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We've been having a nutty time with our trashy neighbors who moved in a few months ago. Here's a letter I'm going to give to the property manager. Would you change anything?

Dear X,

This letter is to update you on the living situation about which we have previously spoken to you.

We met with you on September 22, 2006 regarding the difficulties we were having with the new neighbors directly below us. We requested guidance on how to deal with a situation which was becoming more aggressive on their part. We described our neighbors’ loud nature which includes slamming of doors at all hours (waking us up in the middle of the night) and yelling profanities. In addition, there has been drug use, graphically sexual activities in the parking lot, and a Hispanic male visitor who stands outside their apartment entrance staring us down as we enter our residence. We described the fact that they’d started banging on their ceiling (our floor) and lately, they have begun playing very loud music with a strong bass, shaking our living room floor.

This afternoon, I approached R [front office chick]regarding teenagers that jump into the complex from over the wall adjacent to our unit. This morning, footprints were noted on the trunk of our car parked directly under the carport, adjacent to the wall that they use. She stated that she was aware of the problem and that she didn’t believe that they lived on the property. Later that day, the teenagers that I’ve seen jump over the wall were using scooters outside our residence. I approached them and mentioned the footprints on my car that. I stated that if there is damage to my car again, the police will be called.

While speaking to the teens, our downstairs neighbors came onto their patio and began yelling obscenities at me. The mother, the teenage daughter and the child were all yelling absurd obscenities about me being “too f’ing old to have kids, too f’ing wrinkled”. The child was being encouraged to yell. I did not respond. I entered my residence and still heard them yelling. When friends of the teens came to pick them up, the three downstairs began waving at them, yelling “you’re our friends, hi neighbors”. The teenagers did not respond and seemed not to know them. I suppose that this was a childish attempt to befriend people who cause us trouble.

This has reached a point that is neither reasonable nor tolerable. When we met with you, you proposed us having a meeting with the neighbors to discuss the situation. We considered this, however something that you relayed to us made us decide against the idea. You stated that they had complained to you that 1) we are banging to incite them, and 2) one of us told them that we would get them kicked out because of the way they appear. These statements lead us to believe that they are not operating in good faith.

Prior to meeting with you, we had complained about their excessive noise a total of three times in three months and two of these times we did not initiate the telephone call with the front office. One would think that if we were planning to lodge enough complaints to get them evicted, we would call to complain at every instance of excessive noise.

In fact, the one time that either of us spoke to any of them was the day after they moved in when I apologized for them needing to call you. The person I spoke with was apparently not a resident since she stated that it was her sister who had moved in and phoned in the complaint. At no time has either of us said a word to any resident of their apartment. Furthermore, since their first complaint about our walking heavily (the first night of their residency at the complex), we have considered how we walk and have attempted to do so softly. As an example, we no longer wear shoes inside the apartment, ever.

In speaking with nearby residents, we’ve been told that the noise, profanity, and male visitor who stares at people are a common concern. We’ve been told that they have lodged complaints. In our meeting with you, you stated that they hadn’t and that we should obtain their complaints in writing. We have subsequently not asked them for this as they have previously voiced concern to us over potential property damage if complaints are relayed to our neighbors. We feel that this is understandable and if we had small children as they do, we’d likely stay quiet as well.

In short, we feel that the increasingly aggressive nature of our neighbors is not tolerable. You have offered to us the option to end our lease early if we felt that we could not live under the current conditions and that is our decision. The current conditions are not habitable and there is fear for safety. We are currently seeking other options and will give you 30 days notice once we have found a suitable residence.

It’s unfortunate that it has come to this as we have had an otherwise pleasant experience at the complex over the past three plus years. We had no plans to move when our lease was up later this year. We understand the difficult situation that all of this has put you in and we appreciate your help.


Sincerely,

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