Dealing with Bad Memphis Apartment Neighbors
Oct 28th, 2007 by Memphis Apartments
Having bad Memphis apartment neighbors is sometimes unavoidable. From the nicest suburbs to the shadiest areas of Memphis, the possibility of having an annoying Memphis apartment neighbor living near you can be pretty high.
The fact that Memphis apartment neighbors sometimes can’t get along is a common people problem and you’d better know how to manage the situation; If you don’t, you may very well be on your way to doing some time in the City of Memphis lockup.
Let’s say you worked all day and when you come home the latest rap or rock music is pulsating through your ceiling. You may not be able to keep yourself from charging toward that upstairs Memphis apartment, kicking the door down and retuning that surround sound system with a baseball bat. There are alternatives, you know. Here is a list of our tips that just might save you from obtaining yourself a new, pretty City of Memphis prison jumpsuit.
Get to Know your Memphis Apartment Rental Agency
Before renting a Memphis apartment, always check out the rental agency or landlord you’ll be renting from. Go online and do some research and talk to people who already live there. A majority of the time, it’s simple. Bad management is even worse when it comes to business. Look for the red flags of bad management. Sometimes there’s always a vacancy because no one wants to live there. Sometimes one of the best things you can do when Memphis apartment hunting, is get a referral from someone else, preferably a friend.
Handle the Situation Carefully
If you fell in love when you saw the Memphis apartment, moved in and didn’t research your landlord, more power to you. Your neighbors may be wonderful.
However, if you moved in and now your neighbors have become your worst nightmare, the seemingly simple way to handle things would be to go to them and kindly ask them to turn the music down. 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. If so, you can kindly knock on their 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 those who have experienced the person who already recognizes that they are disturbing the peace and they have shown that they really don’t care, your best bet would not be to knock on their door because it could enrage them. More than likely, the music is going to play louder and longer and you’re going not going to get anywhere with this approach.
Our suggestion is to document the time and the dates of every disturbance. Then, e-mail your Memphis apartment landlord each time there’s a disturbance. The reason you should e-mail your landlord rather than call is because your e-mail is proof that you requested that the landlord settle the issue. In the end, it will really help to print and save all of your and your Memphis apartment landlord’s written communication.
Save Documentation
If your landlord responds, that he has already contacted your neighbor and you both should be able to effectively work it out amongst yourselves, you may need all of that documentation to help get you out of your Memphis apartment lease. Check your Memphis apartment lease and there should be some wording referring to your right to ‘quiet enjoyment’ of the leased apartment. Since the other neighbor is impeding upon your right to ‘quiet enjoyment’ and you have notified your Memphis apartment landlord of this infrigement and he has chosen not to remedy the situation. You may have cause to terminate your lease, so keep all of the documentation to help support your case.
Move Onto Brighter and Better Memphis Apartment Communities
Learn to let go of your Memphis apartment if you’re unhappy. If you’re miserable, then it is time to move. Few Memphis apartments are worth the energy it takes to complain constantly.