I live in a building made up of two flats. I live upstairs and ever since I bought this place my life has been made a living hell by whoever lives downstairs. The ones that have just been evicted were a couple of drug taking 18 years old lads that had gangs of mates round every night playing music, leaving rubbish and empty beer cans everywhere and acting like freaks sometimes until 6 or 7 in the morning. The landlord of the downstairs flat doesn't seem to care who he lets in. He doesn't have to live above them! It's made worse by the fact that the brat in the house next door seems to latch onto whatever lowlife moves into the flat below, and then he brings his scumbag friends into the equation as well. My property gets used as a dumping ground, doss house and drug den. It makes my life a misery. Does anyone else share my plight? Any ideas what I could do besides going on a killing spree?
I don't quite have the same problem, but I used to have neigbors that would hold some crazy crap on the front lawn, not sure what it was, but needless to say I've moved since then. Anyway, unfortunately the only thing you can really do is just move (or just listen to old loveline episodes to help you relax, theres a link in my signature for that route . Sry thats just my way of relaxing, keeping from getting pissed off or falling asleep generally.)
tough situation u r in. u cant fight with them. So either move on or play a music louder then them and cal some friends from here to join u and have a bigger party. let them realize then.
Get your own back. Break in when they are out and put prawns in the curtain rail. Thats a guddon, STINKS! Get some loud speakers and play classical constantly. Just piss them off.
God, I feel so bad for you. Are you renting or do you own your home? Is moving an option? But before that, have you tried complaining to your council? I don't know the ins and outs of the law but I am sure they would deal with the landlord. When they are particularly noisy can you phone the Noise Pollution people, if they are called out more than a few times to the same address and the people are noisy they can take them to court. I haven't researched all my facts properly. Go and see your Citizens Advice Bureau about taking your landlord to court - you can sue him. But prior to that, have you actually spoken to the landlord? I would complain in writing and also make a phone call, keeping copies and making notes of when you called and if you have no response that you have grounds against him. Like I said, I haven't checked all my facts out but there is definitely something you can do to hopefully end this.
Move, trying to fight takes too much energy and if you do get them kicked out, sounds like the next week you'll get brand new trouble and have to start all over again
Thanks for your empathy and advice folks. I do own my place yes, so I feel even more aggrieved that I have to put up with this. Moving isn't really an option at the moment, not only because I can't afford to, but my flat would probably be in negative equity right now thanks to these miserable economic times. I've tried to get hold of the landlord but he doesn't want to speak to me. I've left notes for him and I had a number for him at one point but he must have changed it because it's a dead line now. I have spoken to the council (and the police actually) about the little bar steward next door but there's not a lot they can do. They speak to the parents, who take very little notice and then it just carries on. Citizens Advice might be a good next move actually, good advice VelvetGirl. I did try the big party option once as well, which was a good way to make myself feel better, at least for that one occasion. Prawns in the curtain rail is a funny suggestion but I'm not sure its practical. I like your thinking though!
Sabotage. Electrical failures. Turning off hot water. Heating/Ac Failure. There are books out there about annoying your neighbours to make them move.
Is it legal to take drug in your country ? ( I don't think so. ) If not, I suggest you ask the police to investigate and bring them to the court .
It's so sad to know that you're having a hard time because of your neighbors who doesn't really care at all. I think you must report them to the police immediately.
That sucks! If I were you I every time they get loud I would throw stink bombs at their door. This will create a pattern that every time they get loud it stinks. Pardon the pun. You can always move but this is worth a shot.
Hi there, my advice is try make a friends with them, If you found there are drug addict, you have to make a report to police, locate the time, so that police can make a move, but try a nicer way first.. "if we cannot defeat them join them", just my opinion.
I do wanna say in order to have a nice home our neighbors are very important. It's is hard to have a sweet home if our neighbors are our enemies. Therefore try to be a good friend of them first and tell them what you do not like.
It's so simple just call police as your neightbours are drug addict it means it is against law plus they are making noise pollution till late night that's also against law, so simply call police.
I feel for you, there is nothing worse than neighbors that are like that, I really don't have any advice for you except that if you don't own and moving is an option then maybe go with the latter. I really hope that you come right, thats no way to live for anybody.