Can an apartment management do this without proof?

[Norris]

We just got an "eviction" letter saying that if we don't stop making so much noise, we will be evicted. Apparantly the eldery woman above us is 350% convinced that we are playing loud rap thumping music all during the night and into the early morning hours keeping her awake. No matter what we said to her, she just argues that it's coming from our apartment. OK so I'm 43 and my BF is 50 and our party days are long since past and we go to bed every night at 11 or earlier! We seldom ever play music and never during the evening or night! She is hearing someone elses music or she is making this up...

How can a landlord do this without some proof? Can they? It is someone else so the noise is going to continue which means she's going to keep complaining about us which means we will be evicted for an apartment we've living in for 10 years!!!!!!!!!!!! Talk about helpless!

 

[torpid]

Originally posted by: Norris
We just got an "eviction" letter saying that if we don't stop making so much noise, we will be evicted. Apparantly the eldery woman above us is 350% convinced that we are playing loud rap thumping music all during the night and into the early morning hours keeping her awake. No matter what we said to her, she just argues that it's coming from our apartment. OK so I'm 43 and my BF is 50 and our party days are long since past and we go to bed every night at 11 or earlier! We seldom ever play music and never during the evening or night! She is hearing someone elses music or she is making this up...

How can a landlord do this without some proof? Can they? It is someone else so the noise is going to continue which means she's going to keep complaining about us which means we will be evicted for an apartment we've living in for 10 years!!!!!!!!!!!! Talk about helpless!

Stay up and listen for the music, call the cops, call the landlord and tell them you found the perpetrator and it wasn't you.

They probably can't evict you for not being the person, but it's going to be pretty annoying to have prove it's not you and/or fight that legal battle.

 

[DurocShark]

<--- Hates apartments

Too bad I'm stuck in one myself.

 

[Aharami]

look up your local laws

 

[brtspears2]

You just met your worst enemy when it comes to multi family housing units, an old person with a lot of time on their hands.

 

[JDrake]

Was it a joke?

 

[dug777]

Congrats on the first post btw

 

[Red Dawn]

They can try to evict you but you can challenge it in court.

 

[Norris]

Why should we have to spend money on a lawyer to defend ourself against something that she obviousy doesn't have any proof of...she can't have proof because it's not us! We told her that the next time she hears the loud music to come to our door and hear that it's not us and she flatly refused to do this...we offered her our phone number...she refused this too! And why should we have to stay up nights to try and possibly find out who's doing this...this woman is making false claims against us...isn't there some sort of law against this?

 

[eXx08]

Originally posted by: Norris
Why should we have to spend money on a lawyer to defend ourself against something that she obviousy doesn't have any proof of...she can't have proof because it's not us! We told her that the next time she hears the loud music to come to our door and hear that it's not us and she flatly refused to do this...we offered her our phone number...she refused this too! And why should we have to stay up nights to try and possibly find out who's doing this...this woman is making false claims against us...isn't there some sort of law against this?

Because you will be evicted if you don't.

 

[DrPizza]

Why don't you simply respond to the apartment management with what you've posted here...
That
a) the lady has complained to you and you've told her before the noise is coming from somewhere else - she's mistaken on which apartment it's coming from
b) You've offered her your phone number or to come to your door to verify it wasn't you. She refused.
c) Your demographic certainly doesn't fit with the rap music that she's listening to.
d) You don't even listen to music at night

Do so politely, with a well worded letter. Request that the management contact you to discuss this matter. And, at the bottom, include cc: your lawyer's name.


Oh, and btw,

pics!!!
(it's obligatory for new female members in this forum to post a picture of yourself)

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Norris
Why should we have to spend money on a lawyer to defend ourself against something that she obviousy doesn't have any proof of...she can't have proof because it's not us! We told her that the next time she hears the loud music to come to our door and hear that it's not us and she flatly refused to do this...we offered her our phone number...she refused this too! And why should we have to stay up nights to try and possibly find out who's doing this...this woman is making false claims against us...isn't there some sort of law against this?

You probably won't need a lawyer.What they'll need is proof that you are the culprit and that old trout's word won't be good enough. Also keep communications open with the Management of the property. I seriously doubt they'd want to evict long term tenants who pay on time...unless it's a rent control situation.

 

[Norris]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Why don't you simply respond to the apartment management with what you've posted here...
That
a) the lady has complained to you and you've told her before the noise is coming from somewhere else - she's mistaken on which apartment it's coming from
b) your demographic certainly doesn't fit with the rap music that she's listening to
c) You don't even listen to music that late at night

Do so politely, with a well worded letter. Request that the management contact you to discuss this matter. And, at the bottom, include cc: your lawyer's name.

We have already done this...it's just wait and see now...it's the waiting that's the hardest thing to do!!!!!!!!!

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: Norris

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Why don't you simply respond to the apartment management with what you've posted here...
That
a) the lady has complained to you and you've told her before the noise is coming from somewhere else - she's mistaken on which apartment it's coming from
b) your demographic certainly doesn't fit with the rap music that she's listening to
c) You don't even listen to music that late at night

Do so politely, with a well worded letter. Request that the management contact you to discuss this matter. And, at the bottom, include cc: your lawyer's name.

We have already do this...it's just wait and see now...it's the waiting that's the hardest thing to do!!!!!!!!!

Darn, you quoted me before I finished editing my post..

Anyways, you forgot to include a picture...

It's obligatory that all females posting in this forum provide a picture.

 

[Vich]

Originally posted by: brtspears2
You just met your worst enemy when it comes to multi family housing units, an old person with a lot of time on their hands.

/thread

 

[Vich]

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: Norris

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Why don't you simply respond to the apartment management with what you've posted here...
That
a) the lady has complained to you and you've told her before the noise is coming from somewhere else - she's mistaken on which apartment it's coming from
b) your demographic certainly doesn't fit with the rap music that she's listening to
c) You don't even listen to music that late at night

Do so politely, with a well worded letter. Request that the management contact you to discuss this matter. And, at the bottom, include cc: your lawyer's name.

We have already do this...it's just wait and see now...it's the waiting that's the hardest thing to do!!!!!!!!!

Darn, you quoted me before I finished editing my post..

Anyways, you forgot to include a picture...

It's obligatory that all females posting in this forum provide a picture.

Dont be fvcking dumb. First of all Norris you dont need to include a picture. DrPizza is just being a moron.

 

[Norris]

:laugh:I know y'all are just teasing about the picture...silly guys!

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: Vich

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: Norris

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Why don't you simply respond to the apartment management with what you've posted here...
That
a) the lady has complained to you and you've told her before the noise is coming from somewhere else - she's mistaken on which apartment it's coming from
b) your demographic certainly doesn't fit with the rap music that she's listening to
c) You don't even listen to music that late at night

Do so politely, with a well worded letter. Request that the management contact you to discuss this matter. And, at the bottom, include cc: your lawyer's name.

We have already do this...it's just wait and see now...it's the waiting that's the hardest thing to do!!!!!!!!!

Darn, you quoted me before I finished editing my post..

Anyways, you forgot to include a picture...

It's obligatory that all females posting in this forum provide a picture.

Dont be fvcking dumb. First of all Norris you dont need to include a picture. DrPizza is just being a moron.

Jeeeeeez, relax already! It was a joke! But, I don't think I've ever seen a thread where someone says "hello, I'm new here. I'm a female" where there isn't at least 20 posts that simply say "Pics!" Edit: oh, and welcome to the forums.. If you wait around long enough, there actually are a couple members here involved in law (lawyers or soon to be lawyers)

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Vich

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: Norris

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Why don't you simply respond to the apartment management with what you've posted here...
That
a) the lady has complained to you and you've told her before the noise is coming from somewhere else - she's mistaken on which apartment it's coming from
b) your demographic certainly doesn't fit with the rap music that she's listening to
c) You don't even listen to music that late at night

Do so politely, with a well worded letter. Request that the management contact you to discuss this matter. And, at the bottom, include cc: your lawyer's name.

We have already do this...it's just wait and see now...it's the waiting that's the hardest thing to do!!!!!!!!!

Darn, you quoted me before I finished editing my post..

Anyways, you forgot to include a picture...

It's obligatory that all females posting in this forum provide a picture.

Dont be fvcking dumb. First of all Norris you dont need to include a picture. DrPizza is just being a moron.

Settle Down Beavis!

 

[JDrake]

Teasing? ???

 

[Norris]

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Jeeeeeez, relax already! It was a joke! But, I don't think I've ever seen a thread where someone says "hello, I'm new here. I'm a female" where there isn't at least 20 posts that simply say "Pics!"

I didn't say that?

 

[lykaon78]

Originally posted by: Norris
Why should we have to spend money on a lawyer to defend ourself against something that she obviousy doesn't have any proof of...she can't have proof because it's not us! We told her that the next time she hears the loud music to come to our door and hear that it's not us and she flatly refused to do this...we offered her our phone number...she refused this too! And why should we have to stay up nights to try and possibly find out who's doing this...this woman is making false claims against us...isn't there some sort of law against this?

Tell you landlord everything you just wrote hear. Any reasonable landlord wouldn't evict a 10 year rent paying tennant for unfounded accusations.

 

[ThePresence]

If you pay on time I highly doubt they'll evict you. They're probably hoping that the problem is just going to go away with the sending of a letter. Find the Manager and explain this to him in a calm way. I'm a former property manager, I had this exact problem and sent the accused tennant a copy of their lease with the noise line circled. Turns out it wasn't them, the lady upstairs was nuts. I did not send an eviction notice, that's a little crazy IMO.

 

[Red Dawn]

I'm a former Property Manager myself and I totally agree with ThePresence.

 

[Norris]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
If you pay on time I highly doubt they'll evict you. They're probably hoping that the problem is just going to go away with the sending of a letter. Find the Manager and explain this to him in a calm way. I'm a former property manager, I had this exact problem and sent the accused tennant a copy of their lease with the noise line circled. Turns out it wasn't them, the lady upstairs was nuts. I did not send an eviction notice, that's a little crazy IMO.

We have never been late on one single payment in the 10 years we've been here! The letter says that if we don't stop the noise, we will be evicted. What is scarey is that we have no control over the noise because it's just going to continue. I guess one problem is that the management company is a large corporate company that operates hundreds of complexes! Noone knows anyone personally.

Yes, I believe this lady is nuts too but if they only listen to poor little old granny, how can we get our side in? Ya know, there's enough to worry about in life without something imagined by a crazy old woman to worry about!!!!!:disgust: