Crazy Neighbors

I recently purchased a studio in a central location. The building is well-maintained and the apartment is spacious. However, my neighbors are absolutely nuts. When I first moved in, I hired someone to mount my TV but he did a crappy job and two screws came loose. It was 6pm and worried that the TV would fall, I quickly drilled the screws back into place. That took a total of 5 seconds and was no... [more]

I recently purchased a studio in a central location. The building is well-maintained and the apartment is spacious. However, my neighbors are absolutely nuts. When I first moved in, I hired someone to mount my TV but he did a crappy job and two screws came loose. It was 6pm and worried that the TV would fall, I quickly drilled the screws back into place. That took a total of 5 seconds and was no louder than a standard vacuum cleaner. An hour later, I got a call from the front desk that 2 neighbors reported me for making "earthquake-level noise" but I reassured them that I did nothing of the sort. Note to self, use a screwdriver next time. Okay, so these people are noise sensitive and super passive aggressive. For the next 6 months, it was so quiet that I could hear the wind outside. I also rarely saw anyone on my floor, which was kind of creepy. Then, out of the blue, someone got a dog that has been yapping ever since. Three of 4 surrounding units underwent construction almost simultaneously. One of the projects caused exposed hallway wiring and another caused a leak into my bathroom that took multiple attempts to fix. Only one unit sent a notice, something required by house rules. Fortunately, I'm not generally home during the day. However, the one kicker is an ongoing neighbor feud. The guy downstairs is mad at the family upstairs for walking around. His solution? To blast a song with sexually suggestive lyrics on loop for weeks. Those poor confused kids upstairs. It has happened more than once and the latest song has been ongoing for 2 weeks. I'm ready to leave this daily nightmare but is it worth it to look in this market or should I wait until these childish cavemen move out? P.S. In my previous apartment, whenever I came home to packages at the front door, the old lady next door would burst out to ask me if there was a dead body in them, even though they were almost always small boxes labeled Amazon. I kind of miss those days. [less]