I don't think the neighbor is a reasonalble person, nor her boyfriend.  In today's world, I think Test said it rather well:

"Officer, he chased me down and bragged about how he eavesdropped on my daughter and then he told the most scandalous lies about her!!! I've never been so mortified and afraid in my entire life, I do declare!!! Mercy me, I think I may faint."   and so on.

It appears that waiting was a very good course of action and I hope that ends the neighbor noise problem.

Last edited by CeeJer53 (2007-07-01 1:29 pm)

scottycub wrote:

Dr. Who wrote:

Make an audio recording, and then send it to them as a present.

I did that on a cruise one time.  A couple did nothing but bitch and argue at every meal.  On the third day (out of 10) our table bought a nice bottle of wine for the argumentative couple.  When the wine arrived we all went over to their table and we sang, "Happy Divorce to You, Happy Divorce to You"!

Anyone care to guess what happened next?

You got a wine bottle on the head?

scottycub wrote:

Dr. Who wrote:

Make an audio recording, and then send it to them as a present.

I did that on a cruise one time.  A couple did nothing but bitch and argue at every meal.  On the third day (out of 10) our table bought a nice bottle of wine for the argumentative couple.  When the wine arrived we all went over to their table and we sang, "Happy Divorce to You, Happy Divorce to You"!

Anyone care to guess what happened next?

No!   Do tell!