Stickin it to the neighbors

[Skiz]

I've got some neighbors who just won't turn down their stereo. Sometimes it goes on for extended amounts of time like today for 4+ hours. This isn't at a volume where I can just slightly hear it, but often so loud that if done early enough, it will wake me from sleeping even though it's coming from the opposite side of the apartment. So loud that even turning on the TV or my own radio doesn't drown it out. So loud that I can understand the lyrics of what they're listening to.

I've been over there on several occasions and requested that the music be turned down. Sometimes they'll turn it down a notch or two but never to a satisfactory level, and the conversation comes with a healthy dose of attitude. At this point, they know it bothers me (and others?) but obviously don't care.

Numerous complaints to apartment manager have done nothing. I've been told flat out that they will not evict anyone based on noise complaints alone.

What's left to do? This has been going on for at least a year now.

I've given the Anarchist's Cookbook a quick read and don't see anything relative in there.

I've considered going outside and unplugging their power meter to disconnect their power and possibly taking the meter with me. That would put them out of commission for at least a day or so, but would not want to be caught doing that.

Also, since the office has already informed me that they will not evict tenants for noise violations, I've considered buying a cheap stereo receiver and large speaker to put against out shared wall and crank it up every day when I leave for work.

Any ideas on battling these irritants?

1. Call the cops. They do address noise complaints (at least in the DC area they do).

or

2. Go buy a house ffs. The market is frigging shit for sellers and the fed cut interest rates to 3% so you should be able to manage the 5% you'd most likely get from a lender.

Low cost house plus low rate mortgage = means buy now, toopid

1. Maybe they'll stop by and check it out next Tuesday.

2. As for buying a house, I won't be able to afford a house (where I want to live) until my next promotion. As for being a buyers market, it may be in DC, but damn sure isn't in Austin. This is still one of the fastest growing parts of the country and the cost of housing/taxes/HOA here is crazy high.

If I were still in Houston I would own a home by now, but if your address is listed as "Austin", it's gonna cost ya.

[Broken]

Hire a someone to "take care" of the problem.
That is unless you're a hands on person, then just do it yourself (risky).

or

A flaming bag of shit should bet some attention. Every day for a week.. I can see it now.
Make sure you throw it really hard against their door at two in the morning.

or

Call the cops.

[Skiz]

I thought about going to Home Depot and filling their deadbolt full of quick drying silicon a dozen times or so, but that won't send any signal to them about the music - that's the point.

I think a speaker to the wall is going to be my best bet. Especially since the apartments have already told me they'd do nothing about it.

[limpdickkid]

I think it all depends on their age. From what you've said so far they seem to be 20ish, and really immature.

1) Make the fire alarm go off, as they leave their room and head for the exit sneak in to it and sabotage their stereo, I dont know how but maybe throw water on it and say it was on fire and you were just trying to help as you know how much they love that stereo.

2) Make a deal with them, give them one porn movie a day to keep it off for that day.

3) Dont the other tenants mind? If they do then complain about it together, write a letter or something to your landlord and get everyone's signature on it. If this isnt the case then ask the bastards to put the volume high enough so it annoys the neighbours, do this a few times and then get the petition signed by everyone.

4) Do some damage in the building and blame it on them, but dont be too obvious and say something like "I saw these guys doing something there"

5) Pray that they die.

I had one or two more idea but I am dead tired. I'm off.
I hope things work out for you.

Invite them out 'hunting' and shoot the fuck out of them by 'accident' like.

I like this idea. Very sinister.

I believe police only address the problem if it goes late into the night, right?

[angryghost]

egg them

[Busyman]

1. Call the cops. They do address noise complaints (at least in the DC area they do).

or

2. Go buy a house ffs. The market is frigging shit for sellers and the fed cut interest rates to 3% so you should be able to manage the 5% you'd most likely get from a lender.

Low cost house plus low rate mortgage = means buy now, toopid

1. Maybe they'll stop by and check it out next Tuesday.

2. As for buying a house, I won't be able to afford a house (where I want to live) until my next promotion. As for being a buyers market, it may be in DC, but damn sure isn't in Austin. This is still one of the fastest growing parts of the country and the cost of housing/taxes/HOA here is crazy high.

If I were still in Houston I would own a home by now, but if your address is listed as "Austin", it's gonna cost ya.

1. No, smartass, you call when you hear the loud music. DUH!!

2. It's a buyer's market everywhere. A friend of mine in DC sold a simple DC rowhouse for $895,000....near the hood.

It was fucking ridiculous.

[100%]

give them cd's of music you like.

[chalice]

Fuck their dog.

Shows you mean business, like.

[Alien5]

print this off & post it through their letterbox.



...or get yourself one of these bad boys:

[Squeamous]

What so you can give them a good laugh?