Apartment residents deal with noisy upstairs neighbors
12 posts in the last 30 days, all from r/Apartmentliving.
“I’ve lived below the same upstairs neighbor for quite a while and, until recently, noise was never really an issue. He recently got a new sound system, though, and ever since then we’ve been hearing the bass from his music in our apartment. The weird part is that most of the…”
“I’ve been living in my apartment for almost a year and a half and almost the entire time I have lived here, I have dealt with my neighbor who insists on playing his music insanely loud. This is happening 2-3 times per week and he is playing extremely bass-heavy music. I’m…”
“my 3rd floor neighbor recently got an electric drum kit but he only starts playing it at 8pm and it’s insanely annoying and we’ve told him that our daughter does go to bed around 8pm.. she is 5. how many times should we have to say something about him playing at night? it’s a…”
Multiple users are experiencing disturbances from upstairs neighbors playing musical instruments, specifically piano and drums, late at night. Attempts to communicate the issue have been unsuccessful, leading to frustration and sleep disruption.
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“I’ve lived below the same upstairs neighbor for quite a while and, until recently, noise was never really an issue. He recently got a new sound system, though, and ever since then we’ve been hearing the bass from his music in our apartment. The weird…”
“My upstairs neighbor fucking stomps around in heeled or wedged shoes and makes noises that sounds like dropping heavy objects and dragging furniture around all day. Including past midnight on a regular basis. This weekend they started running around in heavy shoes at 2 am. Is it better to complain to my building manager or try to address with the neighbor, either by knocking and trying to talk to them or through a note? I'm worried about retaliation. TIA submitted by /u/Researchi”
“I moved to the apartment I live at 3 years ago and I love everything about it but my upstairs neighbors. When I first moved here. I had unruly neighbors that threw loud parties that sounded like they were hosting fight clubs and they sounded like they intentionally stomped when they walked (proven by current neighbors footsteps). They also would play loud music in the bedroom at odd hours of the night and wake us. Well, luckily after a year they moved out. The apartment was pure bliss for a mont”
“Pretty sure he’s not on the lease. He’s the residents girlfriend. Plays on his video game all day and screams while playing. Would you message the property manager about this? I wouldn’t mention my theory that he’s not on the lease. Just say “the man who lives in unit F” lol submitted by /u/Background-Bar4763 [link] [comments]”
“I’ve been living in my apartment for almost a year and a half and almost the entire time I have lived here, I have dealt with my neighbor who insists on playing his music insanely loud. This is happening 2-3 times per week and he is playing extremely bass-heavy music. I’m talking like wall shaking bass. I said nothing about it for a very long time out of fear of annoying anyone or seeming immature and only mentioned it to my property manager for the first time this past July. I have since messag”
“My Nextdoor apartment neighbor is hammering something all day. Sometimes I hear him using an electric drill, but it’s usually a hammering sound right to the walls. I gave him grace for about a month or so but this is a nonstop disturbance. When he’s out in the parking lot, he’s blasting music and singing at the top of his lungs, sometimes as early as 7am. I have complained to my landlord about this who lives in the building and she claims there’s “nothing she can do” so I’m asking if I need to g”
“Hello I need some advice! A new upstairs neighbor recently moved in and they STOMP every time they walk. I’ve lived in multiple complexes and this is not just walking. I’ve got PTSD and stomping and fast movement/walking is a big trigger for me. Their stomping wakes me up at random hours of the night and it feels like when they’re up they’re constantly on the move. I brought it up to my roommate and she said she knows who lives up there. I didn’t bring up my PTSD. I think she may have talked to”
“Told the leasing office and all they did was reiterate to me that quiet hours were from 10pm to 6am. There's a constant electrical hum while it's playing and the BUM BUUUUM BUMBUM BUUUUUM. Gives me a headache. That's it. I'm pretty pissed off. Gonna stop avoiding the squeaky spots in my shower now, that'll show him lol. Ugh. EDIT: yes I have talked to my neighbors submitted by /u/Smeeish [link] [comments]”
“my 3rd floor neighbor recently got an electric drum kit but he only starts playing it at 8pm and it’s insanely annoying and we’ve told him that our daughter does go to bed around 8pm.. she is 5. how many times should we have to say something about him playing at night? it’s a sunday night at 8:20pm right now and he’s been going for 30 ish mins. have texted him 3 times about not playing after 8pm. he works from home and could play any time of the day! slowly driving me crazy submitted by &#”
“Context- I’ve been living in this apartment for about 7 months. It’s a house that has been converted into 5 apartments. I’m on the 2nd floor and there’s two apartments above me. The guy renting above me is clearly a musician of some sort and has all sorts of instruments up there. I am frequently hearing a guitar and some singing and the worst of it, drums! I’ve put up with it for months because it didn’t feel like it was worth bothering my landlord (she’s a little old lady). My patience with thi”
“My (35m) and my bf (33m) just recently moved to a new apartment. We love everything about it so far, more light, more room, and central to everything. Right at the start of us moving in, we quickly found our upstairs neighbor walked very heavy and sounds like stomping. I’ve lived in apartments all my life and very used to apartment living noise. Honestly, it doesn’t even bother me during the day, but the stomping wakes me and my partner up multiple times a night in a jolt. And my partner is a he”
“neighbor left this note on my door and i’m super confused. our bedrooms share a wall and both of our beds are against it. i am up at 4:30-5am m-f for work and leave by 6am. most importantly, i dont have a dog. we have been inside each others spaces and shes seen my two cats. the reason i didnt answer is because i took sleeping medicine and really didnt hear anything, although i had fallen asleep on the couch around 6:30pm and she could probably see my movie still playing on my tv. im going to ch”
“Hey, just going to preface this by saying. I’ve been an upstairs neighbor before, I’ve had the occasional bang on the ceiling due to walking around at night or dropping my phone. But this…this is ridiculous. I’ve been living in my apartment for 7 months the now and the unit directly above mine had been vacant until about 2 months or so ago. I never see my neighbors, figure they work odd hours, none of my business. Fast forward to a month ago and every night in the room directly above mine, I hea”
“I seriously don’t understand what this person could possibly be doing every. single. day. for the past month to be making this much noise. At first it just sounded like heavy pacing back and forth, but now it’s escalated to circles around their ENTIRE APARTMENT for HOURS AT A TIME. I’m actually going slightly more insane every time I hear it. I’m planning to tell management in the morning, but I’m just expecting to hear there’s “nothing they can do.” submitted by /u/Quirky-Original-8”
“My upstairs neighbor plays music all day all night and stomps. I’ve made several complaints with the manager and nothing. What do I do, I try getting video but my phone doesn’t capture the audio for some reason. He stomps left and right and obnoxious music plays. Need y’all’s advice. submitted by /u/Both-Butterscotch661 [link] [comments]”
“Hi All, looking for some advice. We’ve been in our new apartment for a couple months now, and unfortunately our upstairs neighbors like to play instruments, especially the drums. I’ve read all the other drums posts but hoping to get some advice on how to handle our specific situation / relationship with our neighbors. They play the drums with loud accompanying music once or twice a week, unfortunately in the room directly above where I work which makes it hard to focus. Usually for an hour or tw”
“Hi guys, I (26M) am living in an apartment complex, and my bedroom shares a wall with my neighbor’s kitchen/living room. For some context, the walls are pretty thin. I can sometimes hear him talking on the phone and can even hear the person on speaker. That honestly isn’t my main problem. The bigger issue is the impact noise and vibrations. When he walks around, I can feel the floor shake. When he closes his kitchen cabinets or microwave, I can hear and sometimes feel it through the wall. Whenev”
“My upstairs neighbor(s) are constantly moving around the apartment: heavy footsteps, dragging of furniture, dropping heavy items…. Sometimes it sounds like they’re actually moving OUT, but it’s just a regular thing with him/her/them. The movement also comes in “shifts”. There can be breaks for about an hour or 2, then the cycle starts up again. The last shift comes around 11:30pm and sometimes lasts until 1am. And on holidays (like today, Labor Day), the running footsteps of a child can be heard”
“Hello! I moved into this apartment just over a year ago and the upstairs neighbor is a nightmare. He plays drums well past 12 am. Last night he was stomping up and down the stairs. Just loud and obnoxious. It’s been an ongoing problem with multiple calls to police. Been quiet now for two months until last night. Last night I absolutely lost my cool and went out into the foyer area (kind of a weird unit set up) and told him to ‘shut the fuck up’. I went back inside. I work a second shift so I don”
“I've lived here for going on 2 years now, it use to be peaceful and quiet and now for the last few months I have had a single man upstairs who lives above me who walks very heavy, sounds almost like stomping although it's not intentional (have never had issues with him or talked to him) and he will sometimes just drop things like boxes, etc. that sound VERY heavy. It's gotten to be a LOT for me. I'll be trying to sleep and he stomps, etc. I did have to call the office one day and”
“🙄🙄🙄🙄yes unfortunately i will move around in my apartment. sometimes i come home late because i work late. i don’t just stay in a room all day long in one spot. if someone lives above you yes there might be some noise every now and then. goodness gracious some people need to grow a pair or sum submitted by /u/cigpupii2 [link] [comments]”
“Just moved in to a new apartment. I love everything about the apartment besides my neighbor above me causing a lot of noise. Trying to determine what this banging noise is. Floors are hardwood so I don’t know if it is a dog jumping off furniture or dropping a big toy/bone, or if it is something else. Not sure where to go from here. Is a note of some type the best approach or should I go right to management? It’s about 70-90 decibels and sometimes even higher. I work overnight and it wakes me up”
“I would just make a police report, inform the father and ask the tenants next door to call police next time they hear something when nobody is supposed to be there.”
“It seems our neighbour upstairs just moved in a few weeks ago. In that time, the noise above our bedroom has gotten awful. One night we listened to them walk back and forth for several hours until around midnight. It is clear stepping with squeaking during every step. This morning I woke up because of said loud walking. I know it’s normal to walk in your apartment so obviously can’t ask them to stop. But what can I do for my sanity beyond ear plugs and white noise? submitted by /u/Bo”
“I’m not necessarily mad I’m just so confused. My upstairs neighbor will walk around all day every day. But it’s heel stomping walking all throughout an 800 sqft apartment. She starts around 5:30am (wakes me up) and will be walking around CONSTANTLY til around 11:30pm. Then she vacuums the same spot in her bedroom (right above mine) at around 12:30am. Then the cycle continues next day. Shes dropping stuff, heel stomping all over. She maybe takes 5 min breaks every few hours to use the bathroom or”
“There’s an alarm that’s been going off in this room and I can hear it inside my apartment, on top of my heavy footed upstairs neighbor. I called the front office of course they did nothing. Any advice on what to do next? It’s driving me crazy!! submitted by /u/EmployerImaginary420 [link] [comments]”
“Somebody moved upstairs a few months ago. They have been playing piano for 4-6 hours almost everyday. At first, we have ignored it and tried to be understanding but at one point he was playing loudly until midnight. We left a post it note just asking if he can be mindful. Unfortunately his behavior hasn’t really changed. On top of that, he plays drums on what sounds like a practice pad or electronic drums, until I kid you not 1am. The drums are directly above my bedroom which makes it 10x worse”