AITA: 'I evicted them': Landlord evicts young couple with baby following noise complaints from neighbors, gives them 30 days to move

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Eleonora Bader
Apr 8, 2023 10:00 AM EDT

A landlord took to Reddit, asking their opinion on the fact he evicted new parents, giving them only 30 days to skedaddle. His reasoning was that their new baby made a lot of noise, and the neighbors had begun to complain. Is it insensitive? Yes. Is it illegal? We would think so, but apparently, he doesn't live in the US, and stated that it was actually completely legal for him to do so, as it landed under some sort of 'noise pollution' category.

Babies are noisy creatures, duh. They cry, babble, screech, and make a variety of sounds, but that's pretty normal because well, they're babies. They aren't the brightest at that age. We'd argue that humans don't always evolve either. Sometimes they mentally stay 3 years old. Now, this particular landlord asked the new parents to soundproof their home (meaning, his home, legally) but they couldn't afford it. So he was certain that he was 'in the right' because, after all, he had tried. Yet, if he was so sure of himself, he probably wouldn't have dared enter the r/AITA subreddit, a place where guilty people expose their deepest insecurities and grabble for some validation, because deep down, they know they're in the wrong.

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    Font - ole Posted by u/Affectionate_Ask8227 2 hours ago r/AmIthe/ AITA for evicting a young couple because of their baby? 2 I (male) am a landlord, I own a apartment complex that is mostly rented to college kids and young people, that is because the apartments are rather small (most only have one bedroom, some other do have two), it's not really a space suitable for a growing family.
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    Font - Around two years ago a younger couple (both early 20's) rented one of the smaller apartments. Rent was always on time, they didn't trashed the place down, they had a cordial relationship with neighbors, basically they had no issues. They got pregnant and as there's nothing in the lease contract about not admitting babies it was okay, although I did spoke with them because as you can imagine the noise a baby makes might disturb their neighbors. They said they didn't planned to stay there w
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    Font - Things happened and they didn't moved out. Their baby was born like 3 months ago. In these last months I've had many complains from their neighbors because of the noise. I suggested they should make their room soundproof (the apartments already are somewhat soundproof for privacy reasons, but I suggested a extra layer to prevent the noise from bothering their immediate neighbors) they said they couldn't afford it.
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    Font - Well as this issue has not ceased, I decided to evict them. I handled the eviction card yesterday, obviously I gave them the 30 days notice, they don't have to move right away, but they need to leave. They were pretty upset and said it was unfair because they can't control when the baby cried (they say this because most of the complains were because the baby cried at night and prevented the neighbors from sleeping). I understand that, but I have to look for the comfort of everyone in the
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    Font - Edit: I'm not in the US, this is legal were I live because there's not laws against "family discrimination". This fell under the "noise pollution" category and it's legal to evict them
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    Font - YTA 1-2 hr. ago there's nothing in the lease contract about not admitting babies But you evicted them anyways. I understand noise complaints can happen but you've now potentially made a couple and a new born homeless just because babies cry. Reply Share 2.6k
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    Font - PugRexia 47 min. ago Supreme Court Just- [106] S I don't see how it's OP's fault that these people decided to have a kid but didn't have an adequate plan to keep it from disturbing their neighbors. OP wasn't going to evict them until many noise complaints were submitted to him, is he not responsible for addressing those neighbors concerns? He tried to have a conversation with the couple and suggest a solution but the couple couldn't manage it so what is OP
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    Font - supposed to do? Allow them to stay and anger all those complaining neighbors? He is just as responsible for addressing the concerns of all those neighbors as he is toward this couple who was inconveniencing them all. Reply Share Vote InterestingSpeech889 · 44 min. ago A landlord cannot reasonably dictate when his tenants should or should not have a child, nor is it appropriate for a landlord to expect his tenants to take on the added costs to renovate
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    Font - or update their unit when it's his responsibility to maintain the building If a landlord is more interested in renting to college kids than a young family with a spotless rental history so far, that's their prerogative, but it's an a ole move to turn them out and within such a short timeframe Vote Reply Share
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    Font - OYaKnow 1 hr. ago YTA that's fu d up. You should sound proof the apartment since you're the landlord. Maybe get a real job or something. Also, you're fuing yo their entire rental history for this. How do you feel knowing they will have to pay more money for worse apartments with an eviction in their record? Destroying a whole families future because you're a si lord. 1.7k Reply Share
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    Font - Nye Etianen7 41 min. ago Maybe they don't have a rental history where they're from? Vote Reply Share SnooSketches6782 28 min. ago Right, he said he wasn't in the US Reply Share Vote
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    Font - salmon4breakfast 16 min. ago Wait are you serious? This seriously makes me realize how much the US is stacked against the little man. Reply Share Myy Vote .. Etianen7 13 min. ago Yeah, but on the other hand if you're in USA and they try to evict you illegally, you can dispute it. I don't know whether the couple in the post can, according to their local laws.
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    Font - PlayerH8rsBallz 1 hr. ago edited 43 min. ago Partassipant [1] On behalf of the renting and also the overall human population of planet earth: You are an a hole. "Why do they always come for the landlords first?" Lol this is why Edit - OP how many noise complaints for partying have you ignored? 1.3k Reply Share
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    Font - Ill_Spread_6434 · 58 min. ago Partassipant [4] yaaa this post really solidifies the "landlords are trash humans" stereotype- my condolences to the rare, good landlords out there Vote Reply Share
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    Font - Go Notthesharpestmarble · 46 min. ago GO Partassipant [1] The good ones aren't "landlords" in the sense that they acquire property specifically to commodify housing. The good ones are normal people who acquire additional property by circumstance and then rent it out to do something with the extra they have. Vote Reply Share
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    Font - MakeAByte 2 hr. ago YTA, you just evicted a couple in a non-ideal financial situation who have made sure that you get rent on-time consistently, and have done everything in their power to be good tenants. No way this isn't illegal. Rot in h 'I, landlord. 658 Reply Share
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    Rectangle - Urbanspy87 · 2 hr. ago YTA Just because it isn't illegal where you are doesn't mean you are doing the right thing. Reply Share 633 GelPen00 50 min. ago Yup, legal doesn't equal moral. Vote Reply Share
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    Font - AdAccomplished6870 - 1 hr. ago YTA. But no worries. You are evicting a couple who paid their rent on time and took care of the place. Karma (and the law of averages) will dictate that you are almost certainly going to get much worse tenants. The law of renting units, when you have a good tenant, you protect them at ALL costs. YTA, but you are the one who is going to pay for it in the end.
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    Font - And yes, if your units are so thin walled that a crying infant keeps neighbors up, you are a crap landlord, and you are likely to have bigger problems down the road. Reply Share 603 Desperate_Green143 32 min. ago All of this. OP, if you really do evict these people, I hope your next tenants are exactly what you deserve. Vote Reply Share
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    Font - periyali1593 44 min. ago "The law of averages" - boy are you right about THAT! When I was a landlord, I got screwed every time. Even by a friend, who left unexpectedly halfway through the month and only paid half, even though I gave her a 40% off deal (ie it wasn't covering the mortgage but I was doing her a favor and taking the loss on taxes). Vote Reply Share
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    Font - Obiterdicta 1 hr. ago Judge, Jury, and Excretioner [340] INFO: Why is it your tenants' responsibility to appropriately soundproof the apartment? 393 Reply Share hymn_to_demeter - 1 hr. ago I feel that this is the landlord's responsibility to fix. It's an investment in OP's own property, so he should pay for it. 148 Reply Share
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    Font - WonderfulPair5770 - 2 hr. ago Partassipant [1] YTA. Kicking a new family out on the streets when they need stability the most? WOW. I hope they sue you. 298 Reply Share BunnyInTheM0On. 48 min. ago Not only that, but evictions stay on your record, making it almost impossible to find a place to rent. He really just sc wed their future.
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    Rectangle - Beneficial-Gur-8136 · 1 hr. ago I've lived in a few apartments with babies as neighbors and never heard them. Your walls must be terrible. 294 Reply Share BunnyInTheM0On - 48 min. ago Sounds like a sl..... lord to me honestly Reply Share Vote
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