Crazy Neighbor What Do I do?

[dave90210]

For the past year I have a neighbor that pounds on my walls. He lives bellow me. I asked him why is he pounding on my walls, he denies it and says I would never do that. Every time i hear the pounding he's home, when he leaves I never hear it. He does it every fucking day and often he wakes me up while pounding the walls.

My apartment manager won't do shit and I'm losing my patience, what can I do? I gave him the benefit of the doubt to think it's the pipes. He would have to have the water on all fucking day which I highly doubt because the pounding happens allot. Plus I share the pipes with the whole building and I never hear shit when the guys not home and if it was the pipes I would hear it from other neighbors also. Another dead giveaway the knocking is in sequence like someone is pounding not a pipe knocking noise which is very distinct

What are my options?

[Spunky]

File a complaint with the rental tenancy dept
Tenant Rights/U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

[SBJ]

Originally Posted by dave90210

For the past year I have a neighbor that pounds on my walls. He lives bellow me.

So he lives below you but pounds on your walls? huh? So he comes upstairs and pounds on your walls?

Why don't you just go down and tell him if he continues pounding that you will be pounding on his head.

[SuckOnThis]

Start spraying some of this shit in the vents.

[Struggle4Bucks]

Originally Posted by dave90210

For the past year I have a neighbor that pounds on my walls. He lives bellow me. I asked him why is he pounding on my walls, he denies it and says I would never do that. Every time i hear the pounding he's home, when he leaves I never hear it. He does it every fucking day and often he wakes me up while pounding the walls.

My apartment manager won't do shit and I'm losing my patience, what can I do? I gave him the benefit of the doubt to think it's the pipes. He would have to have the water on all fucking day which I highly doubt because the pounding happens allot. Plus I share the pipes with the whole building and I never hear shit when the guys not home and if it was the pipes I would hear it from other neighbors also. Another dead giveaway the knocking is in sequence like someone is pounding not a pipe knocking noise which is very distinct

What are my options?

Just start pounding on his walls when he's asleep. When he comes asking you about just deny it and say that you lately don't hear any poundings anymore. When he stops pounding you stop pounding ... Idiots are like dogs... they must learn the Pavlov thing... that when you do a. then b. will happen. If you don't do a. then b. doesn't happen.

[cosis]

chop him up. No one will miss and asshole like that.

[VikingMan]

Ever think he is pounding on his ceiling instead of on the walls??? If he is pounding on the ceiling then his denial of pounding on the walls would be technically accurate.

[SBJ]

Originally Posted by VikingMan

Ever think he is pounding on his ceiling instead of on the walls??? If he is pounding on the ceiling then his denial of pounding on the walls would be technically accurate.

That is what I thought the first time I read it too.. But it doesn't sound like OP is that bright with his spelling of "bellow" and "allot"

[The Porn Nerd]

Tell (insert GFY poster here) to pipe the fuck down.

[gnawledge]

I've lived in shitty apartments where people are filthy animal pieces of shit. You bet your ass he's doing it. And he's probably a drunk and doing stupid shit because he's a lonely fuck. Tell him once more about your observations. He's home and there's banging. He's gone and it's quiet. See what he says. Just be to the point and tell him it's done from this point on.

If it continues, mail a bag of dicks or glitter to him with obscure messages. Or just super glue the keyhole to his door shut. Make subtle inconveniences for him.

Calling people gets you nowhere. It's time for action.

[dave90210]

I'll do that, I told my manager also and he's going to come over and listen to it and try to evict the guy

Originally Posted by Spunky

File a complaint with the rental tenancy dept
Tenant Rights/U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

[CurrentlySober]

Originally Posted by SuckOnThis

Start spraying some of this shit in the vents.

Thats what I use for deodorant...

[kane]

Record the sound on your phone or camera then email to the manager or play it for the manager unless you can get them there live.

I had shitty downstairs neighbors once who insisted on blaring their shitting EDM music all day long so loudly it rattled my windows and vibrated the floors. I asked them a few times to turn it down and they would, only to turn it back up 30 minutes later.

I called the manager and said he would send them a letter. When that didn't fix it I recorded the sound and emailed to the manager. This time he came over to my place and heard it himself. He told them to keep it down or he would take action. It kind of worked. I had to report them twice more then they got pissy with me and thought I was an asshole. Eventually they just moved out.

Of course, after they left the apartment was empty for a few months then another couple moved in that played the TV really loud and constantly argued.

Eventually I got so sick of dealing with the animals in this complex it was me that moved out.

[Google Expert]

Pound on your floor. Start practicing basketball at 4 AM or something.

[MiamiBoyz]

Originally Posted by kane

Record the sound on your phone or camera then email to the manager or play it for the manager unless you can get them there live.

I had shitty downstairs neighbors once who insisted on blaring their shitting EDM music all day long so loudly it rattled my windows and vibrated the floors. I asked them a few times to turn it down and they would, only to turn it back up 30 minutes later.

I called the manager and said he would send them a letter. When that didn't fix it I recorded the sound and emailed to the manager. This time he came over to my place and heard it himself. He told them to keep it down or he would take action. It kind of worked. I had to report them twice more then they got pissy with me and thought I was an asshole. Eventually they just moved out.

Of course, after they left the apartment was empty for a few months then another couple moved in that played the TV really loud and constantly argued.

Eventually I got so sick of dealing with the animals in this complex it was me that moved out.

If you are constantly having problems with neighbors then you are the bad neighbor...I am just saying.

[stoka]

fuck neighbors

[Getfifi Robert]

Call 311 when he starts doing it! Get the POPO to stop by! Get an official police report and turn it into the management. I leased apartments for years. That's what we always told people to do. We were never there when people would show out.

[Tasty1]

- Maybe just friendly ask him to stop it and ask what is going on?
- Ask other neighbours if they have problems also and sent him a letter.

[BlackCrayon]

sometimes toilets flushing can make a kind of pounding sound but who knows. living in an apartment sucks.

[Relic]

Originally Posted by BlackCrayon

living in an apartment sucks.

It's not really living at all.

[Rochard]

You live in... an apartment?

[crockett]

Originally Posted by dave90210

What are my options?

Move..you said it's been a year, your lease should be up. Find a better dump..

If the noise follows you to the new place, see a shrink because Bill O'Riley has driven you crazy.

[CaptainHowdy]

Originally Posted by stoka

fuck neighbors

My dream house. And I love lavender.

[seeandsee]

what the fuck that idiots do? smahing walls?

[brassmonkey]

[Sednub997]

Ah you have to be nice with him and get a little closer with him so he wont do it any more

[moln4r]

Invite him to drink a few beers, drunk people tell the truth. :D

[Bladewire]

Originally Posted by dave90210

What are my options?

1) Don't walk like a flatfoot when you're in an upstairs unit. He can hear you downstairs.

2) Don't stand when you piss. He can hear you downstairs.

3) Don't walk like a flatfoot when stomping up the stairs. He can hear you downstairs.

He's being passive aggressive because you're a loud upstairs neighbor.

[Sly]

Originally Posted by dave90210

I'll do that, I told my manager also and he's going to come over and listen to it and try to evict the guy

Do you still live in California?

Nobody is getting evicted. Especially over that. You are screwed and your landlords have minimal recourse.

California has ridiculous tenant protection. Move.

[C H R I S]

Move....

[VikingMan]

Get a high sensitivity microphone and put the carpet or flooring up a bit. Place the microphone directly against the floor board and record everything. You will probably pick up conversations and other info. Once you have something embarrassing or incriminating just leave a copy of the recording on his door step and leave a note that asks if he wants those recordings to be put on youtube. As far as I know it would be completely legal.

[romeo22]

Originally Posted by stoka

fuck neighbors

perfect answer

[JFK]

Originally Posted by VikingMan

Ever think he is pounding on his ceiling instead of on the walls??? If he is pounding on the ceiling then his denial of pounding on the walls would be technically accurate.

what, are you a lawyer ?

[xXXtesy10]

Originally Posted by brassmonkey

I agree with gangmember crip

[tammix]

Originally Posted by VikingMan

Ever think he is pounding on his ceiling instead of on the walls??? If he is pounding on the ceiling then his denial of pounding on the walls would be technically accurate.

if hes doing this that means he doesnt like your foot steps and noise as well from above, he just in retaliation, a way of saying "have this too"
thats why I always request the highest floor in apts, hotel rooms, private table dance rooms, etc

[woj]

Originally Posted by VikingMan

Get a high sensitivity microphone and put the carpet or flooring up a bit. Place the microphone directly against the floor board and record everything. You will probably pick up conversations and other info. Once you have something embarrassing or incriminating just leave a copy of the recording on his door step and leave a note that asks if he wants those recordings to be put on youtube. As far as I know it would be completely legal.

...or connect the mic to an audio delay effect box, set it to a few seconds, hook it up to an amp, then to a subwoofer... then have hours of fun as you listen to the idiot bang on the wall, then hear the reflection back few seconds later...

[fistinface]

You can start fucking with him, or move out. That's it.

[kane]

Originally Posted by MiamiBoyz

If you are constantly having problems with neighbors then you are the bad neighbor...I am just saying.

I can assure you it wasn't me. I went out of my way to be quiet and in other apartments I had lived in never had any issues. This particular complex was run by a manager who didn't care and would rent to anyone who had the first month's rent. I didn't know that when I moved in. When they got rid of that manager they found out about 30% of the residents hadn't paid rent in months and she had done nothing about it.

[SilentKnight]

1. Move outta the ghetto.

2. Failing that - buy a hammer drill and use it on your floors late night. Hammer drills tend to reverberate throughout an entire structure and are annoying as fuck.

3. You're welcome.

[Spunky]

You can only use a "hammer drill" a few times until you eventually break through the floor and commit a felony unfortunately.Send Guido over to break his wrists so he cant do that anymore

[CurrentlySober]

Originally Posted by fistinface

You can start fucking with him, or move out. That's it.

But what if he doesn't find his neighbour sexually attractive?

[SilentKnight]

Originally Posted by Spunky

You can only use a "hammer drill" a few times until you eventually break through the floor and commit a felony unfortunately.

You put a chunk of 2x4 on the floor and drill that. Or an old brick.

[Mr Pheer]

Buy a pair of combat boots and start riverdancing.

[SilentKnight]

Originally Posted by Mr Pheer

Buy a pair of combat boots and start riverdancing.

We'd require a Ytube video as proof.

[ITraffic]

stop being so fucking loud.