Noise Complaint From Downstairs Tenant - Landlord Forum thread 348870

Noise Complaint From Downstairs Tenant by Jeff (CO) on October 21, 2016 @16:30

This is a first for me, and I have been doing this for a while. A tenant below another in a fourplex has recently complained about a lot of noise from upstairs. Things being dropped, a cat running all around, jarring noises late at night and early in the morning, etc.

Both the upstairs and downstairs tenants in question have been there for 2 or 3 years. Nice to deal with.

I wrote to the upstairs tenant, and of course they were taken aback, but responded saying that they would be quieter. They were for a while, but I am again getting noise complaints.

Any suggestions? This is a tough one.

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Re: Noise Complaint From Downstairs Tenant by Garry on October 21, 2016 @17:36	[ Reply ]

Is the upstairs apartment mostly carpeted, or do you have hardwood floors there? Do both tenants get along with each other? Do they even know each other? Sometimes upper/lower Ts never cross each others path, even though they are in the same building. It just depends on the layout of the building. You might try writing a letter to both Ts, telling both that they need to be considerate of each other. Who knows------maybe the upper T can sometimes hear noises coming from the lower apartment, too.

Re: Noise Complaint From Downstairs Tenant by Micah on October 23, 2016 @11:02	[ Reply ]

It's called living in a multiunit. You are going to hear your neighbors in the building. Not your problem.