Renting In a College Town
January 22, 2008
Dear Landlord,
Short of the experience we've had with our neighbor in Apt. #13, our stay here has been pleasant. As you can imagine, Sunday's midnight party in Apt. #13, was the final straw. After you spoke with them, their voices escalated. We waited about a half hour for them to calm down, but the noise kept up. At 12:15AM we called the police and they came to talk with her. Even after the police left, the party continued unabated. From their laughter, we believe they thought it was all a big joke.
After much discussion, we have decided that our only solution is to move out after the current semester ends. We would like to move out right now, but that is out of the question. We will simply bear with the current situation for a few months longer.
We have done our very best to be considerate neighbors. Throughout our time here, we've had a no shoe policy in our home because we can imagine how annoying it must be to hear your neighbors walking on your ceiling. Additionally, last year, we purchased noise canceling head sets so that our television wouldn't bother our neighbor. Again, this has been done out of consideration for our unappreciative neighbor. We've even refrained from having guests over late in the evening because we know how transparent this building is. And, again, this has been done out of consideration for our neighbor.
Despite all these things we've done to be considerate, we've never expected her to adopt the same rules. We've tolerated noises all throughout the day, but the one thing we did expect was to be able to sleep from 11:30 pm to 7am.
Quite frankly, we're tired of being considerate and will stop being so right now. When calling the police doesn't have an effect, the only step that makes sense is to leave the whole mess behind. We don't really have any desire to nag a silly girl who only wants to accommodate her boisterous party buddies no matter how inappropriate the time (midnight and beyond).
So, we're writing to let you know how we will eventually resolve our problem. We will move and we will give you notice once we set a date. As for the tenant below us, she can host a party today and every day until we leave and we don't care. We won't bother you with this problem any more. But, we want to thank you and your family for all the help and the many kindnesses you've extended to us throughout the years we've been here. We have only the best feelings for you and your wonderful family.
New rule:
Shoes are now welcome on our hardwood floors (especially any stapled clog by Dansko).
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Hah, before I even finished reading I was thinking you should change that no-shoes rule to an all-Danskos, all-the-time rule :)
Good luck with this. It's so hard to find neighbors that *are* considerate, college town or not!