'We called up our landlord': Roommates Get Their New Neighbors Evicted in Less Than a Month

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    mondes Llandy "We got them evicted in less than 1 month..."
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    We got our new neighbours evicted in less than a month, and now I feel bad.
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    My roommate (24f) and I (24f) recently had our upstairs neighbours evicted, and some people in our lives are telling us that we are being unreasonable. My roommate has lived in our suite for 6 years, and I've been here for the past 4, with our previous upstairs neighbours moving in at the same time I did. They weren't perfect, and neither are we. We acknowledge that we can
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    be a bit loud sometimes, and they would be too, but for the most part, we got along well enough. Our previous neighbours moved out mid-December, and the new neighbours started moving their things in the first week of January, officially planning to move on February 15th. Immediately, we encountered problems. In the second week of January, it snowed heavily
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    and suddenly. They shovelled half of the driveway but left, and when informed they were responsible for the entire driveway, they returned and cleared the rest, putting the snow behind my car. I reached out to our landlord, as I had no way to contact them, and complained. The landlord came and helped me dig my car out. The next day, the mother of the family introduced herself to me and my roommate, assuring us that they had been
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    upstairs neighbours before and would be respectful of our space. I explained the layout of our unit to them, pointed out where the bedrooms were in relation to the upstairs, and asked them to be careful on the stairs, avoiding stomping as our couch is against the wall near the stairs. She promised they would be quiet and left.
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    Since then, we've been consistently woken up by them, with their kitchen above my bedroom and their late-night meal prep involving dropping pots and pans at 3:45 in the morning. The teenagers come home shouting "I'm home" at 2 am, and they vacuum at 1 am. Our internet was disconnected because they falsely claimed they were the only occupants of the house, causing me to miss two days of work. When our internet issue happened, the landlord
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    came to the house and asked if they would share our internet, as we had shared ours with them for the past week leading up to this, but they refused, even slamming the door in his face when he pointed out our previous cooperation. The housing market here is tough, and finding a place in 30 days is challenging. They asked for a meeting with the landlord to work on an arrangement, but I declined. Our
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    friends with kids have criticized us, saying we were selfish and unreasonable to complain so much. However, I feel justified in our noise complaints and in denying the meeting. They haven't even been here a full month yet, and I wonder if we acted too quickly. They were on a month-to-month lease, whereas we're on a yearly lease. I don't know if that impacts eviction, but my boss said it was legal, and we
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    weren't in the wrong. Part of me feels bad, understanding how hard it is to find a place, but the other part wants to avoid being consistently woken up or having to wear noise-cancelling headphones to relax in my own home. We've been here for 6 and 4 years and have never complained to the landlord before, and likely wouldn't have if it didn't directly impact our sleep.
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    peaches01018 hr. ago You have a pretty good landlord who shows up when needed! He must think of you as pretty good tenants and wasn't going to put up with cp from the newest tenants and risk losing you. I would assume he's been happy with you as a tenant and trusted that you were telling the truth and being reasonable. He could see that the new tenants were going to be a problem and nipped that in the bud. Reply Share 48
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    The_New_Spagora - 8 hr. ago I wouldn't feel bad if I were you. They sound like inconsiderate a oles. Hopefully your next neighbours are better. Reply Share 23 AnxiousEwe OP. 7 hr. ago Thanks! They seemed nice when we met but I guess first impressions can be deceiving. 47 Reply Share
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    SundaeAccording789 8 hr. ago Based on what you have posted, I don't think you over-reacted. Actually it's nice to read an account for once where the NFH got the short end of the stick. Reply Share 22
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    theworstsmellever - 7 hr. ago Nah, small apartment units like what you're describing are not suitable for everyone. I get housing is tough but some people shouldn't be in apartments period, let alone small older properties with thin walls. Sounds like a house converted into apartments? Those are the worst to live in with noisy people. It can be a nightmare living with someone like that. You're totally valid tbh. They were bound to just get worse the more comfortable they got. 44 Reply Share
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    AnxiousEwe OP. 7 hr. ago Thanks! I grew up as an upstairs neighbour so I get it's hard to maintain volume but at some point, it's just disrespectful... and yeah. It's a poorly built house from the 60's. Likely extremely poorly built. Windows not sealed correctly, paper- thin walls and there's been almost no upkeep to maintain anything (besides us repairing the front door and some maintenance/painting we've done to our suite). Under the stairs is a closet
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    (Harry Potter style) that we have access to... and it's not insulated or anything, it's just beams, plywood and then curtains I put up to help keep spiders out of our storage boxes. 45 Reply Share
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    pomnabo 6 hr. ago Imo, NTA Thing is, noisy neighbors will continue to be noisy unless you address it immediately; and even then, as you've now experienced, it didn't do anything. You deserve a place with a reasonably quiet volume. You deserve to have your peace. And fk, you deserve to be able to get your work done without interruptions.
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    Life is hard enough. If you don't know how to be respectful of other people's space, then you'll learn how hard life is. And I get it, sometimes you might not know how much noise is coming through; but when the other people sharing your space inform you, that's when you make a concerted effort to keep the volume down.
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    I'm also a night owl because I work night shifts a lot; so I'm often making food late at night, but I also know how to do so quietly...like...they just gotta learn how to be quiet...and it's really not difficult... But no, you did the right thing. You already spoke with them about issues, and it did not change, and 1 month is more than enough time to adjust imo. Reply Share 4
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    Everyonelovesmonkeys 8 hr. ago It does sound like it was a relief to have them gone as they were so noisy but out of curiosity, why were they solely responsible for shoveling the whole driveway? Also how did they get your internet turned off? 8 Reply Share
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    AnxiousEwe OP. 8 hr. ago I'm not 100% sure about the driveway, it's just what the landlord specifically has in their agreement. I don't use the driveway (except to 3 point turn sometimes) as I park on a gravel pit beside it and my roommate parks on the side of the road. I THINK it's because it goes into their garage?
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    ALSO the internet this has been awful. From what we were told by our provider (we're with the same company), they had themselves marked as the 'home' not the 'unit', or something like that. Could have easily been an accident but, it was marked on their account and ours that they 'corrected the address' and 'confirmed they were the soul residents'... we got it fixed pretty quick and were given a bunch of credit on our account we we don't pay for internet for the next year now ( 10 Reply Share
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    debber33 7 hr. ago They did it to themselves 3 Reply Share AnxiousEwe OP. 7 hr. ago It's being loud, then arguing "We're not loud". I don't think they expected me to send videos but as is my habit, I am someone who functions with anxiety and needs proof before I'll do anything. Sent the videos to my dad and my boss to ask if it was reasonable to complain and they both said yes (after being annoyed I texted them at 5 am).
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    Bald Chihuahua . 5 hr. ago It sounds like you did the landlord a favor. You didn't cause the problems, they did. 44 Reply Share
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    LurkingAintEazy - 7 hr. ago Sorry those close to you are acting that way. If anything, they should be happy you stood up for yourselves, and that landlord was on your side. I just don't get people that think, that acting that way is the ideal way to go or be. It is a residence, not a mess hall to be making so much noise overnight like that. 43 ↓ Reply Share

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