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Cody Fousnough said:
Kids need to play, even living in an apartment, but not to the point where they, or them and their parents, are disturbing others that live around them. Running, bouncing a large ball, kicking walls or jumping off of furniture is definitely not showing respect and the parents are at fault for letting their young kids do that.
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I do not agree with you here. You cannot demand that your expectations are being met when you put yourself into situations which are not what you need.
 
John Brunner said:
It comes down to tolerance. The entire community cannot bend to your will 7x24x365. It's an apartment complex with people living their lives, not a retirement home. As long as there's no noise during the sleeping hours, people have a right to live. You need to find a place with an elevator. It's not fair for others (especially little kids) to be subject to someone who has nothing to do with his time but hang out all day and bitch about their lives. THAT is disrespectful. And it's mean.
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I agree! We thought we had annoying neighbors to find out it was the weight set in an FBI stake out.
 
Mary Robi said:
Hmmm, does "respect for others" include cutting someone else's flowers because you don't like the aroma, Cody?
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Marie Miller said:
I do not agree with you here. You cannot demand that your expectations are being met when you put yourself into situations which are not what you need.
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You can disagree with us, but we know what we had to take. When a couple can't afford, or don't want to, buy another house, not many choices are left. We both remember, from years ago, when apartment complexes had both family and single/couples only, parts to them. Because of housing laws now, that no longer happens.

The word "respect" still stands, when it comes to noise.
 
Krystal Shay said:
Respect is a two-way street. It is not one-sided. Buy a mobile home and put it in a mobile home court then you can move it around to where ever you want to live, or you can rent a mobile home.
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We have way, way to many things to buy or rent a mobile home. We like space to hang pictures and display collections. As for "respect" being a 2-way street, WE do it, but, unfortunately, there are those that say "I will make all the noise I want to. If you don't like it, move."

Bottom Line Here is: Parents don't have to let their young kids make an apartment into a playground that ends up disturbing the others that live around them. Some playing is fine, but what we have encountered, was far beyond "some playing". When walls are shaking, can't hear the tv and whatever, that "too far". Even a Maintenance Man here agreed with us.
 
Cody Fousnough said:
You can disagree with us, but we know what we had to take. When a couple can't afford, or don't want to, buy another house, not many choices are left. We both remember, from years ago, when apartment complexes had both family and single/couples only, parts to them. Because of housing laws now, that no longer happens.

The word "respect" still stands, when it comes to noise.
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Noise is everywhere. Put some earplugs in.
 
John Brunner said:
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The year before, we done the same thing and nobody complained. It was the new neighbors that moved in across from us that complained. The mother and daughter even thought we broke into their vehicle and stole something. Come to find out, they had left their vehicle unlocked and someone outside the complex done it.
 
Cody Fousnough said:
We have way, way to many things to buy or rent a mobile home. We like space to hang pictures and display collections. As for "respect" being a 2-way street, WE do it, but, unfortunately, there are those that say "I will make all the noise I want to. If you don't like it, move."

Bottom Line Here is: Parents don't have to let their young kids make an apartment into a playground that ends up disturbing the others that live around them. Some playing is fine, but what we have encountered, was far beyond "some playing". When walls are shaking, can't hear the tv and whatever, that "too far". Even a Maintenance Man here agreed with us.
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Mobile homes have lots of room to hang pictures and display collections. I guess it's time to move again, if you can't stand to hear kids playing. You can move to a senior retirement community. But, you might have to listen to old people snoring loud, or hollering at one another because they can't hear well.
 
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Cody Fousnough said:
You can disagree with us, but we know what we had to take. When a couple can't afford, or don't want to, buy another house, not many choices are left. We both remember, from years ago, when apartment complexes had both family and single/couples only, parts to them. Because of housing laws now, that no longer happens.

The word "respect" still stands, when it comes to noise.
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Please post an actual law stating that mixed tenants are illegal unless it is a rental specifically and publicly targeting specific groups such as the 55+ communities.
 
Cody Fousnough said:
You can disagree with us, but we know what we had to take. When a couple can't afford, or don't want to, buy another house, not many choices are left. We both remember, from years ago, when apartment complexes had both family and single/couples only, parts to them. Because of housing laws now, that no longer happens.

The word "respect" still stands, when it comes to noise.
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I think "respect" all depends on the apt complex rules that all renters agree too. If the complex has rules that are being violated, then that is disrespect. If the complex is poorly sound proofed, then renters need to know that before renting, because normal living such as a child playing, will be heard overhead and that isn't disrespectful or breaking any rules.

We all have our likes and dislikes and cannot expect others in a close apartment complex environment to please us, nor the management to dictate and enforce unreasonable rules. Too me, apartment living would be like prison, but I understand it is your choice, Cody and noise overhead would really irrarate me and I would probably live with those noise cancelling Wi Fi headphones on or move.

It is great that the one manager tries to make things best they can for everybody.
 
Cody Fousnough said:
The year before, we done the same thing and nobody complained. It was the new neighbors that moved in across from us that complained. The mother and daughter even thought we broke into their vehicle and stole something. Come to find out, they had left their vehicle unlocked and someone outside the complex done it.
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The world if full of jerks, there's no doubt about that. And I've mentioned before, I was married when we bought a house, and 3 months later we split up (thank goodness we bought a house in a futile effort to bond rather than make a baby.) I kept the place when I was making $5/hour rather than move back into apartments.

The only reason I even said anything to you is because a kid is involved. There are enough adults out there diminishing (or destroying) childhood happiness and of having that brief period of being carefree without others piling on. Had your issue been with adults, I figure those people can stand up for themselves.

Our lives were imperfect, but at least we lived in rural areas where there were places to enjoy, do stuff and escape. Cut the kid some slack.
 
Marie Miller said:
Please post an actual law stating that mixed tenants are illegal unless it is a rental specifically and publicly targeting specific groups such as the 55+ communities.
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What we are saying is: Years ago, apartment complexes would have certain buildings for families only and other buildings for non-family as-in single person or a couple, but without children. That no longer happens. In fact, the house we were buying in Parker, Colorado, some of the people living in the Development were very curious why the house was sold to a couple with no kids (us).

I've read that there are those that are against 55+ communities, stating they are discriminating against younger age groups.
 
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