'Stop leaving me notes, you're grown': Apartment building feud erupts when an entitled neighbor demands 'quiet hours' on their terms

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Jul 28, 2024 1:00 PM EDT

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  • Don't tell me what to do. 

    If entitled authority really grinds your gears and you hate being told how to live, this next story may really ruffle your feathers. We've all had suboptimal living situations where paper-thin walls, mediocre ceilings, and ‘affordable’ accommodations fall short of expectations, but the one thing you learn first when you're living on your own is how to deal with a little discomfort. Spawned from the late-night hollering of drunken building-mates or the creaking floorboards of your upstairs neighbor, many people develop a thick skin over the years of what kinds of noise they can handle in their safe space. 

    Well, the elderly grouch in this next story apparently didn't have enough decades under his belt to learn true patience when it came to his neighborly love. Although I understand gently remind your floormates to be mindful of others living in the building (that is, if they're being blatantly disrespectful), if you scream ‘PIPE DOWN’ at your neighbors for mundane ‘life noises’ at 10 PM, that's not going to be well-received. 

    Without provocation, this man left passive-aggressive notes to his neighbors, targeting apartment numbers and calling out ‘quiet hours’ when nobody was allowed to vacuum, listen to music, or basically make any noise at all. If only he had just asked nicely… Read on to get all the juicy details of this apartment building feud that boiled over when an entitled neighbor started getting a little too pushy.

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    I work "When you start paying some of my bills, I'll follow. your made up rules" this over priced roach motel, se I don't need someone else's dad telling me what times I can move Around in My Apartment.
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    new apartment building drama I moved into this building at the end of May, I'm not the tenant in either apartment involved, just sharing some anonymous apartment building drama!!
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    the first note was on the 2nd main door into the building which was later removed, and the note in the 2nd image was taped to apt #1's door (apartment #5 is above from #1). Robert in #1 is the building's super, but he doesn't own the building. I generally find the apartments to be very soundproof compared to other places I've lived...
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    Kobua APT-1 TO ALL TENANTS! OUITE TIME IS 10:00 pm To 8:00 AM ThaT MEANS NO VACUMING ING Loud muise NO SLIDING FURNITURE, YOU HAVE HOURS to do what YOU HAVE TO do Thats PLENTY OF TIME, I don'T CARE Who YOU ARE YOUR NOT GOING TO KEEP ME FROM SLEEPING I'M 73 YEARS Old &I HAVE HEALTH ISSUES ALONG WITH THE LADY IN APT 2
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    I work 3 jobs to Afford to live in this over priced roach motel, se I don't need someone else's dad I telling me whAt times I can move Around in My Apartment. The Halls And ceilings Are thin, not my problem. I'm not loud or disrespectful, but we can explore what that looks like if you want. My Lease doesn't Say Anything About silence from 10-8, so When you start paying. Some of my bills, I'll follow your made" up rules. I'm sorry you're 73 with bad health, maybe it's time for An old folks home.
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    Gribitz37 8 hr. ago I love the juxtaposition of "Stop leaving me notes, you're a grown up" on Hello Kitty note paper.
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    BuckityBuck 3 hr. ago Keroppi standing beneath the "#5" that had been angrily scratched over several times to bold it, so that there was no mistaking who had written the note, really made me laugh. I like this person.
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    CosmicallyF-d 9 hr. ago . What happens in your 70s that seems to make everyone's writing turn into this kind of font?
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    MeowandGordo 11 hr. ago This is hilarious. I love this kind of drama as long as I'm not involved. 173 Reply Share SleeveofThinMints . 6 hr. ago Right? You hope they're on your hall so you can read each note on your walk back to your apartment. It's like watching a trash tv show.
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    Marx615 6 hr. ago Posts like these make me thankful that I hear my neighbors bang around once or twice a week, even if it is at 4AM
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    sumdumdumwonone 9 hr. ago edited 3 hr. ago It is not unreasonable to ask people to be quiet from 10 pm - 8 am
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    Lala_G 2 hr. ago True but quiet and "don't be awake and doing normal movements" are totally different levels. I've had shift worker upstairs neighbors and we will hear them pulling out dining chairs to sit (scraping on
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    the floor), rolling office chairs if they sit there, thudding when they get into bed, normal noise from them walking around as people do when awake through our thin ceilings/floors here. It's expected and they're allowed to exist in their home on their own schedule.
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    Ild287 51 min. ago Exactly this. Quiet hours don't mean "lights out and silent" like you're at summer camp for kids. I'm an insomniac and would go insane if I had to lie in bed motionless when I can't sleep. I am considerate- I
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    have rugs, consciously learned to be light on my feet, etc. All the same, I am unwilling to apologize for existing. For instance, sometimes I take a shower at 2am because it helps me finally get some rest.
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    I've spoken with every neighbor below me over the years and let them know to please reach out if ever I do disturb them because I get it. Every single one of them
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    has told me I've never bothered them... but I do think that's because they've all understood shared walls means sometimes you might be reminded there are other people around you.
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    Ild287 47 min. ago deeply relatable cat owner anecdote. One of mine knocked over a planter that shattered and there was dirt and shards of ceramic. Was I supposed to put up caution tape and deal with it in the morning?
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    I used a broom to clean up as much as I could, then used my vacuum for like 25 seconds to get the rest. No one cared because we are all grown ups in my building and understand life happens
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    FlatwormOk778.5 hr. ago Second note is being Quiet time between 10-8 isn't too much to ask for, no one needs to be vacuuming, rearranging furniture or playing loud music at night. If you're "not disrespectful" then why even write a note like that?
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    Background_Detail_20 6 hr. ago Most places have noise rules, do they not? Every apartment I've ever lived in has had similar rules. Here it's usually 11-7 though. The second note person probably just hasn't read her lease thoroughly lol
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    LittleSalty9418 · 5 hr. ago Mine doesn't list a specific time frame in my lease. It just states don't have excessive noise that disturbs your neighbors
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    sexycadaver 8 hr. ago my apartment's quiet hours are 10-8. makes plenty of sense to me
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    GarikLoranFace 2 hr. ago They won't call vacuuming excessive noise Reply Share Inkdrunnergirl. 2 hr. ago Renter Eh, it depends. Potentially yes if it's a disturbance to others and you can hear it outside of the unit. My city code is 50 ft during quiet and 100 feet daytime
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