cwmonster
Jan 10, 2008, 03:53 PM
My fiancée and I just moved into a new apartment that we absolutely love. We like the landlord, the house, the neighborhood, everything except for our upstairs neighbor. It seems like since they day we moved in, she has been doing nothing but complaining about her "issue of the day".
It started with the 2 dogs. The landlord was weary of allowing them to begin with but agreed and said that he would allow an adjustment period for them in the way of barking, etc. They're good dogs but the new house equals new noises that they do bark at for a short period. I feel, and so does the landlord, that once they get accustomed to them, they will grow bored and stop responding to them. In the meantime, we are trying everything possible and have spent quite a few dollars at the pet store trying to fix the problem. (toys, extra walks, bark collars, "calming" tablets, the list goes on.) We explained this to her and apologized for any inconvenience and reassured her that we are doing everything possible. I gave her my cell phone number & she has not stopped using it since. She calls or leaves a note on the door within 15 minutes of any noise from them and has even called the landlord. Mind you, all of these have occurred no later than 6:30 at night nor have they gone on for more than an hours time.
Her latest, is that they dogs cannot go to the bathroom in the yard. We explained that we clean it up every time. However, this bothers her because she says her 14 year old daughter plays in the yard. The landlord never indicated this was a no-no and only said that we must clean up after them. Which, again, we do diligently.
The point is she seems to have an issue with us and we are unsure what to do at this point. We are 4 months pregnant and do not want to move again. And we are concerned that the landlord, who while reasonable and pleasant, will revoke our lease (as per the addendum) since he was already leery of allowing the dogs. His only concern was that it didn't disturb the other tenants. We like it here and don't want to lose the apartment. We're not even fully unpacked (we've been here about a week and a half). I'm not sure what direction to go at this point. I've thought of confronting her kindly but firmly since we've already tried apologizing and discussing it with her. And I've also considered calling and discussing the problem with the landlord. But I fear being a "thorn in his side". Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
It started with the 2 dogs. The landlord was weary of allowing them to begin with but agreed and said that he would allow an adjustment period for them in the way of barking, etc. They're good dogs but the new house equals new noises that they do bark at for a short period. I feel, and so does the landlord, that once they get accustomed to them, they will grow bored and stop responding to them. In the meantime, we are trying everything possible and have spent quite a few dollars at the pet store trying to fix the problem. (toys, extra walks, bark collars, "calming" tablets, the list goes on.) We explained this to her and apologized for any inconvenience and reassured her that we are doing everything possible. I gave her my cell phone number & she has not stopped using it since. She calls or leaves a note on the door within 15 minutes of any noise from them and has even called the landlord. Mind you, all of these have occurred no later than 6:30 at night nor have they gone on for more than an hours time.
Her latest, is that they dogs cannot go to the bathroom in the yard. We explained that we clean it up every time. However, this bothers her because she says her 14 year old daughter plays in the yard. The landlord never indicated this was a no-no and only said that we must clean up after them. Which, again, we do diligently.
The point is she seems to have an issue with us and we are unsure what to do at this point. We are 4 months pregnant and do not want to move again. And we are concerned that the landlord, who while reasonable and pleasant, will revoke our lease (as per the addendum) since he was already leery of allowing the dogs. His only concern was that it didn't disturb the other tenants. We like it here and don't want to lose the apartment. We're not even fully unpacked (we've been here about a week and a half). I'm not sure what direction to go at this point. I've thought of confronting her kindly but firmly since we've already tried apologizing and discussing it with her. And I've also considered calling and discussing the problem with the landlord. But I fear being a "thorn in his side". Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.