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Noisy neighbors...are there any reasonable solutions?

One night I was in my house, with closed windows, and heard the boom boom of a rap song playing. Earlier that night I had noticed a lot of cars at a house two blocks up the road and assumed there was a party. I decided to walk down to the party and let them know that if I could hear their music inside my house from two blocks away, then that was too much noise for after midnight.

When I approached the house, I saw that all the cars were gone and realized that the music was coming from farther away. Intrigued, I continued on. I walked a total of seven blocks, five down and two across before finding the culprit, a Honda Prelude parked at a convenience store. There were plenty of trees and houses in the crow's path between this car and my house. The really shocking thing was that the guy's music didn't sound that loud when I got near his car, but the bass part traveled through seven blocks of populated area and through my walls into my house.

The point is that sound sometimes travels differently than you would think. Perhaps what sounds loud on your side of the wall isn't loud at all on their side. If it isn't loud on their side, they will never believe it's loud on your side and assume that you are just some asshole nutjob. The only thing I can think of, other than moving, is to get one member of that family in your apartment while the rest of the family is doing their normal activities next door. You can't let them know ahead of time what your purpose is, or it will skew the results. Maybe invite the father over for a beer. If the noise is really that bad, they will notice and you can work together toward a solution.
 
I used to live in a small apartment building (about 4-5 units). The neighbors were all pretty quiet, except for one older lady who collected aluminum cans for recycling. She had a can crusher on the patio, and most days she would be crushing cans for several hours in the afternoon while I was working from home. In the end, I complained to the landlord, and she moved her crusher into the garage. If you're a good tenant, you might try applying a little pressure to your landlord before you move.
 
Penkosy! You’re being way, way, way to insensitive, man! :nono::nono: Setting up a commercial level meth lab takes time and involves moving some decent tanks around. If you notice dead pets in the yard, or strange smells, you might want to consider striking the tent! :yes:

Or, maybe the constant stomping indicates they are setting up a smallish ‘home winery’ operation?

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Move or teach yourself to accept the noise.

I live in a small apartment in a very old wood frame house. My neighbors are a nice couple in their late 50s/early 60s. The man is a good 6 feet tall. They rarely play music. Nonetheless, I can hear every conversation (not usually the actual words, though sometimes I can). As a large man, his footfalls are heavy. His office is directly above my bedroom, and he frequently rolls his chair across a sisal rug... back and forth, back and forth... I guess getting to files or something. "BRRRRRRAAAPPP.... BRRRRAAAAPPP...." They live a quieter than average life, I'd say, and yet the noise level is quite high. I've taught myself to tolerate it because I have no option. I love the apartment, it's cheap, and I cannot afford to move. So I put up with it. When I have more money, I'll find a small house to rent. Not gonna happen for a while, so I suck it up and don't allow myself to become upset about something over which I have no control.
 
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