What to do about neighbors who had loud party last night on Tuesday night
First off, as a disclaimer, I'm not an old man, and I usually don't complain and wouldn't have if it had been the weekend, or recieved the courtesy of the neighbor informing me of their intentions.
A bit of background:
I've lived in my apartment/townhouse which is on the main level in since I bought it new in 06'
The unit above was purchased as investment real-estate and has always had tenant. I've not had an issue with the tenant(s) until the last one arrived back in September.
There are contributing events leading up to my actions, such as on the night she moved in, her BF or whatever at the time, backed up his Jeep Cherokee right up over a side/walk blvd, over gravel and grass at 11:30 PM, causing a rather distrubing racket.
We formally called in a noise complaints through our condo board, and had talked with her over the course of the last couple months. Though she had initially attempted to deny the claim, she has definately been more aware of her noisyness (stomping up/down staircase, late night fiasco's)
That was until last night: Tuesday Dec 15th/09
In the sequential order of what occured:
11:30 PM: I come home from Soccer
As I sit in my car for a minute or two to sort some mail.
They pull up in their space, besides mine, and wave high. I wave back. I see that they are carrying some beer upstairs... not a problem
11:30 - 12:00 AM - I start getting ready for bed, take a shower etc... I can hear alot of "thumping" around upstairs, but in significantly more volume than before. I'm hearing people run up and down the staircase, people talking/yelling loudly...
I open the window, and more and more people are arriving.
12:00 AM - Behavior continues, and even more people pull up to the house, parking in stalls that even belong to residents.
12:00-12:45 AM - Cannot sleep, can hear music, loud voices and footsteps/thumps throughout the townhome/apt.
I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE, WE HAVE CONCRETE FLOORS
My spouce gets up at 6:00 AM to go to work, this was getting out of hand, and we were infuriated.
12:45 AM - I ring the doorbell, and she "the tenant" answers. She apologies and says they are just having a small gathering, and that they'll keep it down. By small gathering, I could probably guess that there had been at least 10-12 people in the unit partying loudly.
12:45-1:30 AM - I am able to hear her telling everyone to be quieter and more courtious... doesn't help. In fact I hear drunk voices saying, eff them, and deliberately stomp around on purpose. I could clearly articulate the conversations, of which she had tried to apply some restraints on her guests, but fails miserably.
I hear people leaving and arriving still throughout this period. Some hystarical girl screaming, things being dropped.
Again, hear more and more comments on how "bull-shit" her neighbors are etc, and more deliberate acts of noise.
There are people on the balcony talking loudly, and can be clearly heard in the complex. I was about to lose it.... but I figured as this wasn't the first time that I had made a complaint about noise, that this time, further action was reqiured.
1:30 AM - I contact the authorities via the non-emergency number. I know our bi-laws and official complaints can result in a penalties to both the tenant and owner.
1:30 - 2:13 AM - Behavior continues, and in fact is louder. Assuming that more alcohol, amonst things, were consumed.
2:14 AM - Police arrive... they knock on the door, and speak with the tenant, but don't go upstairs. They give a warning, as per protocol.
While this is occuring, I hear panic upstairs, agrument insues, and I hear people saying "throw it out the back window". Its not my business, but it isn't eavesdropping is it, when you can hear yelling through concrete floors?
2:14-2:30 AM - Tenant tells several individuals to be quiet... I hear people yelling, this is BS, and deliberately yelling "your neighbors are assholes".
Tenant instructs individuals to leave... and so some do. As this occurs, things become quiet...
2:30-2:40 AM - Begin hearing angry voices arguing, and hearing a male and female's voice stating "I'm going to eff those ashsole up" etc..
2:40 AM - Tenant and her friends go downstairs and hop into their vehicle, but just prior, a blond friend of hers, walks right up to our window and yells: "call the cops" "eff you" on the top of her lungs.
Now, since then... its was quiet. I was awaken as they came back home at close to 4:00 AM, but there was no malice to their actions.
Again, I'm not a "sensitive" sleeper, and its not that I was eaves dropping into their conversation. There was no invasion of privicy, except for ours. Its not that we can even ignore what was happening or was being said, as it echo'd through my home.
Unfortunately after that fiasco, like typical people, we still had to get up and go to work. Bright eye'd and bushy tailed
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