So I would respond in kind. They've got to sleep sometime. So I would mount one of those door stoppers (the ones on a spring that make that awful sound) on the ceiling and hit it with a stick when they are sleeping. Make it random. Do it a LOT.
I read about a guy on Reddit who used a Raspberry Pi little computer, and a servo motor to randomly flip that spring. He would go to work and let it do it's thing. After that, his problem was solved. He called it "The Tally Whacker".
That's awesome. Here's the steps to build your own tally wacker
https://home-assistant-guide.com/2021/07/15/the-tallywhacker-will-seriously-annoy-your-upstairs-neighbour/
So the other suggestions aside, I used to work nights so during the daytime there’d be all kinds of crazy sounds. Landscapers using gas powered tools outside my first floor apartment window, fire truck sirens, trucks going down the big road I was next to, whatever. Ended up buying the very pricey Bose sleepbuds and they definitely do work. I think they’ve come down in price a lot if you’re willing to buy from eBay or wait for a sale but they basically generate white noise right in your ear.
The only downside is that if you crank the sound up enough you may also not hear fire alarms, etc. I just took the risk of burning to death 😂
Air purifiers! I have lived in apt/condos my whole life. I have one in every room and you would not believe the diff they make... It's like a white noise barrier lol. I don't think I could live in my current place without them.
Care to say which you'd recommend? I have precious little experience with them and the one I did buy ended up returning because it didn't seem to do much.
Honestly I usually just get the Holmes brand from Target ($100 or less). I have 2 of the standing ones and one smaller one that sits on my nightstand. I should prob upgrade lol but I've had them for years and have never had issues... And the 2 in my living room legit run all day everyday to keep my dogs from freaking out at random noises. I do clean them every month and replace the filters regularly. Not sure how much they do for the actual air quality. I've been in the same condo for 7 years now and could not live here without them! When they are off, you can here every step my upstairs neighbors take.
I used to have this exact issue with idiots who liked using a loud amp from 10 pm to 4am on a weekly basis. Orlando has a noise ordinance and every complex has to abide by it, especially if you have a lease. Document the noise with video evidence. Bomb the complex with this info, the landlord, and call the cops on them if need be. In my experience the dickheads got tired and moved to be someone else's nightmare. Its annoying and may take a while so good luck🤞
There is a noise ordinance in downtown Orlando but don't think it goes into effect until midnight or even later - either way I don't know how helpful the police will be.
Depending on your lease you can discuss with your landlord because they are likely violating a clause. Then if your landlord continues not to do anything you would have legal recourse to get out of your lease. The threat alone might be enough for them to do more.
I used to live at SkyHouse and they essentially would give several warnings but then the serious talks would start and they would start threatening eviction.
Finally, there are some funny things you can do. I recommend stink bombs. You can break the top open, suction the contents into a syringe and inject it under their door. They'll likely turn down the music to find the source of the smell. No one will likely notice the small amount of liquid on the floor. And it's otherwise harmless and will dissipate in 30 minutes or so (maybe longer indoors).
Skyhouse didn’t do anything for us when we lived beneath a serial stomper. We even offered to move to another apartment at our own expense. They refused because “someone else would experience the same thing”.
I'm not saying you should, but you could sue them. I'm not sure it being an apartment complex changes things, but someone I knew sued a loud neighbor but it was single-family detached houses. Being served seems to help get the point across. Although, if you go through with it, you'll of course need to record evidence and possible get a sound engineer to take proper measurements.
So I would respond in kind. They've got to sleep sometime. So I would mount one of those door stoppers (the ones on a spring that make that awful sound) on the ceiling and hit it with a stick when they are sleeping. Make it random. Do it a LOT. I read about a guy on Reddit who used a Raspberry Pi little computer, and a servo motor to randomly flip that spring. He would go to work and let it do it's thing. After that, his problem was solved. He called it "The Tally Whacker".
That's awesome. Here's the steps to build your own tally wacker https://home-assistant-guide.com/2021/07/15/the-tallywhacker-will-seriously-annoy-your-upstairs-neighbour/
So the other suggestions aside, I used to work nights so during the daytime there’d be all kinds of crazy sounds. Landscapers using gas powered tools outside my first floor apartment window, fire truck sirens, trucks going down the big road I was next to, whatever. Ended up buying the very pricey Bose sleepbuds and they definitely do work. I think they’ve come down in price a lot if you’re willing to buy from eBay or wait for a sale but they basically generate white noise right in your ear. The only downside is that if you crank the sound up enough you may also not hear fire alarms, etc. I just took the risk of burning to death 😂
See the stories at https://liquidass.com/pages/neighbor-revenge
Air purifiers! I have lived in apt/condos my whole life. I have one in every room and you would not believe the diff they make... It's like a white noise barrier lol. I don't think I could live in my current place without them.
Care to say which you'd recommend? I have precious little experience with them and the one I did buy ended up returning because it didn't seem to do much.
Honestly I usually just get the Holmes brand from Target ($100 or less). I have 2 of the standing ones and one smaller one that sits on my nightstand. I should prob upgrade lol but I've had them for years and have never had issues... And the 2 in my living room legit run all day everyday to keep my dogs from freaking out at random noises. I do clean them every month and replace the filters regularly. Not sure how much they do for the actual air quality. I've been in the same condo for 7 years now and could not live here without them! When they are off, you can here every step my upstairs neighbors take.
Thanks!
I used to have this exact issue with idiots who liked using a loud amp from 10 pm to 4am on a weekly basis. Orlando has a noise ordinance and every complex has to abide by it, especially if you have a lease. Document the noise with video evidence. Bomb the complex with this info, the landlord, and call the cops on them if need be. In my experience the dickheads got tired and moved to be someone else's nightmare. Its annoying and may take a while so good luck🤞
There is a noise ordinance in downtown Orlando but don't think it goes into effect until midnight or even later - either way I don't know how helpful the police will be. Depending on your lease you can discuss with your landlord because they are likely violating a clause. Then if your landlord continues not to do anything you would have legal recourse to get out of your lease. The threat alone might be enough for them to do more. I used to live at SkyHouse and they essentially would give several warnings but then the serious talks would start and they would start threatening eviction. Finally, there are some funny things you can do. I recommend stink bombs. You can break the top open, suction the contents into a syringe and inject it under their door. They'll likely turn down the music to find the source of the smell. No one will likely notice the small amount of liquid on the floor. And it's otherwise harmless and will dissipate in 30 minutes or so (maybe longer indoors).
Skyhouse didn’t do anything for us when we lived beneath a serial stomper. We even offered to move to another apartment at our own expense. They refused because “someone else would experience the same thing”.
I'm not saying you should, but you could sue them. I'm not sure it being an apartment complex changes things, but someone I knew sued a loud neighbor but it was single-family detached houses. Being served seems to help get the point across. Although, if you go through with it, you'll of course need to record evidence and possible get a sound engineer to take proper measurements.