Good Neighbors Are Modern Saints

Apartment complexes are a good alternative for appropriate housing if security

and privacy are among the top priorities. But even the most private and secure

apartment complexes are still neighborhoods at their core and it’s still wise to

follow the proper etiquette of interacting with neighbors.

Unlike living in a house, there’s very little an apartment renter can do when they

have problems with the people they share a wall. If people want to avoid constant

conflict there are unwritten rules they should abide by, and expect everyone else

to follow as well.

Don’t Stomp So Hard

Noise is the most common complaint apartment

renters have with their neighbors. Good neighbor

and should keep the noise down, it’s good to

remember that there are as many as four people

directly next to one’s space. One to the right, left,

below, and across the hall; the apartment below is

the most troublesome. This is because every move

the tenants above make will translate into some

sort of amplified action for the people living under

them; some are trying to sleep after all.

The most common answer renters employ is

furnishing their spaces with carpeting to muffle as

much sound as they can. But this solution isn’t for

everyone because of cost or style preferences.

Constant awareness is the answer to keeping the

peace when it comes to noise management.

Don’t Bark

Related to noise complaints, pets are another

common flashpoint between renters. Yappy dogs

and endlessly mewling cats can be the most

frustrating indirect methods of torture ever

conceived. Some apartment complexes allow pets,

but only under the strictest rules. The smallest

complaint against noise and droppings might force

a tenant to make a choice between his home and

his beloved pet.

People are mostly unaware about how their pets

behave when they’re not at home. So, if a tenant

receives a complaint about his dog, he shouldn’t

feel insulted, because it’s probably true. After all,

what would a neighbor gain by lying about the

dog’s annoyingly incessant barking?

RESOURCES:

http://rentinmakati.com/rent_apartment/

http://hubpages.com/hub/Etiquette-for-Being-a-Good-Apartment-Neighbor

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/tips-from-my-super-how-to-be-a-good-tenant-and-neighbor-

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