Ask Me Help Desk - Is there anything I can do?

I live in an apartment. And I'm all for 'live and let live' and its not really any of my business what anyone else does.

However the people above me has a LIVE MARIACHI BAND (I didn't spell mariachi right)

And they play ALL evening and night!

The rules of the apartment complex is noise must stop by 10. And they do...

However my daughter goes to bed at 8. and it keeps her up.

Is there anything I can do to get them to practice somewhere else or at a different time? I have tried talking to them. They don't speak english (and I don't speak spanish)

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Originally Posted by jenniepepsi

i live in an apartment. and im all for 'live and let live' and its not really any of my business what anyone else does.

however the people above me has a LIVE MARIACHI BAND (i didnt spell mariachi right)

and they play ALL evening and night!!

the rules of the apartment complex is noise must stop by 10. and they do...

however my daughter goes to bed at 8. and it keeps her up.

is there anything i can do to get them to practice somewhere else or at a different time? i have tried talking to them. they dont speak english (and i dont speak spanish)

It's your business when it effects your child's sleep. Talk to the manager. This is something that I don't miss about apartment life. You try to be a good neighbor, try to be tolerant, but a band? No way. I'm a musician myself and would actually feel uncomfortable about playing in an apartment. Try to keep it between you and the manager, and not get in a confrontation with the band. Good luck on this, and in the meanwhile get some earplugs.

First, call up and find out what are the legal times someone can make a lot of noise and get away with it. Second, once you know that say after 11PM to 7AM they are not allowed to practice their noise, call the police. Period. There is no other way around it. Just talking to the manager is just going to waste your time and the manager's time as the manager will probably refer you to the cops. So by calling the cops you are skipping a lot of extra aggravation with the management.

After a few times of being called out and told to knock off the noise, the band will choose to practice elsewhere. Right now they think it's perfectly okay to make such racket anytime they wish as no one has told them otherwise. The police are much more effective in dealing with things like this than the manager of the apt complex.

Oh, when you do call the police up, don't use the 911 emergency line. Use the non-emergency line. It may take a few extra minutes for them to respond, but in the long run the police appreciate you not making an emergency out of a non-emergency situation. And you being in Phoenix, I am quite certain the police have dealt with this problem many times before so they definitely know what to do. Be sure to tell the dispatcher they speak Spanish and a Spanish speaking officer will probably arrive to set them straight that they just can't do this sort of thing in an apartment house.

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Originally Posted by twinkiedooter

First, call up and find out what are the legal times someone can make a lot of noise and get away with it. Second, once you know that say after 11PM to 7AM they are not allowed to practice their noise, call the police. Period. There is no other way around it. Just talking to the manager is just going to waste your time and the manager's time as the manager will probably refer you to the cops. So by calling the cops you are skipping a lot of extra aggravation with the management.

After a few times of being called out and told to knock off the noise, the band will choose to practice elsewhere. Right now they think it's perfectly okay to make such racket anytime they wish as no one has told them otherwise. The police are much more effective in dealing with things like this than the manager of the apt complex.

Oh, when you do call the police up, dont use the 911 emergency line. Use the non-emergency line. It may take a few extra minutes for them to respond, but in the long run the police appreciate you not making an emergency out of a non-emergency situation. And you being in Phoenix, I am quite certain the police have dealt with this problem many times before so they definitely know what to do. Be sure to tell the dispatcher they speak Spanish and a Spanish speaking officer will probably arrive to set them straight that they just can't do this sort of thing in an apartment house.

She already said that they quit before 10PM. It's the manager's JOB to answer complaints. That's what they get paid for.