Comments on: Upstairs neighbor stomps. What can I do?

By: Pasquale

Pasquale — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:40:05 +0000

Buy earplugs or some white noise machine to drown out the noise.

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 06:20:04 +0000

Always choose the top floor if you can?t stand noise. PERIOD.

By: Phuong

Phuong — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:06 +0000

If you can’t stand the noise, move out. Maybe you can talk to your landlord about a breach in lease agreement, forcing you to move out and not pay any penalty or fees.

By: Jettie

Jettie — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:40:04 +0000

I am a big person and yes, I walk really heavily. Although I can’t tone down the noise I make when I walk, I try to be mindful of my neighbors by not walking beyond 10pm or very early in the morning. Anyway, my apartment is just small so everything’s just a few steps away. I also bought some fluffy indoor slippers to atleast cushion my footsteps since a carpet or rug is out of the question. They dust easily and they may slip on the polished hardwood floors in my apartment.

By: Haley

Haley — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:20:04 +0000

If it is just the walking that you’re complaining about, you need to learn to live with it. Anyway, they probably won’t be walking the whole day everyday and the apartment may not even be big enough for a whole day of walking so just learn to live with it,

By: Boris

Boris — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 05:00:05 +0000

We had a neighbor like that before and after talking to him nicely and politely for about 5 times, we decided to file a complaint. I don’t know what the landlord did but we haven’t heard anything from that day on.

By: Shanel

Shanel — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:40:04 +0000

I would like to add to at least know who the other tenants are – if they are college students, families with kids, or seniors and so on. This way, you would have a general idea as to what to expect when it comes to noise.

By: Quintin

Quintin — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:20:03 +0000

From my experience, excessive noise would be something that would reach the common areas of the house like the stairways or the lobby. There is no meter that would determine the level of noise that you are creating so I think it’s always best to speak in moderation and to have a party only when all of the other tenants in your building are invited! 😀

By: Chance

Chance — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:00:05 +0000

Uhm, how do you determine normal walkers from those who are not? There are people who stomp because they weigh a lot and others just stomp normally. Noise is just one of the common problems that you need to deal with when you’re living with other people in the same building.

By: Nancey

Nancey — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:40:04 +0000

That is something that you need to deal with since you are living in an apartment. Unfortunately, there is no law against noise.