She Wants To File A Noise Complaint Against Her Neighbor, Whose Toddler Screams Constantly Every Day, But She Knows It May Get The Family Evicted
This 33-year-old woman currently works a fully remote job, and she also claims that she is a homebody. So, whenever she is working or just living her life, she is usually hanging out in her apartment.
Several months ago, though, a new family moved in down the hall from her and her roommate. And one of her new neighbors is a little girl who is 2 or 3-years-old.
So, from the start, she claims that the family brought a lot of noise to her usually peaceful abode.
It all began when her new neighbors first moved in over two weeknights. At that point, she reportedly heard a lot of banging and loud conversations occurring in the hallway between 10:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m.
“Not a good first impression for both myself and my roommate,” she said.
Plus, ever since moving in, she claims that the little girl has “proved to be extremely vocal.” More specifically, she detailed how whenever she is trying to work, the little girl will screen bloody murder. The screaming is so loud, in fact, that it reportedly feels as though the little girl is actually standing in her apartment.
Now, she claims that the screaming does not just bother her, but it has also embarrassed her during work.
For instance, she has been on work calls before, wearing headphones, when people have asked who was screeching in the background. In those instances, she was forced to apologize and explain how it was her neighbor’s child.
To make matters worse, the screaming does not stop at night, either. Instead, she actually hears the little girl’s wails all the way from her bedroom– which is the room furthest away from her front door.
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She does not believe the screams are indicators of fear or fun, either. Instead, she claimed that they sound like downright tantrum screams– and they are apparently constant.
“I will be doing laundry on the bottom floor– we are on the top floor– and I can hear her all the way on the first floor just yelling and screaming clear as day,” she added.
So, she has actually called her apartment building’s office to complain about the noise– which includes not only the toddler’s screams but also the parent’s tendency to yell in the hallway whenever they have visitors over. According to her, multiple other neighbors on her floor have become bothered, too, and also filed complaints with the front office.
Just yesterday, though, she had a very bad migraine and was forced to call out of work. But, while she was trying to rest in her bedroom with the door closed, she could still hear the little girl “going full air raid siren” until about 10:00 p.m.
She admits that the sound made her blood boil– especially because it did not even seem as though the little girl’s parents were trying to calm her down.
But, in the past, she has brought up the situation to her friends who have kids in order to get their perspective. And they told her to simply “keep it moving” since parenting kids is really hard.
She also revealed how she is an aunt of two, so she understands that children are not easy. Nonetheless, she doesn’t believe she deserves to deal with “an out-of-control toddler who screams all day and night.”
On top of her own issues with her neighbors, she claims that the family also already has two excessive noise violations. So, one more might be enough to get them evicted.
However, she knows that they have been warned multiple times by the apartment building’s management, and quite frankly, she is sick and tired of the noise interfering with her work and downtime.
Still, even though she is considering filing another noise complaint, she is not sure if it is the best move.
“I can’t help but feel immensely guilty knowing I may get a little girl and her family evicted,” she admitted.
So now, she has been left wondering whether filing a noise complaint about her neighbor’s toddler would make her a serious jerk or not.
If the family already has multiple noise complaints filed against them, what does that say about the family’s willingness to change the situation? Is it common for toddlers to scream all day, every day, or might there be an underlying issue? Would she be a jerk for filing another noise complaint and potentially getting the family evicted? What would you do?
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