So fed up of my flat stinking of pot/anti social behaviour

[IroningThrone]

I live in a small block of flats. There's 12 of us, and until recently it's been fine. A new couple moved in and ever since its been hell. A few highlights-

-a screaming argument at 4am that turned physical and was so bad multiple police vans turned up. They have arguments at least once a week but usually more.

• their dealer accessing the flat courtyard by the back gate, threatening to put their windows in and screaming obscenities until he was dragged away by the police
• they sit and smoke pot in the communal area/stairs and it stinks to the point i dread bringing my kids in. They've just been smoking it and now my flat also stinks (for context, the front door is about 2m from my bedroom door and i can smell it in my bed.) If i dry anything innthe hall, it stinks too (to the point I was pulled aside at work about it!)
• they jam both the back security gate and the main (key fobbed) security doors open so their druggie mates can get in. I've had stuff stolen from my post box (they're locked but it was forced open)

I've just had to put my uniform back in the wash because I had the airer in the hall and it all stinks. I'm so fucking fed up of them being selfish and generally disruptive twats. I'm sick of ringing the police because they're fighting again or one of their mates is trying to break into the place. It's so bad I'm actually scared to be in the communal areas when they're in them.

Wibu to speak to to Thirteen? (Social housing, though in a smaller "decent/nice" area). I'm unfortunately not in a position where I could move. (pic is of my hall to show the space - please don't judge the carpet, I'm waiting for my new hoover to arrive!)

It is illegal to smoke anything in the common parts of buildings and the smell of weed can be awful . Is there any signage saying not to smoke there? There should be.

Whoever owns the building is legally responsible for enforcing the no smoking rule. In your shoes I would be contacting the housing association and get them to do so.

• domestic violence
• threats of violence to the building from drug dealer
• having to go to work smelling of dope, resulting in suspicions at work, and endangering job.
• presumably going to school drop off and collection smelling of dope, and children's clothes also smelling of dope , and at risk of being reported under safeguarding
• living with horrible intrusive smell in home
• No security in building due to lock being held open
• drug addicts attempting to break in when lock closed
• post box being broken into by drug addicts and personal possessions stolen
• fear of home being broken into by same drug addicts
• fear and intimidation walking into own block

And you dont think anything here is concerning? Is this how you behave in your block? Is your minimising of this a form of self justification? someone who makes their neighbours life hell pretending to themselves they are doing nothing wrong? because no one normal, who behaves normally, is going to see this behaviour as "not concerning"

You sound like you would be friends with the anti social neighbours. Can't you see anything wrong with them? Why should the op have to breathe their 'hobby' and feel scared because the doors aren't secure 🔐

Someone's got to ask but are you the neighbour Keyan ?

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it is only one poster, they probably behave like this themselves, and they are not worth responding to any further, Just ignore them- skim your eyes straight over anything else they post and pretend they are not there - they have nothing constructive to add to the conversation

Although only one poster is writing in a way that minimises the OP's situation there's another saying 'aw diddums'
Did think it's ironic that Keyan used an eye roll emoji in one reply then told another poster there was 'no need' to use one when they put it as a response to one of their posts.
@IroningThrone this sounds like a nightmare for you and the other residents, I hope your HA sort this out: can you contact CAB for advice?

No.

Are you the ops neighbour? 😏 This is so not normal behaviour and if you think it is, you need some serious form of counselling. Or get yourself new friends and neighbours.

Good luck in getting them evicted, op.

Utter sympathy if you had mentioned out of control dogs that shat everywhere I would have thought you were talking about our old neighbours all those behaviours sound horribly familiar. We moved.

I think "aw diddums" was about it not being the poor druggie antisocial threatening violent neighbours fault that their drug dealer threatened them

Whaaaaaaat?

Anybody who had to live with the nonsense OP is would want to gripe about it.
It's a series of complaints because there's been a series of poor behaviour you numpty. None of her complaints are over the top.

It's reasonable to complain that a neighbour is making the communal area stink so badly that aired clothes need re-washing.

Their choice of activity is anti-social, OP isn't imposing anything similar on them.

Of course their dealer screaming obscenties is their fault. How on earth can you argue that it isn't?! If they have to have a dealer, they need to find a discreet one, & pay him on time so he doesn't come round OP's building threatening damage.

I'm sure if I came to your gaff & woke you at 4am with a row, stank your place out with skunk, stole your post, hollered outside threatening to put your windows in, & caused multiple police vans to rock up, you'd complain about it. Serially.

'Aw diddums' was in reply Keyan getting all hurt about the eye rolling emoji I used.

@NeatCompactSleeper my apologies!

My hall. Inside my flat. Which I included a photo of. Not the communal area.

It's only really the one poster saying it and they are either a scumbag themselves so they don't find any issues with the behaviour described or they're just being contrary. Either way, they sound like a bit of an idiot.

Well you should already know for certain that at least one of them isn't nice. Domestic violence perpetrators are not nice people.

But on to a more pressing point.
Your contrarian posture rings a bell ... is that YOU, @Keyansier?

Keyan - you are a professional contrarian and a very naughty boy. Dropping a few letters off your user name does nothing to disguise your distinctive style of posting.

Keep a diary of everything OP and report to thirteen every single time. They'll need a lot of evidence to start eviction proceedings so call the police every single time the scumbags start their nonsense.

Ha! Great minds, @SmallFerret

I've just found the anti social behaviour report form on the website and used it. Annoyingly the app won't work on my phone (pixel 6) but I think it might on my tablet.

To be fair OP, you should have made that clearer in your post as it was confusing to some.

To you. Only to you. Because you were so keen to get in with your catty post that you didn’t wait to comprehend the OP. It’s a good lesson for you.

Found the neighbour!