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AIBU?

To expect my upstairs neighbour to be quiet

47 replies

StressedOutred · 20/06/2015 18:54

I had this problem with another woman who lived upstairs now I'm going through the same thing, when the property was vacant it was the best time.
I'm a pensioner and a young woman moved in upstairs, she makes a lot of noise.
Last week she was moving furniture at around 12pm, I knocked and she ignored me.
Earlier she was sanding for about half hour and I knocked on her door to ask her to stop and she slammed the door in my face. It was 2pm but why should she be sanding for so long on a Saturday!
She has her tv on until about 11pm nearly every night, I banged on the wall and I slam doors but she ignores me.
usually she never answers the door, in fact the above incident was the first time she answered the door when I felt she was making to much noise.
she has now resulted in stomping around, I could hear her walking but I'm assuming she has now taken off her slippers because I can hear her heels hitting the floor.
She has got more inconsiderate just because I complained to her.
I got so pissed off I started slamming doors because it's really stressing me out.

I met her when she first moved in and told her not to play loud music and get a thick carpet because I had issues with the last woman, she seemed okay with it.

I have lived here 25years and whilst this social housing i am a pensioner and she should naturally respect my wishes and the fact I was here first.

How do I deal with this?
The landlord has said it is 'normal living noise' but I beg to differ. It is within the afternoon most of her noise but that doesn't give her a right to irritate me. Aibu?

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Catswiththumbs · 20/06/2015 18:56

Haha Biscuit

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SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 20/06/2015 18:56

Is this a reverse?

It sounds like most of the noise she is making is not particularly unreasonable or antisocial. I'm afraid I agree with the landlord.

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MayPolist · 20/06/2015 18:56

obvious reverse

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ginmakesitallok · 20/06/2015 18:56

Reverse?

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Catswiththumbs · 20/06/2015 18:57

Oh and yes YABVVVVVVVU.

I can't reiterate that enough. HTH

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ATruthUniversallyAcknowledged · 20/06/2015 18:57

Erm...

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NerrSnerr · 20/06/2015 18:57

Of course it's a reverse. Tell us from your perspective and we might be able to give constructive advice.

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RedBlu · 20/06/2015 18:59

Seriously?

That is normal living noise and is to be expected in flats. You are being unreasonably and if I was her, I would be very fed up with you

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HungryHorace · 20/06/2015 18:59

A reverse or somebody deluded!

The landlord is right, you will just have to put up with it.

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DonkeyOaty · 20/06/2015 19:00

Is this a TAAT? Or a reverse?

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Stressedoutred · 20/06/2015 19:03

I don't know what a reverse is and This is stressing me out

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LaurieFairyCake · 20/06/2015 19:03

It's normal

Go out, you're the one that's irritated

Obvious reverse

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Stressedoutred · 20/06/2015 19:04

I did name change if that what it means

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reni1 · 20/06/2015 19:05

I have lived here 25years and whilst this social housing i am a pensioner and she should naturally respect my wishes and the fact I was here first. shows that it is a reverse. Post your point of view and see what advice you get.

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Pipbin · 20/06/2015 19:06

A reverse is when some posts as the other person in the situation. So in this situation the person posting is actually the woman upstairs pretending to be the pensioner downstairs.

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Scoopmuckdizzy · 20/06/2015 19:06

YABU

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ilovesooty · 20/06/2015 19:07

Oh God. Another bloody name changer.
Perhaps it's unsurprising that you don't want your normal username associated with something so ludicrous.

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PotOfYoghurt · 20/06/2015 19:07

I hate reverses. What is the point? It just makes me not like you.

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AndNowItsSeven · 20/06/2015 19:09

Reverses are ry annoying, especially when you know yanbu.

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ginghambunny · 20/06/2015 19:09

Hate obvious reverses

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AnyoneForTennis · 20/06/2015 19:09

Usual weekend rubbish

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ghostyslovesheep · 20/06/2015 19:12

yawn

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DonkeyOaty · 20/06/2015 19:13

Look OP, tell us straight,

You are the mum and the neighbour is complaining unfairly about normal family stuff, yes?

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londonrach · 20/06/2015 19:13

Its the weekend isnt it?

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TerryTheGreenHorse · 20/06/2015 19:17

Well reverse or not I had similar fucking ridiculous complaints from a hectoring downstairs neighbour and called noise at the council to report my own self and save her a job and they told me they will do absolutely nothing about the daily noises of everyday living.

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