How to Deal with Noisy Neighbors

Have you ever lived under a bowling alley? How about a night club? Or a herd of wildebeest?

No?

Well, living under noisy neighbors can feel like that sometimes. It can seem impossible to deal with.

But it isn’t.

If you find yourself suffering from a case of noisy neighbors, try some of these tips.

• Start by just talking to them about it.
  • It doesn’t have to be confrontational, just express that it’s a little too loud.
    Maybe say that the “thin walls” make it easy to hear everything in their apartment. This way it’s the building’s fault, not theirs and they won’t feel as if you’re ambushing them.
• Leave a note on their door politely asking them to keep the noise down.
• Specify exactly what is too loud and be polite about it.
  • For example, “ Hey, I have an 8 am class on Tuesday mornings so is there any way you can turn the volume down a little Monday nights?” Statements such as these are understandable and hard to say no too.

Keep in mind that you are in college, to some extent it will be a little loud. However, there is a difference between a little loud on the weekends and excessively loud every day of the week. 

No matter what do not try to be louder than them to prove a point. It never works and it leaves everyone unhappy.

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