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[elly427]

Flist! I need your help and/or advice!

My downstairs neighbour sometimes plays loud, bass-y music. I know I am extra sensitive to bass, but at this point my entire living room is vibrating. It's pretty much midnight here (Midnight on a Saturday, but I gots places to be in the morning.)

HALP. What do I do?

Please to note I am a single lady, and not super comfortable going to talk to them alone. Plus: in my pjs. If I leave a note tomorrow, is that too passive agressive? Do I call the building manager and get her to talk to them? Or the property manager from whom I rent?

Comments

[mylittleredgirl.livejournal.com]

Oh noes! Do you know who they are? Do they seem like assholes who would flip out on you or are they pretty chill?

If they seem like the sort of people who would be all "OMG I'm sorry!" then leave a nice note, otherwise you could talk to the building manager. They probably have a form letter or something they slip under people's doors.

[elly427.livejournal.com]

Ack! This is part of the problem! I only know the male half of the pair by sight because I've bumped into him in the hallway. Otherwise I would be less uncertain about approaching them!

I'm thinking I will give the manager a try. Sigh. Don't want to make a fuss, but still . . .

[cirakaite.livejournal.com]

I agree with the person above - if you know they're not likely to react badly/take it as an excuse to turn up the music more or be aggressive about it, write a polite note and stick it beneath the door. They might genuinely not realise how far bass carries in a building. If you don't know them, or they're assholes, go via the building manager and ask to remain anonymous.

If it gets super-late and the music's really loud and you want an immediate solution, the police should respond to noise complaints - I think the non-emergency line is generally open all night?

[elly427.livejournal.com]

Things, thankfully, got quiet before 1am. I wish I knew the couple downstairs better - I only know them to see them. Otherwise this would be some much easier@

[sarmoti.livejournal.com]

Don't leave a note! My downstairs neighbor once left a note on my door about being loud (I wasn't loud, but whatever) and I was like "WTF? Either talk to me or tell the property manager, but don't leave some stinkin' note." But maybe that's just me.

If it's an ongoing issue I would either talk to them (some other time when not in your pj's) or talk to the property manager or whoever it is that deals with resident issues. Are you the only neighbor, like the loud person would know it was you who complained, or are their other neighbors around? It might not matter either way, but it can be more comfortable if it's an anonymous complaint and not "Elly says that you're loud." :) I hope it works out - some of us just need to sleep in quiet!

[elly427.livejournal.com]

Yikes! Ok, no note! I'm going to have a chat with the property manager this week. I suspect I am not the only one to complain - they've been super silent since Saturday.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

My response is usually to put on something extremely loud and play it until I fall asleep. Which is probably not helpful.

[elly427.livejournal.com]

I was thisclose to resorting to ear plugs but they stopped just before I headed to bed. I did try stomping around some, but I think your suggestion will work in the future, yes.

[asta77.livejournal.com]

I hate confrontation with people I don't know so I would call the building manager and let them deal with it. Of course, the one time I had to do it it involved a screaming as well as physical fight that caused another person in the building to call the police and the guilty party was evicted the next day. It could be worse! ;)

[elly427.livejournal.com]

This is my course of action, I think. That's why they pay the manager, right?

(Ugh, your situation sounds terrible. So sorry you had to go through that.)

[greycoupon.livejournal.com]

I used to have a neighbor that listened to reggae at ear shattering volume at 3am on weekdays. Or they watched sitcoms with the volume all the way up. I guess that made them funnier. I complained to building management. Didn't help but they moved luckily.

I'd call management. A note can be ignored or taken badly.

[elly427.livejournal.com]

Management it is! This is why I posted! Everyone is so helpful!