Well, it didn't quite go as we had planned but we have moved. We were going to move to a unit in the middle but on Thursday night when my husband got in from work we went to take a few things over and as we were about to go up the stairs an older gentleman introduces himself as our new neighbor. Then when we tell him we are just moving from the other unit he says "Oh you're the ones from X unit" in a very snotty tone and also how did he know which unit we were in? Great, moving next door to a gossip. So, we go upstairs and walk in and the music from below is so loud the room was shaking! I almost started crying as there is no way I could live with that. I like music as much as anybody and if I'm at a concert and it's loud that is fine but NOT in an apartment. We even went downstairs to introduce ourselves and this woman did not even turn the music down when we were at the door. She then gave us some BS that the walls are thin....omg no walls are THAT thin.
So, we go back to the our apartment and I phone the landlord and of course he is not available so I leave a message saying that we are just not moving there either. I'd rather have nutty down below than loud music. Worst thing is that Thursday I was running back and forth to get the lease, signed it, went back to drop it off then had to go back to get keys. No wonder I have gray hair!!
Friday morning, I go to return the keys and later the landlord finally calls. He has two other units available and I go to look at those. One is on the ground floor which we aren't really interested in and the other is at the front of the complex and on a corner which I really like. SO, we have now moved as far as possible from nutty and are on a corner. I'm still trying to sort through everything and am almost done but it was so worth it in the end. Even on Saturday when we were moving all the furniture, one of the guys helping out was on our balcony and nutty came out and looks up with a sneer and the moving guy says "Hey, how's it going?". Did nutty respond? NO he just gives the guy a dirty look. Good riddance!! We introduced ourselves to the guy below us and he seems like a pretty nice and quiet guy. I think he's married although his wife wasn't there at the time.
So thanks for all your comments, it is much appreciated. I firmly believe that if something isn't working in your life than you need to change it even if it is costly such as this has been.
Showing posts with label neighbors from hell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label neighbors from hell. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Neighbors From Hell!
Ever have one? I'm sure the majority of you have, at least once in your life. Right now my husband and I have one. Fortunately we are in an apartment/condo and the company who we rent from has other units available in the same complex. This weekend we will be moving about 100 yards away to get away from this guy. Often times with nutty neighbors it is impossible to deal with them in a rational way because THEY are not rational. This is exactly the case with our neighbor.
We had received a letter in the mail from the Homeowners Association about a complaint from a neighbor regarding our excessive noise at late hours. Well, since my husband has to get up for work at 7am we generally aren't up real late, 11pm is around when we go to bed. My husband went down to ask if they knew anything about the letter and of course it had nothing to do with him. As most of you know, I'm unemployed and so obviously I'm at home all day. I spend most of my time sitting on the computer but of course I do household chores too. Now, I'm 5 feet tall and though I could lose 5-10 pounds I certainly don't think I'm overweight but according to our neighbor I walk around all day like a herd of elephants. So over the past few days I have literally been tip-toeing around so as not to disturb them below. Apparently this was the guy's only complaint about us and that is not excessive noise and nor is it in the late hours. Oh and I should add that he believes I'm doing it on purpose to pi$$ him off! Like I said, NOT rational.
While it is a pain to have to pack everything up and move from a place that I really like to another because of someone else, my husband and I both agree that life is too short to be in a situation like this. Why be unhappy and always worried about being harassed by the HOA and the nutty neighbor? Moving what personal possessions we have is a small price to pay. With my mother-in-law(who is 81) coming to visit in May it is also a better idea to not subject her to any of this. One funny thing is that despite the other unit we are moving into being slightly smaller than the current one and in between as opposed to on a corner as we are now, it is MUCH nicer as far as the interior goes.
We had received a letter in the mail from the Homeowners Association about a complaint from a neighbor regarding our excessive noise at late hours. Well, since my husband has to get up for work at 7am we generally aren't up real late, 11pm is around when we go to bed. My husband went down to ask if they knew anything about the letter and of course it had nothing to do with him. As most of you know, I'm unemployed and so obviously I'm at home all day. I spend most of my time sitting on the computer but of course I do household chores too. Now, I'm 5 feet tall and though I could lose 5-10 pounds I certainly don't think I'm overweight but according to our neighbor I walk around all day like a herd of elephants. So over the past few days I have literally been tip-toeing around so as not to disturb them below. Apparently this was the guy's only complaint about us and that is not excessive noise and nor is it in the late hours. Oh and I should add that he believes I'm doing it on purpose to pi$$ him off! Like I said, NOT rational.
While it is a pain to have to pack everything up and move from a place that I really like to another because of someone else, my husband and I both agree that life is too short to be in a situation like this. Why be unhappy and always worried about being harassed by the HOA and the nutty neighbor? Moving what personal possessions we have is a small price to pay. With my mother-in-law(who is 81) coming to visit in May it is also a better idea to not subject her to any of this. One funny thing is that despite the other unit we are moving into being slightly smaller than the current one and in between as opposed to on a corner as we are now, it is MUCH nicer as far as the interior goes.
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