{State of Michigan}
First of all, thanks for taking the time to read this
Hi, I live in an apartment building and several tenants are very noisy. This goes against the lease building rules:
"tenants....will not disturb by noise, music, radios and television"
and my city's noise ordinance:
'it is unlawful to operate equipment that disturbs your neighbors'
I've documented the noise, but now its coming from ANOTHER apartment at random times, too!
So far I've called the police twice for the radio/partying next door - with drunk college girls overflowing into the hallway. I can't believe nobody else has complained! I've heard their party bass six times, always at night. I emailed the landlord about it the last time and received no phone call. Instead, I luckily? happened to run into the maintenance guy (apparently contracted out by the landlord - not hired directly) who asked about the email I sent the landlord, how many times I called the police and how many times the noise has been loud. He knocked on their door and they weren't home. No follow up from the janitor or the landlord, either.
Today, the new guy across the hall apparently moved in his BOSE (or similarly loud) speaker system and his bass woke me up. When I opened my door, it sounded like a concert in the hallway from his apartment, literally loud as if real instruments were playing right there.
So, the next door neighbor only stops when the cops show up, the neighbor across the hall is new - and my landlord hasn't responded in writing to my first complaint.
I want to break my lease if this keeps up. I could easily rent a house in a quiet neighborhood for the price I pay here. It was quiet for 3 months and there is nothing to make me think the landlord is enforcing anything the proper way or that they even care. The place isn't cheap for the area and the noise is against the city law and my lease, what should I do next?
Thank you!
First of all, thanks for taking the time to read this
Hi, I live in an apartment building and several tenants are very noisy. This goes against the lease building rules:
"tenants....will not disturb by noise, music, radios and television"
and my city's noise ordinance:
'it is unlawful to operate equipment that disturbs your neighbors'
I've documented the noise, but now its coming from ANOTHER apartment at random times, too!
So far I've called the police twice for the radio/partying next door - with drunk college girls overflowing into the hallway. I can't believe nobody else has complained! I've heard their party bass six times, always at night. I emailed the landlord about it the last time and received no phone call. Instead, I luckily? happened to run into the maintenance guy (apparently contracted out by the landlord - not hired directly) who asked about the email I sent the landlord, how many times I called the police and how many times the noise has been loud. He knocked on their door and they weren't home. No follow up from the janitor or the landlord, either.
Today, the new guy across the hall apparently moved in his BOSE (or similarly loud) speaker system and his bass woke me up. When I opened my door, it sounded like a concert in the hallway from his apartment, literally loud as if real instruments were playing right there.
So, the next door neighbor only stops when the cops show up, the neighbor across the hall is new - and my landlord hasn't responded in writing to my first complaint.
I want to break my lease if this keeps up. I could easily rent a house in a quiet neighborhood for the price I pay here. It was quiet for 3 months and there is nothing to make me think the landlord is enforcing anything the proper way or that they even care. The place isn't cheap for the area and the noise is against the city law and my lease, what should I do next?
Thank you!