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Jumbonium2007 · Jun 19, 2007, 06:03 AM

I live in a 4 unit apartment building.. basically a house thats been converted.. I have the whole upstairs. the other 3 are studio apartments below me. Well every night around 10pm the girl that lives in the front studio directly below me decides to turn her stereo up as loud as she can.. Its loud enough where it vibrates my floor and then leaves till 4 am.. So i file a noise complaint with the cops and they say since shes not home theres nothing they can do.. Mind you I work at 6 am.. So I call the landlord and the landlord said theres nothing she can do about it except come over and shut it off at 5:30. Around 4:30 the girl downstairs gets home.. and continues with the music.. So i called the cops again.. They roll up and tell her to turn the music off and she tells them pretty much that You cant tell me how I can have my music. So the cops write her a 100 dollar ticket.. So i came home from work last night and I have a ford bronco in my driveway.. something ive been rebuilding slowly.. all 4 tires had been stabbed with a small knife.. The girl came out and said so how do you like your tires.. thats my little present for you.. So i called the cops again.. the stupid cops wouldnt do a thing about her popping my tires..

So what would you guys do about this situation.. I mean the girl is dumb.. cant talk to her she wont listen.. and she sleeps with everything in a two county radius.. except me.. id rather not have every STD known to man.. The cops are pretty much useless at this point as well.. theyd rather go to the nearest krispy creme and get their fill

red rocket · Jun 19, 2007, 06:17 AM

Maybe you should have started by talking to the girl instead of calling the cops right away?

I mean, what the fụck did you expect after that?

JonoMarshall · Jun 19, 2007, 07:08 AM

Why did you make her your enemy in the first place by ringing the cops? You should have tried talking to her!

You could apologise, carry on the war, or move out... a pretty annoying but simple situation?

Dakarʒ · Jun 19, 2007, 07:14 AM

Have you thought about secretly switching her to decaf? With Sanka, she'll never notice the difference.

irunat2am · Jun 19, 2007, 07:18 AM

What is the reasoning as to why the cops won't come back out about the tires? What did dispatch tell you? Damage to personal property raises it up a notch.

Document every time you have contact with her from here on out (talking, keep a record of music, yada yada). If you keep good records you have more for the cops to work with.

Mrjinglesusa · Jun 19, 2007, 07:29 AM

Move.

highstakes · Jun 19, 2007, 07:35 AM

Egg her car when you leave for work in the morning

That or install a camera in your driveway next time you call the cops.

Y3a · Jun 19, 2007, 07:55 AM

superglue her door locks. wait til it's raining really hard.

Blast YOUR STEREO all day! 6am-6pm! Pick those dentist music stations.

Cipher13 · Jun 19, 2007, 08:17 AM

Personally, I'd wage war back, and win.

But if you're not in it to win it...

DigitalEl · Jun 19, 2007, 08:37 AM

the stupid cops wouldnt do a thing about her popping my tires..

If the situation were reversed, you'd be whining about how the "stupid cops" charged you with something even though they didn't SEE you do it. Think about it. How could they do anything about her popping (sic) your tires if they didn't roll up on her as she was doing it. It's your word against hers.

And above posters are right, grow the F up and talk to the person you're having a dispute with instead of running right to the teacher. The stupid cops have better things to do.

Kevin · Jun 19, 2007, 08:47 AM

So what do you guys think would have happened had he asked her?

Since what she said to the cops was basically STFU, you think her response to him would be any better?

Really?

Dakarʒ · Jun 19, 2007, 08:50 AM

I'm confused as to why the landlord says there's nothing she can do. Uh, she can't tell her tenant that loud music between 12 - 8 am is off-limits?

Mrjinglesusa · Jun 19, 2007, 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by Dakarʒ

I'm confused as to why the landlord says there's nothing she can do. Uh, she can't tell her tenant that loud music between 12 - 8 am is off-limits?

Problem is, this "neighbor" sounds like someone who doesn't respect authority much. I doubt she would listen to her landlord either. That's why I said to move. Life is too short to have to deal with people like that on a daily basis. Trust me, she can make your life there a living hell...

Dakarʒ · Jun 19, 2007, 09:21 AM

Well, unless she's on Month 2 of a year lease or something, the landlord can always tell her to GTFO (Assuming the OP is the better tenant, etc.).

Chuckit · Jun 19, 2007, 09:34 AM

Get her thrown out. Practical and satisfying. If there are actually two other tenants in this building, it seems pretty likely they'll be on your side.

JonoMarshall · Jun 19, 2007, 09:42 AM

So what do you guys think would have happened had he asked her?

Since what she said to the cops was basically STFU, you think her response to him would be any better?

Really?

It's still the first step to take, there's simply no excuse... yeah really!

highstakes · Jun 19, 2007, 09:57 AM

Plant drugs in her car or apartment, then call the cops on her.

Dakarʒ · Jun 19, 2007, 09:59 AM

Christ, what is this, an episode of The Shield?

MindFad · Jun 19, 2007, 10:08 AM

I don't HAVE a brother!

RAILhead · Jun 19, 2007, 10:15 AM

I thought you said pooping your tires.

My bad.

BlueSky · Jun 19, 2007, 10:23 AM

Had a similar problem with the girl downstairs. Loud stereo, booming bass, walls shaking. I went down there 3 times, my gf once, nothing worked. Her attitude was that she should be able to come home after a day's hard work and entertain some friends and blahblahblah.

We filed a complaint with the city. They sent her a notice of the complaint and advised her that fines were in her future and all that stuff. She stopped completely, no problem since. It's been 8 months.

Check with your local government.

Originally Posted by Kevin

So what do you guys think would have happened had he asked her?

Since what she said to the cops was basically STFU, you think her response to him would be any better?

QFT

ort888 · Jun 19, 2007, 10:52 AM

Beat her within an inch of her life with a bat.

Then ask her, "So... how do you like your face?"

finboy · Jun 19, 2007, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by Chuckit

Get her thrown out. Practical and satisfying. If there are actually two other tenants in this building, it seems pretty likely they'll be on your side.

And if you can't get her thrown out, tell the landlord that their refusal to deal with it might constitute "constructive eviction" and allow you to get out of your lease. You have to be ready to move, in this case.

Stand your ground with the landlord and at the worst you'll have to move.

As for the chick slashing your tires, there's nothing you can do now.

Rumor · Jun 19, 2007, 12:41 PM

Just shut off the electricity to her place when she starts with the music.

keekeeree · Jun 19, 2007, 12:57 PM

You need to call these guys:

Seriously though, although it'd be tempting to escalate this with revenge (I know that'd be my first gut reaction), but anyone unstable enough to slash your tires over a legitimate noise complaint is capable of making your life all sorts of miserable.

Go buy a cheap webcam. Point it out your window facing your truck. Set it up to snap a pic every 10 seconds or when motion is detected (EvoCam software allows you to do this).

Keep calling the cops on her. When she acts out again, you'll (hopefully) have proof.

But I wouldn't roll over and let her slashing the tires be the end of this.

RAILhead · Jun 19, 2007, 01:33 PM

Wait -- is she hot? Pictures?

That could change everything...

Dakarʒ · Jun 19, 2007, 01:35 PM

True. Crazy sex is fun sex.

::maroma:: · Jun 19, 2007, 01:47 PM

Yeah, bang her, give her herpes, then say "how do you like your vagina now?"

But seriously folks, she sounds like a total psycho. You should never have called the cops. You should've went to talk to her in person. Then if she told you to F-off, go to the landlord, then the cops. There's a procedure you should've followed.

But she went farther than you did. She was fined $100, but 4 tires cost more than that so you owe her some bad ****. Personally, I'd come up with some nasty pranks and make her regret ever turning on her stereo to begin with.

JonoMarshall · Jun 19, 2007, 01:54 PM

Not cool, you guys are vindictive.

Dakarʒ · Jun 19, 2007, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by JonoMarshall

Not cool, you guys are vindictive.

You'll regret saying that.

Chuckit · Jun 19, 2007, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by JonoMarshall

Not cool, you guys are vindictive.

I prefer the term "fair and practical."

Doofy · Jun 19, 2007, 02:03 PM

OK, you pansies seem to be mincing around the subject so once again it's up to me to say it:

Kill her.

Chuckit · Jun 19, 2007, 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by Doofy

OK, you pansies seem to be mincing around the subject so once again it's up to me to say it:

Kill her.

That wasn't very nice. You just gave JonoMarshall an aneurysm.

nonhuman · Jun 19, 2007, 02:10 PM

Take her to small claims court over the tires.

lpkmckenna · Jun 19, 2007, 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by Jumbonium2007

.. and she sleeps with everything in a two county radius.. except me..

Oh, poor baby. I suspect this is what really pisses you off about her.

Originally Posted by Jumbonium2007

The cops are pretty much useless at this point as well.. theyd rather go to the nearest krispy creme and get their fill

Grow up.

Sorry about your tires. Get even, but stay within the law.

Doofy · Jun 19, 2007, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by Chuckit

That wasn't very nice. You just gave JonoMarshall an aneurysm.

OK, well just maim her or something then.

Chuckit · Jun 19, 2007, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by lpkmckenna

Grow up.

Isn't that what you should be telling the cops who are failing to do their job?

Jumbonium2007 · Jun 19, 2007, 02:29 PM

I spoke to her a number of times.. her response was i pay rent here I can have the music up as loud as I want.. This girl doesnt even have a car or a job for that matter.. shes one of those types who sits on her ass parties and bangs every guy that walks by.. The cops arrested her for possession of weed at one time when i filed a noise complaint.. dumb girl didnt even see them show up.. she was rolling a joint on her porch.... As far as getting even.. I set up VNC on my machine today.. My plan is to remote into my mac and start blasting tunes at 3 am since im going to be gone.. She wont know what to think because Ill be 70 miles away.. Im also gonna make the mac talk.. Or perhaps ill just set a tripline in front of her porch and hose the dirt down in front so she can go face down in the mud.. This girl was crazy about 3 months ago she jumped out of a moving vehicle and cracked her head open.. all because her bf wouldnt do her.. Worse case scenario Ill file a PPO on her for harassment and such.. then shell have to move.. The landlord is already pissed at her so figure enough toture she might leave

lpkmckenna · Jun 19, 2007, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by Chuckit

Isn't that what you should be telling the cops who are failing to do their job?

When did that happen?

lpkmckenna · Jun 19, 2007, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by Jumbonium2007

My plan is to remote into my mac and start blasting tunes at 3 am since im going to be gone.

What about the other two neighbours? Unless they're both deaf, I think your plan is kinda flawed.

Chuckit · Jun 19, 2007, 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by lpkmckenna

When did that happen?

When she was blasting music in the middle of the night and they didn't care? When the OP's car was vandalized and they didn't care?

Dakarʒ · Jun 19, 2007, 02:47 PM

This has disaster written all over it. Keep us updated.

lpkmckenna · Jun 19, 2007, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by Chuckit

When she was blasting music in the middle of the night and they didn't care?

Are cops free to kick down doors over loud music? Of course not.

Originally Posted by Chuckit

When the OP's car was vandalized and they didn't care?

They can't charge her if he can't prove it.

Chuckit · Jun 19, 2007, 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by lpkmckenna

They can't charge her if he can't prove it.

So nobody ever gets charged with a crime until they're proven guilty? And it's civilians' duty to investigate the crime and collect evidence for the police? What country do you live in?

Kevin · Jun 19, 2007, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by JonoMarshall

It's still the first step to take, there's simply no excuse... yeah really!

What i am saying is, obviously in this case it wouldn't have helped. So flaming a guy for doing something that obviously wouldn't have mattered in this case is kinda silly.

mitchell_pgh · Jun 19, 2007, 03:09 PM

The cops should have been your last resort, not the first people you go to.

1) Always talk to the person first. It's the fastest/cheapest way to have most problems resolved.
2) Talk to the landlord second. Something along the lines of "I really don't want to move out, but blairing music until 4am just isn't acceptable."
3) Cops

Also, I would still file a police report regarding the slashed tires. While they may not be able to do much, it's documented.

mitchell_pgh · Jun 19, 2007, 03:12 PM

Originally Posted by Jumbonium2007

I set up VNC on my machine today.. My plan is to remote into my mac and start blasting tunes at 3 am since im going to be gone.. She wont know what to think because Ill be 70 miles away..

So basically you are going to be as annoying as she is to the other tenants in the building.

Very mature of you.

Chuckit · Jun 19, 2007, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by mitchell_pgh

1) Always talk to the person first. It's the fastest/cheapest way to have most problems resolved.

It's also a good way to get your tires slashed when you get to step three, as our intrepid hero found out.

Rumor · Jun 19, 2007, 03:49 PM

Originally Posted by Jumbonium2007

I spoke to her a number of times.. her response was i pay rent here I can have the music up as loud as I want.. This girl doesnt even have a car or a job for that matter.. shes one of those types who sits on her ass parties and bangs every guy that walks by.. The cops arrested her for possession of weed at one time when i filed a noise complaint.. dumb girl didnt even see them show up.. she was rolling a joint on her porch.... As far as getting even.. I set up VNC on my machine today.. My plan is to remote into my mac and start blasting tunes at 3 am since im going to be gone.. She wont know what to think because Ill be 70 miles away.. Im also gonna make the mac talk.. Or perhaps ill just set a tripline in front of her porch and hose the dirt down in front so she can go face down in the mud.. This girl was crazy about 3 months ago she jumped out of a moving vehicle and cracked her head open.. all because her bf wouldnt do her.. Worse case scenario Ill file a PPO on her for harassment and such.. then shell have to move.. The landlord is already pissed at her so figure enough toture she might leave

She didn't happen to rip the testie off of any previous boyfriends?

pooka · Jun 19, 2007, 03:55 PM

Originally Posted by lpkmckenna

Are cops free to kick down doors over loud music?

It depends on what they believe to be happening behind those closed doors.

I once had an issue with some young men that thought since their parents were paying for them to live in the real world (next to me) that they could do what they wanted, when they wanted. Their constant partying and disregard for their neighbors finally led me to talk to them about the issue. They obviously didn't give a ****. From there, I spoke to them each time they were being irritating and finally resorted to calling the police. When that provided only temporary relief on a case by case basis, I managed to convince some law enforcement that something terribly wrong was happening at this particular residence. Late one evening, after they had passed out drunk, they were awoken by said law enforcement entering their home, guns and flashlights drawn. I hear they were quite terrified.

They were forced to move soon after that.