WE all know how frustrating life can be when you don’t get on with your neighbours too well.
But woman has revealed that she now has to abide by her nightmare neighbour’s noise curfew to avoid any drama.
The pair claimed the woman now turns her water on and off for ten minutes at 11pm – despite having a noise curfew after 10pm[/caption]
The woman, who took to Reddit to share the stress the lady has caused, explained that the tenant who lives above first had an issue with their fan that was allegedly ”making too much noise”.
The woman then contacted the landlord – who asked the pair to remove the fan, which they politely agreed to do.
However, the relationship took a sour turn, when the woman had popped in for a shower and was suddenly disturbed by a loud bang.
She recalled the incident in the post: ”Then I’m in the shower with the shower vent fan running, and she comes downstairs banging/ringing the door.
”I didn’t know who it was. I ran out of the shower and open the door.
”She tells me that I can’t be running that because it makes too much noise.
”All this time it’s only been a week of her living here. It’s the first week so there’s a lot of commotion,” the woman wrote.
Despite the continuous noise, which consisted of ”slamming” and ”stomping”, the pair living in the flat below didn’t complain.
”We figured she’s moving in and getting settled.”
According to the furious Redditor, the person who was staying at the spot before was a 6’3ft bloke ”with a stocky build” and the pair ”never heard him for the two years” of them renting.
”This chick is 5 foot, maybe 110 pounds. We hear every foot step she makes and every cupboard/door she closes.
”Can’t forget her walking up the stairs either.”
Although the frustrated couple have tried to talking to her on numerous occasions, their attempts have proved futile.
”It’s gotten to the point where we’ve said something to our landlord four times in the last three to four months.
”He’s talked to her as well, and he’s had enough.”
Between the three parties – the couple, the neighbour, as well as the landlord – it’s since been agreed to implement ”quiet hours” at 10pm.
But despite the new arrangement, the woman is now driving the pair mad with a ”new thing” – standing in the bathroom, which is above their bedroom, and turning the water on and off between 11.05pm and 11.15pm.
”It’s to the point where I dread coming home. Our landlord says he is ‘going to figure something out’,” the Redditor vented to fellow social media users.
The Top Five Reasons Neighbours Squabble
One study by Compare the Market revealed the top reason British neighbour’s argue
- Broken fences – top of the board was broken fences and whose responsibility it was to fix it
- Parking: one of the leading drivers of neighbour disputes, with 54.1 per cent of people having issues with people parking in front of their house, parking bay or driveway
- Trees – complaints about a neighbour’s tree cracking your garden path was also common with nearly half of participants finding it frustrating
- Bin wars – outdoor bin etiquette continues to ignite the most furious debates between neighbours
- Nosy Neighbours – some people have their eyes and ears at the ready to have a peek causing problems for others
‘Put your fan back up’
Dozens of readers flooded to comments to share their thoughts on the unfortunate situation – and how they’d tackle it.
One said: ”People are too nice, tell them to f**k off in a nice aggressive tone.”
Someone else chimed in: ”My advice: tell her to suck it up and buy some noise cancelling headphones.
”I would then proceed to run all the fans 24/7. If she can stomp around like a Clydesdale horse, you should be able to live your lives without a care in the world too.”
However, not everyone advise to resort to such harsh measures – and some told the woman to be more understanding.
” ‘Stand in the bathroom for 10 minutes turning the water on and off’… I’m sorry, do you not wash your face, brush your teeth, and maybe complete a few other tasks before heading to bed for the night?
”Chances are she is going about her nightly routine and she is not doing it out of pettiness,” thought one person.
”That sounds brutal. I really hope the landlord gets it sorted out because you shouldn’t have to put up with that kind of nonsense,” a fourth chimed in.
Although the frustrated couple have tried to talking to her on numerous occasions, their attempts have proved futile[/caption]
