Hi All,
I am in need of some major advice today. My downstairs neighbour is driving me CRAZY complaining about how much noise my furbabies are making in the mornings...and the kicker is they are not even making THAT much noise!! Grrr...
*Sigh*...I'll start from the beginning to show how neurotic (sp?) he's being...
We moved in our apartment in July '05, it's a duplex turned into apartments (which means the insulation between floors is not that great), we only had Pepper then and she was pretty quiet being on her own and all. We got Pixie in August '05. It wasn't until the end of September that the kittes started playing together. That's when the wrestling started, and we specifically asked our downstairs neighbours "R" and "M" if they have heard the cats, if they were making too muc noise. Both said no they've never heard the cats playing. Well a couple of weeks later (first of October) I pass "R" going out the door as I'm coming in and he mentions that he heard a thump in the mornings. I quickly apologized about that and he said "...don't worry about it..." b/c heis a light sleeper. That was fine. About a week and a half later he mentions in passing again that he's still hearing this thump noise. Again I apologized about that (I was mortified), I explained I wasn't sure if it was me or the cats but either way I'd take care of it (I tend to walk heavy even thought I'm only 100lbs you'd swear I was 500lbs the way I walk
). Again, the said "...don't worry about it..." b/c he had himself conditioned to wake up early now he'd just get use to it.
The rest of October passed, November passed, the first week of December passed...no more complaints. I thought well all is well. HA, was I wrong. The second week of December he came up like three times in a row complaining about the cats. Demanding now, not asking me but trying to tell me that I had to move the cat's litter boxes and sratching post b/c the cats scratching on the post and digging in their boxes was waking him up in the mornings and that I had to lock my cats out of the spare room b/c them jumping off the bed was causing the thump noise. I couldn't believe the nerve of this guy!
I told him, very politely I might add, that I couldn't move the cat's litter boxes b/c there was no where else appropriate to put them (I'm under the belief that my kitties deserve privacy as much as we do), that the scratching post was only in there temporarily, and that I was NOT going to lock the cats out of "their" room or any other room in my apartment. I did say I would buy a rug as soon as I could (so of course since then there's been some things come up $ wise that's been really expensive
). So a few days passed without "R" coming up, I was starting to relax again. Then one morning up he comes, and it was morning when I swear the cats weren't making any noise. He started the usual way, saying how the cats are thumping around the room, blah, blah. And I told him that there wasn't much I could do right now, I'm going to get a rug as soon as possible, etc. Then he started to raise his voice at me, I just gave him this look and said I'll try and keep them quiet and I basically shut the door in his face. I was not going to stand there and let him yell at me.
After that I knew he wouldn't let up so over the next week or so I kept a close on the cats and I also monitered when they used their box, they always did their business before 6:30 a.m. So I started shutting the door to the spare room at 6:30 a.m., just until 7:00 a.m. b/c "R" told me himself he hears the cats between 6:30 - 7:00 a.m. and it bothered him so much b/c he gets up for work at 7:00 a.m. and was losing a half an hours sleep. I've been doing this since the 3rd of January and he hadn't come up complainig. So I thought "WOW" ..."RIGHT ON"...this is working (but I'm still planning on getting a rug). I bothered me that I had to close the door on my kittes and but in the long run it saved me from having to deal with "R". Well this morning guess who comes up before we're even up for work?!? "R" of course! Complaining that the cats were making noise again. I was like "R" I was asleep, he said well I was too! I can't control what my cats do when I'm sleeping, I can't be up all night "in case" they make noise, they didn't wake me up but they woke him up!?! Again he said you have to get a rug and before I could even get out that I have been closing the door and eveything trying to make it quieter for HIM! He was like, I'll buy you guys a rug if I have too...do you have specific colour you want? I was couldn't believe it! I was stunned! All I could get out was I don't really care and he left. All I know is if he comes up with a rug, I'm not taking it and I'll get my own when I can afford it.
The best part yet is that, his roomate "M" told me himself that "R" is difficult and totally anal retentative (sp?). When "M" first moved in, "R" complained that when "M" shut the door to leave for work, it was waking him up. And that when he locked the door it was too loud, that woke him up too! I couldn't believe it! I didn't feel so bad then, but I just don't want "R" calling our landlord and complaining about my cats! My landlord is aware I have two cats and has absolutely no problem with it, they actually have a cat of their own. I have a hunch that the landlord is aware of what "R" is like b/c the last time he dropped by to see how things were going he asked if any below us ("R" or "M") had asked about noise b/c only the hallway has carpet, he said if that happens it'd be best to buy a rug and help absorb the noises. It's just that "R" has been a tenant there for like 10 years so he knows the landlord better than I do and we've only been there for like 6 months. We love this apartment and the area and don't want to leave.
I am debating on call my landlord myself and explaining the situation so he's aware of what is going on. I'm not going to complain about "R" per say, just let him know that it's getting to the point that "R" is coming up to complain before we're even awake (that's bit much) and that we are actually trying to do something about the noise. I don't know if "R" has called the landlord himself or not b/c I haven't received a call about it.
So what do everyone think? Should I call the landlord to let him know what's going on? Or should I deal with "R" myself, i.e. blast him when or if he comes up complaining again, by letting him know I'm actually trying to do something about the noise and let him know he's being a bit ridiculous (sp?)? It's coming to the point where I'm soon going to SNAP!
I am in need of some major advice today. My downstairs neighbour is driving me CRAZY complaining about how much noise my furbabies are making in the mornings...and the kicker is they are not even making THAT much noise!! Grrr...
*Sigh*...I'll start from the beginning to show how neurotic (sp?) he's being...
We moved in our apartment in July '05, it's a duplex turned into apartments (which means the insulation between floors is not that great), we only had Pepper then and she was pretty quiet being on her own and all. We got Pixie in August '05. It wasn't until the end of September that the kittes started playing together. That's when the wrestling started, and we specifically asked our downstairs neighbours "R" and "M" if they have heard the cats, if they were making too muc noise. Both said no they've never heard the cats playing. Well a couple of weeks later (first of October) I pass "R" going out the door as I'm coming in and he mentions that he heard a thump in the mornings. I quickly apologized about that and he said "...don't worry about it..." b/c heis a light sleeper. That was fine. About a week and a half later he mentions in passing again that he's still hearing this thump noise. Again I apologized about that (I was mortified), I explained I wasn't sure if it was me or the cats but either way I'd take care of it (I tend to walk heavy even thought I'm only 100lbs you'd swear I was 500lbs the way I walk
The rest of October passed, November passed, the first week of December passed...no more complaints. I thought well all is well. HA, was I wrong. The second week of December he came up like three times in a row complaining about the cats. Demanding now, not asking me but trying to tell me that I had to move the cat's litter boxes and sratching post b/c the cats scratching on the post and digging in their boxes was waking him up in the mornings and that I had to lock my cats out of the spare room b/c them jumping off the bed was causing the thump noise. I couldn't believe the nerve of this guy!
After that I knew he wouldn't let up so over the next week or so I kept a close on the cats and I also monitered when they used their box, they always did their business before 6:30 a.m. So I started shutting the door to the spare room at 6:30 a.m., just until 7:00 a.m. b/c "R" told me himself he hears the cats between 6:30 - 7:00 a.m. and it bothered him so much b/c he gets up for work at 7:00 a.m. and was losing a half an hours sleep. I've been doing this since the 3rd of January and he hadn't come up complainig. So I thought "WOW" ..."RIGHT ON"...this is working (but I'm still planning on getting a rug). I bothered me that I had to close the door on my kittes and but in the long run it saved me from having to deal with "R". Well this morning guess who comes up before we're even up for work?!? "R" of course! Complaining that the cats were making noise again. I was like "R" I was asleep, he said well I was too! I can't control what my cats do when I'm sleeping, I can't be up all night "in case" they make noise, they didn't wake me up but they woke him up!?! Again he said you have to get a rug and before I could even get out that I have been closing the door and eveything trying to make it quieter for HIM! He was like, I'll buy you guys a rug if I have too...do you have specific colour you want? I was couldn't believe it! I was stunned! All I could get out was I don't really care and he left. All I know is if he comes up with a rug, I'm not taking it and I'll get my own when I can afford it.
The best part yet is that, his roomate "M" told me himself that "R" is difficult and totally anal retentative (sp?). When "M" first moved in, "R" complained that when "M" shut the door to leave for work, it was waking him up. And that when he locked the door it was too loud, that woke him up too! I couldn't believe it! I didn't feel so bad then, but I just don't want "R" calling our landlord and complaining about my cats! My landlord is aware I have two cats and has absolutely no problem with it, they actually have a cat of their own. I have a hunch that the landlord is aware of what "R" is like b/c the last time he dropped by to see how things were going he asked if any below us ("R" or "M") had asked about noise b/c only the hallway has carpet, he said if that happens it'd be best to buy a rug and help absorb the noises. It's just that "R" has been a tenant there for like 10 years so he knows the landlord better than I do and we've only been there for like 6 months. We love this apartment and the area and don't want to leave.
I am debating on call my landlord myself and explaining the situation so he's aware of what is going on. I'm not going to complain about "R" per say, just let him know that it's getting to the point that "R" is coming up to complain before we're even awake (that's bit much) and that we are actually trying to do something about the noise. I don't know if "R" has called the landlord himself or not b/c I haven't received a call about it.
So what do everyone think? Should I call the landlord to let him know what's going on? Or should I deal with "R" myself, i.e. blast him when or if he comes up complaining again, by letting him know I'm actually trying to do something about the noise and let him know he's being a bit ridiculous (sp?)? It's coming to the point where I'm soon going to SNAP!
