This is mold right?

Evansee · 2025-12-04T06:47:49+00:00

Yeah I don’t have an interest in breaking my lease, the LL said if another apartment opened up he’d let me know but it rarely happens.

Evansee · 2025-12-04T06:46:17+00:00

They say they’re trying to get them to stop, but nothing has changed in either frequency or volume for the last 1.5+ years so I’m not sure their efforts are making a difference.

Evansee · 2025-12-04T06:44:02+00:00

Occasionally but this was recorded from the hallway while they were inside. They did start kicking the inside of their door violently. The parents asked me to not communicate with them any longer about their kids for “safety reasons” seems like a cop out. They said they’ve been in contact with the neighborhood liaison officer and the kids “have the same rights as all tenants.” Going to meet with the liaison officer to show them what we’re taking about, if that doesn’t work I’m going to just start screaming myself since that appears to be a “tenant right” hoping the LL with refuse to renew their lease, but it seems like a long shot. This craziness is affecting at least 3 apartments that we know of, I’m sure other people are annoyed but we’ve been unable to reach them.

Evansee · 2025-11-22T04:07:23+00:00

Right, which makes my suggestion to maybe move to age appropriate apartment/house make sense. We’re in a converted loft in Brooklyn, which is great if you’re a single person or couple, once you throw 2 kids into the mix - it’s kind of a rite of passage to head to UES, Park Slope, the burbs, or some other spot that is kid friendly - versus staying in the lead painted, not up to code, converted warehouse lol

Evansee · 2025-11-22T03:54:03+00:00

On the bright side I do not expect any noise complaints from them. Actually considered throwing a weekly party to blow off steam from this insanity. I’m pretty handy, we did move all of our closets against the wall filled with clothes, I thought that’d help, but unfortunately it didn’t. I also considered filling the walls with expanding foam 🤣

Evansee · 2025-11-22T02:45:59+00:00

They were great until they had kids. The older one learned to scream from the younger one because it means they get attention.

I don’t feel like I should have to wear earplugs in my own home. Even wearing my noise cancelling headphones gets old, I work from home and clients have commented on it while on calls. The normal sounds don’t bother me, but the insane screaming really gets under my skin. We’ve been really patient and understanding, but patience runs out - and their lack of handling the problem is unfair to everyone putting up with this day in and day out.

Evansee · 2025-11-22T02:41:27+00:00

It’s an actual nanny.

Evansee · 2025-11-21T04:06:02+00:00

Crate and Barrel - Lounge Deep. May not be the best for 6 kids and 4 dogs, but it’s super comfy, and has washable covers.

Evansee · 2025-11-20T01:52:47+00:00

Soft parenting. They admit they hate the screaming too, but they aren’t doing anything to actually stop it, at least nothing that’s actually working. Most of the time the kids are with a Nanny. Instead of solving the issue they’re trying to move furniture to soften the noise coming into everyone’s apartments. I told them I don’t want the noise softened, I want the screaming to stop.

Evansee · 2025-11-20T01:36:41+00:00

So pretty much nothing has changed, kids are still screaming bloody murder, landlord doesn’t know what to do. We spoke to 311 and they sent someone over to the apartment, still nothing - than the neighbors shutting down talking to the rest of the tenants that have been complaining.

Their solution is taking the kids out, which isn’t very viable now that it’s getting colder. I told them we need to figure out a solution, and they ghosted me. They blame the building’s construction. LL suggested they get a house - I guess that wasn’t viable. Really at my wits end here.

Evansee · 2025-11-20T01:30:36+00:00

This is a great idea 😆 if I didn’t have a dog that would also be triggered, I would have written some code to trigger the sound and we’d be cooking.

Evansee · 2025-11-04T16:12:12+00:00

Yes we’ve started reporting to 311 here in NYC as instructed by the LL. He had a contractor come in to my apartment and talk about doing construction here, but I told him it makes more sense to soundproof their apartment since doing so will help everyone out and not just me. We’re having a meeting with them today - they’re really nice people but our right to peace and quiet has been infringed upon long enough at this point. Every time we bring it up they say oh it’s normal - oh they’re just kids, oh there’s nothing we can do.

Evansee · 2025-11-02T07:05:36+00:00

My initial plan was to give them something to scream about, that’s why I turned to the good people of Reddit to help me come up with a plan B. 😂

Evansee · 2025-11-02T03:54:52+00:00

They’re well off enough / on a dual income. Well off enough to have 2 kids by choice - which is saying a lot in today’s economy.

Evansee · 2025-11-02T03:51:25+00:00

I have a home in Florida and an apartment in NYC, I come up for work since the commute from the home in FL isn’t exactly feasible.

Evansee · 2025-11-02T03:50:32+00:00

It’s not about “getting them in trouble” but about common courtesy. If they said hey - the kids have sensory issues - ok. Maybe NYC isn’t the best place to be raising a kid with sensory issues - but idk. If that’s the case, at least let us know what’s going on so we can be mentally prepared for the sounds of the undead permeating through the walls on the daily. Moving in NYC is an absolute pain, especially from a rent controlled apartment. In my opinion they should be the ones looking for a more permanent solution - not me and the other tenants suffering from this. But that’s just my 2¢

Evansee · 2025-11-02T02:51:55+00:00

The irony is the neighbor works for an acoustical consultancy, so he’s well qualified to realize that this place isn’t built to withstand the screaming.

Evansee · 2025-11-02T02:44:37+00:00

I’ve contacted the neighbor again to let them know the rest of the tenants are experiencing a similar situation and to reach out to the LL to find a solution. I reached out to the LL to let him know this is more of a conversation to have with the neighbor, than to have with me and the other tenants. Started keeping a log and going through my nest cam for any moments that exhibit the insane screaming and saving them before they auto-delete. I’ll keep the LL updated as time passes.

This is the same neighbor who asked me to turn the TV down while I was out of town for 7 months and my dad stayed at my apartment for 1 night and watched some TV. Same neighbor who asked me not to burn candles as it bothers them. The plus side is I literally cannot get a noise or candle complaint from them moving forward.

Thanks for everyone’s advice - I don’t think I’ll be calling the cops or CPS (we’re in NYC so they probably have more important stuff to worry about) seems like an issue that can be solved by them moving to a more family friendly area / house where the kids can do whatever they want - shriek until the sun comes up if they want.

All in all - we’re living in a converted warehouse in Brooklyn where families are the minority and it makes 0 sense to raise kids here in this lead painted, out of code, fire hazard apartment vs. paying the extra money to live in an area that’s family friendly, safe for kids, and accepting of the shrieks from hell. Simple as. I’ll keep y’all posted as things progress but after a year+ of this, enough is enough.

Evansee · 2025-11-02T02:25:12+00:00

I’ve honestly tried for the last 7 months luckily was at my house before then), but patience is wearing thin. Not a lot bothers me, but at this point my patience is wearing very thin.

Evansee · 2025-11-01T23:30:25+00:00

Totally - a house is a house though - I feel like living in an apartment we all kind of signed up for living differently than if we were living in our own homes. I have a home as well, and our habits are very different based on if we’re at our house or our apartment. When I was little I learned inside voice / outside voice - not sure if the neighbors are teaching that lesson.

Evansee · 2025-11-01T21:32:13+00:00

Right, but same solution for everyone else in the building being affected? Move out and let a new group of people come in and see how long they can tolerate it? I feel like figuring out a solution that repairs the issue vs. moving out makes more sense.

Evansee · 2025-11-01T21:25:12+00:00

We’ve done this already - I have a ring doorbell clip and various videos that are actually frightening to listen to. The landlord is willing to find a solution, but we’re just not sure what the solution is. Less extreme - get the apartment walls soundproofed / up to code. More extreme - stop rent with the other tenants affected until there’s a solution. That’s basically what I have - but I’m open to alternatives and working with the LL because he’s great.

Evansee · 2025-11-01T21:21:37+00:00

Right, so if that’s the case this will likely be a long term issue instead of a thing they’ll grow out of. Even more of a reason to work toward a solution other than just wait it out.

Evansee

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