[Leslie]

@zerobullying said:
Hi Leslie, I also have neighbours (tenants) that bang on walls. My neighbour is a drinker and invites teenage boys to live with him and they have also had a rubbish problem and so on. I engaged the free community lawyer who wrote to the caretaker and for now the banging has stopped. Also, the caretaker has made the neighbour clean up some of his mess, but unfortunately he is still there.  

Thank you zerobullying for sharing your story and for making me not feel so alone. Our neighbour also bangs on the walls and creeps around them when we are using the bathroom which is very upsetting and intimidating for my elderly mother and myself. I called the Police last week and they have come out to speak with him and the banging on walls has at least improved. It looks like we will be going down the NCAT path again as we can smell his residence in our unit. I work in mental health and have tried to get neighbour some help (even offered to take his rubbish down to the bin station for him. Unfortunately, he doesn’t want to accept help. We are both unit owners. My mother and I have considered selling, however the bottom has fallen out of the property market now and we would lose too much money. Also, potential buyers would find out history and would not want to touch our unit.

Thank you once again for sharing your experiences and insight.

[Leslie]

@BONNIE L said:
Hi, Sounds very stressful; also must be for the neighbour, especially if neighbour’s mother is difficult.   

Actually, the mother is mine not the neighbour’s and I work in the mental health field and have provided the neighbour with information about support services. He does not work, however was able to pay over $15000 for mould removal, carpet cleaning and Strata legal fees. I have tried the concerned approach and he was putting his rubbish outside his door and my mother or I were taking it down for him.

It’s very hard to be concerned and not angry when you are kept awake night after night and have to hold down a full time job as well as care for your elderly mother. It’s not very nice either when you can smell a stench coming from his place into your own kitchen and are inhaling carcinogenics on a regular basis because the place would be overrun with vermin. Perhaps it’s time to call the Police. How would you like banging on your bathroom walls every time you shower or use the bathroom?

[Author]

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