it stretches across all racial ethnicities. From the nicest suburbs to
the shabbiest areas of the city, the chance that you will have an
annoying person living in close proximity to you is very high. The fact
that neighbors sometimes can't get along is a common people problem and
you'd better know how to handle people; if not, you may very well be on
your way to the big house. Let's say you worked hard a...
Having bad neighbors is unavoidable. This, regrettably, is universal and
it stretches across all racial ethnicities. From the nicest suburbs to
the shabbiest areas of the city, the chance that you will have an
annoying person living in close proximity to you is very high. The fact
that neighbors sometimes can't get along is a common people problem and
you'd better know how to handle people; if not, you may very well be on
your way to the big house. Let's say you worked hard all day and have to
come home to the latest pimp movie soundtrack pulsating from your
ceiling; you may not be able to keep yourself from charging toward that
upstairs apartment, round house kicking the door down and bashing that
surround sound system in with a baseball bat. There are alternatives,
you know. Check out a list of my tips that just might keep you from
obtaining your new, pretty cell block number.
KNOW WHOM YOU'LL BE RENTING FROM
1. Before renting out an apartment, always check out the rental agency
or landlord you'll be renting from. Get online and do some research.
Online, there are a few apartment rating websites and if you must, (and
trust me, you must) talk to people who already live there. A majority of
the time, it's simple. Bad management does even worse business. There's
always a vacancy because no one wants to live there. In my opinion, one
of the best things you can do when apartment hunting, is get a referral
from someone else, preferably a friend. Okay, so you don't have any
friends; again, check out the place as thoroughly as possible before you
make a decision that can aggravate you for the entire length of your lease.
MOVE WITH CAUTION. THINK BEFORE ACTING
2. If you fell to your knees in praise when you saw the apartment, moved
in and didn't research your landlord, more power to you. Your neighbors
might be wonderful. That's great! However, if you moved in and now your
neighbors have become your worst nightmare, the seemingly easy way to
handle things would be to go to them and kindly ask them to turn the
music down, but be wary about doing this. Why, because it rarely works.
Sure, you might have a good neighbor who didn't know they were
disturbing you. In that case, you knock on the door and ask them to turn
their TV down. If they apologize and turn it down, your problem is
solved and life goes on. But, if you're like a ton of us who has
experienced the person who knows they are disturbing the peace and they
really don't care, your best bet would be to not knock on their door
because it will enrage them. More than likely, the music is going to
play louder and longer and you're going to be livid.
My suggestion is to document the time and the dates of every
disturbance. Then e-mail your landlord every time there is commotion.
The reason I say e-mail your landlord rather than call is because your
email is proof you asked the landlord to resolve this issue. I mean, it
is their job isn't it? In the long run, it will really help to print and
save all of you and your landlord's cyber communication because watch this:
DO SAVE DOCUMENTATION
3. If your landlord responds, "I already contacted your neighbor and you
all should be able to work it out amongst yourselves," you may need all
of that documentation to help get you out of your lease. If you're like
every other person who has ever called a Tenants Association or
organizations just like it, you may have contacted your landlord on many
occasions about the situation. Your landlord is about cashing rent
checks and they may not put out a rent paying tenant who is causing a
ruckus regardless of what your lease says about 'quiet enjoyment'.
I'm even willing to bet your landlord is sick of you and is now labeling
you as the 'troublemaker'. So don't think for one minute if you break
your lease and move, they won't still sue you for the money owed on the
remainder of the lease and you don't want that. Here's why:
LOOK INTO BUYING OR RENTING TO OWN A HOUSE
4. You may want to concentrate on getting your credit in order. There is
nothing worse, and I speak from experience, than wanting to make a major
purchase like a car or a home and not being able to because of a blemish
on your credit. Recognize early in the game that apartment living is not
for you if you have a problem with the sound of a herd of cattle
stampeding over you. Put yourself in the position financially and credit
wise, so when you're fed-up and ready to leave apartments behind
completely, you can make that move quickly.
MOVE ONTO BRIGHTER HORIZONS
5. Learn to let go of your place if you're unhappy. Stop going tit for
tat with your neighbors and stop calling your landlord. If you're
miserable, move. No apartment is worth the energy it takes to complain
all the time. To make matters worse, if you start to complain too much,
everything that you're fighting against, you will start to mirror. If
you're not careful, ultimately, you will become the dreadful neighbor.
HELP OUT MANKIND. REVIEW YOUR APARTMENT
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