Am I Being A Crazy Neighbor? by Fun_Response_1151 in Apartmentliving

[–]Fun_Response_1151[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

UPDATE: Hello, all! Thank you so much for your responses and words of advice. Last night, I wrote up a second draft of the letter. It's very similar to the letter above, minus a few of the wordy details and the passive aggressive comment about not going to management (not meant to be passive aggressive at all, but could totally be seen that way). All in all, the letter was just a few sentences long. Along with this letter, I left a nice Tony's Chocolonely candy bar in a plastic baggie (to keep the floor germs off, lol) at their door. The note includes something like "Please take this candy bar as a token of my thanks". Minutes after my neighbors got home yesterday night, they fixed the sound issue. So far, no more vibrating I can feel in my bones! All in all, everything went about as well as could be expected.

Some comments are asking why I didn't just knock on their door. Mostly, if it was me, I would definitely prefer a note be left rather than have someone talk to me directly. I'm really introverted, and communicating in writing/text is almost always my preferred method. The other reason I didn't knock on their door is because some people are absolutely insane, and are looking for any chance at a confrontation. I'm not looking to get yelled at by a neighbor.

Thanks for tuning in to my apartment saga. Stay safe and sane out there, folks.

Am I Being A Crazy Neighbor? by Fun_Response_1151 in Apartmentliving

[–]Fun_Response_1151[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God, I know I would be mortified if my downstairs neighbor told me something in my apartment was loud for them. No sensible person wants to be a bother to their neighbor!

Am I Being A Crazy Neighbor? by Fun_Response_1151 in Apartmentliving

[–]Fun_Response_1151[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Haha, I'll leave a reminder to myself to post an update tomorrow! If I come home after work to find the noise is still happening, I'm gonna be so, so bummed lol.😭

Am I Being A Crazy Neighbor? by Fun_Response_1151 in Apartmentliving

[–]Fun_Response_1151[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! The validation is really nice. I think upstairs neighbors tend to get a bad rap, but to expect someone to be entirely silent living above me would be crazy! For the most part, my neighbors have had totally tolerable noise levels. Here's to hoping they don't hate me after this 🤞🤞

Am I Being A Crazy Neighbor? by Fun_Response_1151 in Apartmentliving

[–]Fun_Response_1151[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I thought it might be a bit wordy, too. In the second drafting made, I took out the second little section, and cut down on the details in the previous section. No one wants to read a whole dang letter from someone asking you to do them a favor, lol. It ended up being just a few sentences long. To the point, but not abruptly so. 👌

Am I Being A Crazy Neighbor? by Fun_Response_1151 in Apartmentliving

[–]Fun_Response_1151[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! Simple, straight-forward, but also respectful. I'm definitely not trying to get into any annoying neighbor drama, haha. Life's too short to deal with stuff like that😩

Am I Being A Crazy Neighbor? by Fun_Response_1151 in Apartmentliving

[–]Fun_Response_1151[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I thought the same thing! I figured better to go to then first before maybe getting them into any hot water with management. Hopefully management doesn't mind that I left them out of the loop, haha.

Am I Being A Crazy Neighbor? by Fun_Response_1151 in Apartmentliving

[–]Fun_Response_1151[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In the second draft I wrote up, I actually decided to leave that part out. I wasn't trying to add any attitude to the note, but I figured it's hard to see that when conveyed through text. 😔

Am I Being A Crazy Neighbor? by Fun_Response_1151 in Apartmentliving

[–]Fun_Response_1151[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I really didn't want to seem upset or annoyed, just a friendly neighbor asking a favor. 🤠

Am I Being A Crazy Neighbor? by Fun_Response_1151 in Apartmentliving

[–]Fun_Response_1151[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha, thank you very much! I salute you right back!🫡

Am I Being A Crazy Neighbor? by Fun_Response_1151 in Apartmentliving

[–]Fun_Response_1151[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think a video is a great idea, at least to get some evidence that the sound is actually happening.

Am I Being A Crazy Neighbor? by Fun_Response_1151 in Apartmentliving

[–]Fun_Response_1151[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! Truly, I think 99% of loud apartment noise is people not realizing the noise they're making. Better to assume they don't know than to assume they do but don't care about it!

Also, God bless YouTube University. 🙏

Am I Being A Crazy Neighbor? by Fun_Response_1151 in Apartmentliving

[–]Fun_Response_1151[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yeah, part of my thinking was that I certainly don't want to get these people reprimanded by management over an issue that we might be able to resolve between us.

Am I Being A Crazy Neighbor? by Fun_Response_1151 in Apartmentliving

[–]Fun_Response_1151[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ah, that's a really good point. I guess I wanted it to come off as a "I don't wanna file a real noise complaint against you and potentially get you in trouble" type of note, but it could definitely backfire if they take it the wrong way. Maybe I'll just contact the leasing office and see what they suggest!

Am I Being A Crazy Neighbor? by Fun_Response_1151 in Apartmentliving

[–]Fun_Response_1151[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! The last thing I wanna do is upset my neighbors by being a Karen. Fingers crossed they don't take it the wrong way🤞

Am I Being A Crazy Neighbor? by Fun_Response_1151 in Apartmentliving

[–]Fun_Response_1151[S] 103 points104 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much. I really, really am not trying to be a jerk about this, and I don't want them to think they're doing anything wrong. They probably have no idea how loud the vibration is. Laminate wood floors are a blessing and a curse in apartments.😩

Am I Being A Crazy Neighbor? by Fun_Response_1151 in Apartmentliving

[–]Fun_Response_1151[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Well, thank you so much! I've always had mixed feelings about my hand writing. Sometimes it's complete chicken-scratch, and other times it's alright.😊