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Hi all,
Sorry – long post!
I have some new neighbours that have moved in a month ago, and haven’t really got off to a good start. My apartment block is 12 small one bedroom units, 2 storeys. I’ve been there 3 years and never had noise issues with upstairs, with the exception of a woman building furniture on the floor at midnight whilst wearing headphones, who stopped immediately and apologised profusely.
Apparently since that time, the previous owners put down floorboards and sold to another person, who is listed as owner/occupier. However it is his son and friend(s) living in the apartment. For the past two weeks – all I’ve heard is them stomping around, their conversations (not the words, just the voices, and occasionally yelling or loud laughter), them coughing, I can even hear them peeing in the toilet! They have bunk beds in the bedroom and whichever one sleeps in the top one, JUMPS down whenever he gets up (usually at about 6am). They slam the door and screen whenever they leave or enter, and also slam cupboards and drawers. I can hear all this with the TV on at a normal volume, and with the doors / windows closed.
Apart from this, they’ve had numerous parties, which go to all hours, and usually involve their friends spilling onto the walkway on the 2nd floor (which is a walkway, not balcony, therefore common property). Not to mention all the obscenities and language coming from them or their guests.
I’ve tried to be nice – I really have. I’ve been upstairs 3 times on my own to ask them politely to keep it down – that I can hear EVERYTHING they do, that perhaps some mats or not slamming the door might be helpful to reduce to problem. I’ve been greeted with “yeah, whatever” or “yeah, ok”. I’ve been upstairs with a neighbour’s male partner to see if they would take THAT more seriously – we were greeted with “we’re having a housewarming, want a beer?”
Even when they go out, which appears to be most nights, they return & slam the door, thump around, talk loudly in their lounge room (which I can hear in my bedroom), so I actually lie awake dreading whatever time they’re going to get home and the noise will begin.
I walked to my parents house in my pajamas on Friday night at 1:16am because they got home from wherever they were and starting yelling and joking and thumping on the floor, and then stayed at my parents home for three nights, because every time I went home… thump, thump, thump, slam, crash, slam, bang, rattle…
I’ve contact strata three times, and they’ve been very helpful – they have contacted the owner, he said he’d talk to his son, but that they should also send the son a letter “so he knows its serious”. This letter is still sitting in the mailbox, because he and his roommate are young and don’t seem to realise adults get mail!
I’ve hesitated in calling the police assistance line to complain, because I don’t want to waste their time with thumping and talking and things. But I’m at my wits end – I’m starting to dread driving home, waiting for the noise, or knowing its coming. This is actually making me physically ill – headaches, stomach upsets, lack of sleep, stress, high blood pressure.
Are there any other suggestions for ways to let them know this can’t continue? (I’m keeping a noise log.) And since the owner isn’t ACTUALLY the occupier, is there some other action I can take?
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