Sometimes, when you live in flats, you'll notice a certain amount of noise from the people around you. If someone walks down the communal stairs, you may hear it at first, but after a while of living at the property, you likely won't notice the noise anymore.
But if your neighbours are particularly noisy, and they're playing music at unreasonable hours, partying all night, and shouting with their pals regularly, you may want to bring it up to them in person, or with a note. And if they don't listen, you may feel it necessary to make a noise complaint about them.
A man took to Reddit's 'Neighbours from Hell' forum to vent that his downstairs neighbour were constantly making noise complaints about them, despite the fact they "literally tiptoe around the house" and don't "drink, party, or even have friends over."
He explained they were on the third floor of the building, and he and his are 21 years old, and they work, go to the gym and chill.
He wrote: "We literally tiptoe around the house now and are 24/7 conscious of all noises and we still get complaints! They pound on our roof when we close doors and are otherwise quite rude to us.
"Should we be worried about getting evicted with over four noise complaints? They say it's from the early hours until late at night, like running and furniture moving, heavy footsteps.
"Every time I reply to the office and explain how quiet and cautious we are I get no response. We just feel like our home isn't even home anymore because it's like walking on eggshells. Please give advice."
In the comments, people said that they shouldn't worry too much if they hadn't already had a talking to after four complaints were made about them.
One wrote: "I'd ask for proof. I'd also either get a camera for inside to prove you aren't making noises (if they do end up sending recordings) and also record them banging on their ceiling at you as well.
"They don't sound like they care too much if you've gotten four and have not been sternly talked to. If they lived there before you this may be common for them."
Another sympathised: "I'm sorry to hear this is happening to you. It sounds like they're my downstairs neighbours to complain about every single sound I make – fortunately I know my landlord will not evict me for walking.
"I would see if I could speak to the office and let them know that what is going on constitutes harassment because you are doing absolutely nothing wrong you're just living in your house that you pay the rent for!"
Someone else suggested they could be hearing noise from another flat, but assuming it was theirs. They commented: "Where I live the first floor three bedrooms actually have two apartments above it. Is it possible that your downstairs neighbour is actually hearing noise from the other unit above her?
"Like where I live, above the three-bedroom, there's a one-bedroom above the front part of the apartment and a two-bedroom above the back. But when sound travels it can sound like it's coming from one area but it'll actually coming from another."
What would you do in this situation? Let us know in the comments.
