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Neighbor Won’t Tolerate Any Noise, Gets Taught A Lesson For Her Nasty Attitude
Apartment living has its advantages and drawbacks. The upside is that you get to stay in a cozy, easy-to-maintain space with a balcony if you’re lucky. However, the downside is that you deal with the occasional nuisance neighbor in the same building.
A woman had to handle the latter situation when her downstairs neighbor complained about her light hammering while doing a craft project. After receiving threats of violence and getting the cops called on her, she pulled off a clever, petty revenge plot.
The story’s author is planning more actions against the entitled neighbor, who also committed a few violations. You’ll find the entire text below, along with reader comments.
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A woman had been threatened with violence by her downstairs neighbor while she was working on a craft project
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After failing to reason with the individual, the author exacted a clever petty revenge plot
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Noise is a top complaint among neighbors, especially in apartments
Those who have lived in an apartment have likely experienced a noise complaint from their neighbors. Sometimes, these scenarios happen even if their grievances aren’t warranted, as the story shows.
According to FindLaw, 48% of neighbor disputes are caused by one person not appreciating the noise levels coming from next door. This begs the important question: How do people resolve these noise issues?
49% say they’ve discussed the matter with their neighbors, while 27% had law enforcement involved. 15% spoke with their homeowner’s association.
According to Kelly Legal Group, noise disputes usually become tense arguments because the offender is too stubborn or the complainant unnecessarily escalates things. It may also be challenging to settle such problems because it can be difficult to prove if the neighbor was at fault.
Based on the story, the neighbor approached the situation aggressively, making threats of violence and having the police involved. For realtor Ed Constable, doing so only worsens what could’ve been an easily solvable matter.
In an article for his website, Constable suggests a docile approach, such as leaving a note instead of having a direct dialogue. He also advises against using accusatory statements and instead focusing on the issue without the person’s connection to it.
“Most people are willing to help when they realize they have been disrupting someone else,” Constable wrote.
The neighbor handled the situation inappropriately and could’ve done without making threats. Now, they are facing potential sanctions because of previous violations.
Readers offered their suggestions in support of the woman’s actions
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Tiger 2 weeks ago
I had a neighbour once who would NOT STOP SINGING. Had a nice voice, she was fairly talented, but she would sing the entire time she was home. All day, non-stop. Constant. 9am to well after 9pm. Bylaw said loud noises prohibited after 11pm but she’d do karaoke well into the night, often the same songs over and over again until like 3am while I was trying to sleep. She clearly loved the sound of her own voice and would sing the same two lyrics over and over again 30 times for her TikTok while I was trying to sleep at 2am. After asking her to be quiet MANY times - I worked 8-5 and started leaving my computer loudly blasting “bad karaoke” the entire time I was at work. Bad YouTube karaoke channels are hilarious 😂 Only took a day or two to solve the problem, she got the hint. INCREDIBLY PETTY OF ME but this was 10 years ago when I was in my early 20s and still thought being rude was the way to solve my problems. I wouldn’t do it this way now but it’s still a satisfying memory 😌
Roberta Surprenant 2 weeks ago
In my experience, Bach organ fugues have a wonderful "resonance".
DC 2 weeks ago
The comment stating they used the 1812 overture ... that's exactly what I'd do. In other cases, "Symphonie in vier Takten" has proven to be a record every household should have. It was issued by Daimler-Benz to celebrate 100 years of automobiles in 1986 and includes some very enjoyable tunes - pre war race cars and even the C-111, "recorded from the engine bay on a usual strip of Autobahn, unlimited", and it delivers. Every time, they stop their finding-out missions after the abovementioned drove straight through their flat, along the bed, and out again. I may have some recorded airplane take offs somewhere, that I could employ, too... But, for the last few years, the neighbours were pretty decent...
Tiger 2 weeks ago
I had a neighbour once who would NOT STOP SINGING. Had a nice voice, she was fairly talented, but she would sing the entire time she was home. All day, non-stop. Constant. 9am to well after 9pm. Bylaw said loud noises prohibited after 11pm but she’d do karaoke well into the night, often the same songs over and over again until like 3am while I was trying to sleep. She clearly loved the sound of her own voice and would sing the same two lyrics over and over again 30 times for her TikTok while I was trying to sleep at 2am. After asking her to be quiet MANY times - I worked 8-5 and started leaving my computer loudly blasting “bad karaoke” the entire time I was at work. Bad YouTube karaoke channels are hilarious 😂 Only took a day or two to solve the problem, she got the hint. INCREDIBLY PETTY OF ME but this was 10 years ago when I was in my early 20s and still thought being rude was the way to solve my problems. I wouldn’t do it this way now but it’s still a satisfying memory 😌
Roberta Surprenant 2 weeks ago
In my experience, Bach organ fugues have a wonderful "resonance".
DC 2 weeks ago
The comment stating they used the 1812 overture ... that's exactly what I'd do. In other cases, "Symphonie in vier Takten" has proven to be a record every household should have. It was issued by Daimler-Benz to celebrate 100 years of automobiles in 1986 and includes some very enjoyable tunes - pre war race cars and even the C-111, "recorded from the engine bay on a usual strip of Autobahn, unlimited", and it delivers. Every time, they stop their finding-out missions after the abovementioned drove straight through their flat, along the bed, and out again. I may have some recorded airplane take offs somewhere, that I could employ, too... But, for the last few years, the neighbours were pretty decent...
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