Got told that I can't exercise in my apartment anymore...
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Someone probably already said this but ask the complex management if you can switch to a downstairs and explain why.0
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Buy mats to cushion the floor when you land. Make it a double layer of mats and if she still complains, screw her!0
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I don't know if this has already been said but I would check with your school to see if they have any free exercise classes or a gym to use. Most colleges have a gym or classes... something.
But I agree. You have a right to enjoy your home. I'm on the other side of your situation. Our neighbors are ridiculously loud... drums, music, parties, screaming fights with girlfriends in the yard craziness. But as long as it's not happening at night or extremely loud then I don't say anything. He has a right to enjoy his space as well. Living in close quarters means having to compromise sometimes. Good Luck to you!0 -
when I was a college student I had the same problem.. My downstairs neighbor complained about EVERYTHING! Even vacuuming! I just went about my business until she finally moved out. She even called the cops on me twice. It is her problem not yours.0
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So summary of suggestions from everybody so far! I can't believe this topic got so much attention. You guys are all so wonderful!
01: Talk to office - Done!
02: Get floorboards replaced - scheduled for Wednesday!
03: Talk to woman to try and schedule a time that works for both of us
04: Stop exercising in apartment
05: Buy mats
06: Screw it and do it anyway
07: Try pilates
08: Find a better gym0 -
There must be 'quiet hours' in your lease. I would talk to your landlord and see what can be worked out. I know you don't want to be at war with your neighbor but she has no right to tell you how you can enjoy your living space.
Our quiet hours are 8pm-8am, with security getting here at 5pm to start patrolling. I've never worked out later than today, which I started at 2:45pm and would have finished around 3:35ish
My apartment complex has a "gym", which is effectively two treadmills (one broken), two bikes (one also broken), and a few TVs.
Can you take your DVD to the gym?0 -
My boyfriend has both a trumpet and a trombone! No idea how to play either, but I guess that's the whole pointMaybe you should take up the trumpet. Play it loudly and badly for at least 4 hours a day and when she complains about the noise that makes, offer to give up the trumpet if you can do exercise instead! Lol.
I lovd this idea.. Lmbo..
HAHA.
I was going to suggest that you buy a pair of cowboy boots............
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Talk to your landlord you are allowed reasonable enjoyment of your living quarters and it was 3pm, not 3am.
your neighbours are in the wrong, don't stop!
I totally agree with this person. Is it possible they are shift workers and sleep during the day?0 -
I went down there to see and there is next to no empty space in the gym. All of the machines are backed up to each other and the wall. I went to the racquetball court and I could use that as long as nobody else needs it for racquetball and it doesn't get ungodly hot during our summer in Florida, haha.There must be 'quiet hours' in your lease. I would talk to your landlord and see what can be worked out. I know you don't want to be at war with your neighbor but she has no right to tell you how you can enjoy your living space.
Our quiet hours are 8pm-8am, with security getting here at 5pm to start patrolling. I've never worked out later than today, which I started at 2:45pm and would have finished around 3:35ish
My apartment complex has a "gym", which is effectively two treadmills (one broken), two bikes (one also broken), and a few TVs.
Can you take your DVD to the gym?
It's possible. She didn't look like she was asleep when she came upstairs to complain (i.e. she had full makeup on and normal street clothes). If she is, she should have mentioned it. I'd be totally okay with switching my workouts to night time.Talk to your landlord you are allowed reasonable enjoyment of your living quarters and it was 3pm, not 3am.
your neighbours are in the wrong, don't stop!
I totally agree with this person. Is it possible they are shift workers and sleep during the day?0 -
Does your school have a gym? Mine does and you're free to use it as long as you have your ID with you.0
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Maybe ask them if there is a better time that would work for them. I know it's your schedule too but maybe there is a way to both get what you want.
She basically told me that she is always hearing noise from up here so she doesn't want to hear it anymore. I tried to call BS on this because I only workout for 40 minutes a day, but she just wasn't going to listen. She even complained about me walking around normally. These apartments are old! Our floorboards squeak.Talk to your landlord you are allowed reasonable enjoyment of your living quarters and it was 3pm, not 3am.
your neighbours are in the wrong, don't stop!
I actually was thinking about going down to talk to the office, but I wasn't sure if it would helpful or not. I seriously am the most boring college student ever. I'm gone 90% of the day, I have /never/ thrown a party, I'm very light-footed and try to be quiet when I walk... all I do is workout for those 40 minutes!
Landlord experienced here. If you are not slamming down 50 pound barbells on the floor and just doing a bit of jumping up and down, you are well within your rights of use of the apartment. I would suggest you talk to the neighbor, but if there is no mutual agreement, talk to the landlord. The lower tenant's position sounds, from your description, unreasonable.0 -
Look they should have known what they were getting into before they moved down stairs it comes with the terroitory, and they are way out of line,
my nahbor tried to tell me to stop but I said no we pay rent so we can live in our apartments, and she has gotton over it,.
if your not carful and let them bully you they will start to complain about you walking around to much, sitting down to hard blah blah blah0 -
This is a HOT button question... Politely offer to them that you'll gladly turn up your music in an attempt to muffle the sounds Follow your lease agreement, they signed one too, if it gets to "battles" leave a message with your super before and after every work out to "time stamp" them. They'll get sick of it and offer them a top floor option, when one becomes available... walking up flights of stairs should mellow them out a bit I'm kind of a blunt person so I am sorry if this "plan" does not work for you, but you live in your HOME. You may do as you see fit (inside lease guidlines) with your HOME! 0
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Seriously, your new neighbors suck. Go talk to the office and get it on record that they're unreasonable. Because complaining about walking is unreasonable.0
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Just do it, your not breaking any laws.
If she knocks on your door again tell her you will call the police because she is harassing you.
P.S. I am also in Tampa.
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That doesn't seem right. Talk to your landlord. 40 minutes isn't that long.0
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I haven't read the entire thread, so I apologize if someone else has raised this issue. Since these folks "just moved in", they may be trying to set unreasonable standards to make you "walk on eggs" for the rest of your 12 month lease. I think it's important that you bring this to a head sooner, rather than later. It will only get worse if you appease this type of personality.
You are doing nothing wrong or out of the ordinary. They have no right to complain. They did not rent "stately Wayne Manor", but a first-floor apartment in a multi-unit dwelling. They need to get used to the fact that other people live there, too.
Did the previous downstairs tenant have any complaints before he/she left?
Good luck!0 -
id talk to your manager about it and dont stop. Thats ridiculous.0
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Maybe ask them if there is a better time that would work for them. I know it's your schedule too but maybe there is a way to both get what you want.
She basically told me that she is always hearing noise from up here so she doesn't want to hear it anymore. I tried to call BS on this because I only workout for 40 minutes a day, but she just wasn't going to listen. She even complained about me walking around normally. These apartments are old! Our floorboards squeak.Talk to your landlord you are allowed reasonable enjoyment of your living quarters and it was 3pm, not 3am.
your neighbours are in the wrong, don't stop!
I actually was thinking about going down to talk to the office, but I wasn't sure if it would helpful or not. I seriously am the most boring college student ever. I'm gone 90% of the day, I have /never/ thrown a party, I'm very light-footed and try to be quiet when I walk... all I do is workout for those 40 minutes!
Thats what happens when you move in downstairs! Sigh. If she is unwilling to work with you... than I say screw it and do it anyway!0 -
F that!!! 3pm is not late or early & its not like your working out all day. Id talk to the landlord about that problem. Its not unreasonable what your doing.0
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Whatever. F*** your neighbor. I have no sympathy for her, and reading your situation actually pisses me off because when I lived with my mom, we lived on a second floor apartment and we had some old guy living below us who thought we were too loud and complained to my mom about it. Seriously, we were out every day from 7:30 am til about 4:30 pm or later due to being working people, while he sat around on his old butt all day! And we were in bed by no later than 10:30 pm anyway so it's not like we were making noise at ridiculous hours. Ugh!! I also disliked him for other reasons besides that, but that's another story. But yeah, he thought we stomped around or something.... and my mom does have a heavy tread but I tried to walk lightly. And yes, we did have some fights and yelling, but again, not at unreasonable hours - I think our complex has later quiet hours, like 9 or 10 pm.
Now, I've moved out of that apartment (which was actually very nice aside from him) and into my own in the next building with my fiance. I had requested a second floor but they gave us a first floor apartment. I was upset at first, but it turns out our upstairs neighbor has been AWOL since before we moved in. Plus, I think she's an older woman since the upstairs hallway has a sign that says "grandma's place." So, we have no idea who our upstairs neighbor is, but we've been here four months so far with complete silence upstairs... kinda nice! Anyway, good luck with your rude neighbor and keep updating! Sounds like you've already taken some good steps to get the situation under control.0 -
Whatever. F*** your neighbor. I have no sympathy for her, and reading your situation actually pisses me off because when I lived with my mom, we lived on a second floor apartment and we had some old guy living below us who thought we were too loud and complained to my mom about it. Seriously, we were out every day from 7:30 am til about 4:30 pm or later due to being working people, while he sat around on his old butt all day! And we were in bed by no later than 10:30 pm anyway so it's not like we were making noise at ridiculous hours. Ugh!! I also disliked him for other reasons besides that, but that's another story. But yeah, he thought we stomped around or something.... and my mom does have a heavy tread but I tried to walk lightly. And yes, we did have some fights and yelling, but again, not at unreasonable hours - I think our complex has later quiet hours, like 9 or 10 pm.
Now, I've moved out of that apartment (which was actually very nice aside from him) and into my own in the next building with my fiance. I had requested a second floor but they gave us a first floor apartment. I was upset at first, but it turns out our upstairs neighbor has been AWOL since before we moved in. Plus, I think she's an older woman since the upstairs hallway has a sign that says "grandma's place." So, we have no idea who our upstairs neighbor is, but we've been here four months so far with complete silence upstairs... kinda nice! Anyway, good luck with your rude neighbor and keep updating! Sounds like you've already taken some good steps to get the situation under control.
This has got to be one of the most vulgar displays of disrespect I have ever read. Getting old is tough on a mind and body, dude. You have no idea what that man's life was all about. I don't know...I'm not saying people should get blanket respect just for being old as dirt but it's at least worth considering. Everything about this just hit my brain wrong.0 -
USF has a gym that is open from 6am-12am M-F (If I remember correctly). It is part of your school tuition...I would utilize those facilities if this is a serious issue. Plus they also have classes!0
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I live in a 2nd floor apartment and have received no complaints yet but I feel so self conscious about my workouts and fear I may be disturbing someone below. So I use two very nicely padded workout mats on top of each other and hop and jump on those. It's worked so far.0
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Fri 04/27/12 01:26 PM
**** 'em. You pay rent, you can do whatever you want in your own apartment. Having to put up with other peoples noise is part of living in an apartment and your neighbors should've thought of that before they decided to move into an apartment. If they don't like it they can GTFO. I mean it's not like you were being unreasonable, it was 3pm.
This is ABSOLUTELY right!!!!! Don't live in a first floor apartment if you don't like noise from above!! As a matter of fact, they shouldn't live in an apartment! Noise (at reasonable hours) comes with the territory. Go to the office and tell them!!! They will support you!!0 -
In every apartment I have lived in the hours between 9pm and 8am were the only times that there were restrictions. During the daytime you should be able to exercise. They should be willing to compromise . Check with your Landlord.0
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Nope... I wouldn't stop... and being as obstinant and confrontational as I can be I would tell them to eff off... if it was after say 10 PM... then they have a valid point... in the middle of the day... NO WAY!0
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Yeah, you probably shouldnt listen to me because I would tell her off and then spend the year ignoring her petty incessant ramblings.
You don't see that she is trying to BULLY you?
I'm gonna bring out an expression my grandfather taught me 20 some odd years ago.
"What's good for the goose is good for the gander" if she can dish it that b*tch can take it so tell her to kiss your damn a*s and shut her freaking hole.
Yeah um...I don't take crap from anyone. That's my husbands thing, but I've spent 4 years teaching him to fight for himself and not let people walk all over him. It's a slow process, but hey, it's coming along.
For the record, we live in an apartment that we OWN (not rent) but I have rented many apartments in the past and there are just some people you can't reason with - and why should you have to? I've had some of the most HORRIBLE neighbors, and 1 horrible landlord who used to use his key to come in to our apartment at all hours of the night and stalk us. So yeah, i've been around - you don't deserve to deal with this womans crap and she just sounds like a bitter, whiny brat who has nothing better to do.0 -
we had horrible neighbors at the last complex we lived in - we lived on the 2nd & 3rd floor (townhouse style) and the lady below us would complain constantly about the "noise" from our unit. i had kids and cats and she would ***** that the were running around at 7pm.. they werent actually running, but whatever. she accused me of being drunk a few times and tried to call the cops, saying that i attacked her. crazy lady ...she ended up moving across the courtyard from us, and then got evicted not long after.
the people to the right of us had their bedroom set up in the living room along with a tv with surround sound, and apparently they couldnt sleep unless it was blaring - we had to call the cops on them a few times because the guy would come banging on our door at 3am and threatened to kill my husband because we banged on the wall and yelled at him to turn it down (after asking nicely repeatedly over months). he also told me that if i didnt want to hear his music so loudly during the day, i shouldnt have children... they ended up moving too
id just keep exercising - if she doesnt want to deal with it she can talk to the office people about moving0 -
Lol, I'd put a porn video in, turn it up, make banging headboard sounds and then see if they tell you to stop. If they don't then it ain't about the noise, it's that they are *kitten*.
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