Everyone has varying tolerances and intolerances, but someone in an apartment building doesn't generally have a lot of power when it comes to enforcing their intolerances. This occurs with people in houses, as well, particularly in suburban environments, although not as often, given distance and fences. We had a neighbor, adjacent to us to the north, who decided to run a literal kennel from his side yard, the side facing our property, raising dogs for sale who barked more often than they slept. It was annoying, but just like the railroad when it still ran to the Great Northern, barking dogs soon became mere background noise. Another neighbor, across the street, was infuriated and made several complaints to the town and the police department, and the guy got rid of the dogs and soon moved. Similarly, the noise of children doesn't usually bother me. At times, they can be annoying, but just as often, the sounds of children playing are pleasant. I don't expect everyone to be as tolerant of such things as I am, but that is a tough balance to achieve in a city apartment building with a wide variety of tenants.
I was a single parent in California when they did away with 55+ apartment buildings, although I think they left some exceptions. Before that, it was tough for a single parent, in particular, to find a decent place to live, perhaps because the assumption was that the child was going to run wild while the parent was at work. So, I was happy when they did away with that and moved into a nice, formerly 55+ apartment building near Angel Stadium and my workplace in Anaheim. At that time, the Anaheim schools were much better than the Long Beach schools, and the apartment was actually a townhouse, where we didn't have anyone above or below us, and the walls seemed to be well-designed because I never heard anything from the neighbors on either side of me, nor were they complaining about my son's stereo, although I did emphasize sound levels.
Had I been a senior citizen who had moved there specifically because it was a 55+ environment, I probably wouldn't have been as pleased to have a single man move in with a son, although the layout, being townhouses rather than apartments on top of one another, probably helped.
I was a single parent in California when they did away with 55+ apartment buildings, although I think they left some exceptions. Before that, it was tough for a single parent, in particular, to find a decent place to live, perhaps because the assumption was that the child was going to run wild while the parent was at work. So, I was happy when they did away with that and moved into a nice, formerly 55+ apartment building near Angel Stadium and my workplace in Anaheim. At that time, the Anaheim schools were much better than the Long Beach schools, and the apartment was actually a townhouse, where we didn't have anyone above or below us, and the walls seemed to be well-designed because I never heard anything from the neighbors on either side of me, nor were they complaining about my son's stereo, although I did emphasize sound levels.
Had I been a senior citizen who had moved there specifically because it was a 55+ environment, I probably wouldn't have been as pleased to have a single man move in with a son, although the layout, being townhouses rather than apartments on top of one another, probably helped.
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