If your neighbors in your apartment or house bother you. What to do? I’ll tell you a few stories of my friends, as well as my personal experience of interacting with neighbors. Surely you have asked yourself this question more than once. Not everything is so smooth, especially if you live in an apartment building.
Neighbors all around, below, above, to the side. There is no escape, you have to somehow try to get along. Some succeed, others don't. Of course, ordinary people, if they are not happy with something about their neighbors, go and try to explain. If their behavior does not fit somewhat into the norm of cohabitation in an apartment building.
What to do if your neighbors are annoying.
I have already written an article about the “Law of Silence” and how to use it. It will also be useful to read. Especially if your neighbors are morons. In this category I include people with low social responsibility, lack of a thought process in their heads and any hope that they understand what people want from them.
Is it possible to live peacefully with them? Here you don’t need to talk to them more than once, and this time is enough to determine whether they are morons, or whether you can still come to an amicable agreement. If you can't, then you don't need to. There is the Law, there are law enforcement agencies, local authorities. In general, you will find out everything in this article.
To live peacefully, you need to establish contact. Communicate from time to time, smile, talk. In most cases this is enough. But even establishing good relationships is fraught with danger.
Prosecutor's office
When you are not satisfied with the work of the housing inspectorate or the officials have not responded to your application at all, then contact the prosecutor's office. Attach to your application the entire package of documents that you have already collected by this time.
It is not necessary to contact the prosecutor's office in person; you can send it via mail with acknowledgment of receipt.
The consequences of the inspection may even include the initiation of a criminal case. More often than not, it will end with an order to eliminate the violation.
Video. Sworn neighbors. Line of defense.
I’ll tell you a story from the life of my friends at the dacha. There lived an old man next to them who seemed harmful to them. He constantly grumbled at them, threatened them with his finger, and was always dissatisfied with everything. Complained. In general, they were afraid to anger him so as not to quarrel again. And the constant showdowns with the board of the dacha society based on his complaints are quite boring. These neighbors got him.
And so the hostess read somewhere that grandfather needs to be appeased, and he will not be so harmful. So I did. I baked some pies and went to my grandfather to treat him. Grandfather greeted me warily, but let me into the house and took the pies. Well, thank God the woman thought, now it will be softer.
But my grandfather apparently liked the pies, and he really became kinder. He didn’t grumble or swear. But another misfortune opened up. Grandpa thought that now they were not just neighbors, but bosom friends. I started coming to visit every day and asking what else they had baked today: “the piragi or the buns are so delicious.” Sit down and let’s talk about your life, children, grandchildren, and everyone you know. How he worked, and how he ran after girls. In general, the whole story of life. And there’s no way to kick me out. I had to sit and listen. Just like that, we got rid of the enemy and gained a “friend.” So there is no need to get too close to your neighbors, there should be some distance. Just politeness and nothing more.
Scandals and threats
Permanent claims can arise on various grounds. In judicial practice, there have been cases where neighbors blame others for flooding, while the defendants refute and prove the opposite. What to do in such cases?
If your neighbors constantly argue for a certain reason, for example, thinking that you flooded them, or bother them with music or repairs, you should find out the reason for the behavior. Call a plumber who could assess the condition of the pipes and draw up a report. Flooding is indeed possible, but not from your pipe, but from the common riser. Then there can be no personal claims.
If we are talking about repairs or music, neighbors have no right to make claims against you when the repairs are carried out within the time required by law and the noise level does not exceed permissible standards. These norms have recently differed somewhat depending on the region and are prescribed on local government websites.
If the reason is not your fault, and scandals continue, call the local police officer, show documents that refute your guilt. The district police officer will conduct conversations with the troublemakers and draw up a report about it.
In the event that his actions were not successful, go to court to recover moral damages. Record scandals on a tape recorder, collect papers proving you are right and acts of contacting the police.
If real threats are directed at you from neighbors, they must be recorded on a voice recorder or at least documented with the local police officer. For threats to health or life, Article 119 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is provided, promising the violator up to two years in prison.
How to build normal relationships with neighbors.
Is it possible to live as neighbors without conflicts? Normal relationships can be built on some mutual interests. Men have football, hockey, women have their own interests, who builds nails where or who loses weight. But you shouldn’t get too close either. Otherwise it will turn out like with my grandfather. Then you won't be able to get rid of it. You don’t know what kind of people these are. Otherwise, it will turn out like it did for me: one day I drank beer with a neighbor, and I borrowed money from him. So then he constantly began to ask for money, like a loan, but persistently and even with a demanding and indignant note in his voice.
Therefore, we just met by chance, talked about our common interests and that’s enough. Then it will be easier to resolve some controversial issues. At least out of politeness they will make concessions.
A very difficult question is dogs. No, not the neighbors have dogs, but they have these animals. Almost everyone has a dog in their apartments, not to mention private houses. Although I don't have one. I just don’t see the need for this, although I live in a house. These are the kind of neighbors who really got fed up with it.
People buy a dog, but they don’t know how to use it, raise it and train it. And some don't even bother. They howl, bark, whine and cause extreme inconvenience to the people around them and their neighbors. If you can't train a dog to be silent, then why did you buy it? How about a toy? What should the neighbors do now? Listen and endure? Why exactly?
If you get a dog, you are responsible for it. Soundproof the apartment and feed her sedatives. But your desire to have a dog should not cause any inconvenience to your neighbors. It will be fair. And there is no need to express dissatisfaction that your animal is disturbing someone. Yes, she can get in the way. Can you imagine? Didn't you know? This is how to live with such people, neighbors with dogs are fed up with them.
How to take revenge on noisy neighbors without breaking the law
There are no ideal people. A particular rarity in nature is a beast called the “ideal neighbor.”
Sometimes the people who have distinguished themselves the most by making a lot of noise or poking their long nose into your private life want to teach a worthy lesson.
And we begin to rack our brains over how to take revenge on our neighbors - those who smoke, constantly repair something or make noise, so that it is no longer displeasing.
There are a lot of ways, plans and “little dirty tricks” to put the violators of your peace in their place. In this article we will give you several examples of how you will not only remind you of your existence, but also punish the violator of public peace.
How to take revenge on upstairs neighbors who don’t let you live
A serious reason for revenge on the arrogant neighbor above may be “divine” music or a terrible stomp.
Also remember that the apartment above you also has running water, and at any moment your apartment may flood. How can you forgive this? Yes, they should be imprisoned for this, or at least cruelly avenged.
We will tell you further about how to take revenge on neighbors above for noise and other outrages:
- The beauty of this dirty trick is that it is universal. In order to complete this, you need to wait until the utility service issues receipts for payment of services. We find the scoundrel’s mailbox, seize the payment slip, and before that we find the same one on the Internet and fill it out, but write a huge amount in the “penalty” column. You won’t particularly punish him for damaging property with water, but for minor offenses (for example, loud music) that’s all;
- If you want to jump on your nerves a little, then you should play the game “Maniac”. To do this, we will need props - regular school chalk, fake blood, a la police tape (look on the Internet) and print out the inscription “You are next.” We choose a time so as not to be taken by surprise, draw a silhouette of a corpse (a stairwell is suitable for this), splash the blood and stick tape everywhere. And we attach a piece of paper with an inscription to the offender’s door. You can hold it as a one-time protest or dream up more on this topic;
- Especially the musical resident of the top floor or for the “melodic” noise of repairs can be punished with their own weapon. So, we record the sounds that come “from the sky” (preferably more), edit the track using the program. Now we need a very powerful speaker, in the early hours we place it closer to the ceiling, turn it on at full power and “make our legs” because we know this song by heart;
- To “deal with” a noisy resident above you, a saucepan with headphones will help. To do this, pour water into it, place it on the cabinet close to the ceiling so that its rim is pressed against it. Place headphones connected to a computer on the outer walls of the pan and turn on the most disgusting sounds that you can find on the Internet. This hand-made vibrating column will create ultrasound powerful enough to create discomfort;
- An instructive horror story is suitable for noisy but superstitious rowdies - you just need to throw various objects similar to magical paraphernalia under their door;
- Teach the stinker a lesson if you have an unpleasant sewer smell in your rooms, and you know exactly who is to blame. Do the following: - Does he have trim on his door? Wonderful! Prepare a syringe with egg wash and inject its contents into the door trim. After a while, a persistent rotten egg stench will appear. An even stronger amber from a killer cocktail is iodine, vinegar and bleach; - If it does not have a soft door, but an iron one, then we will do this - we print leaflets with a photo of the stink, with the appropriate text, and hang them up in the entrance area;
Once again about the topic of announcements. The beauty of an apartment building is that everyone can hear everything and a loud terrorist can ruin your life, not just yours. Take advantage of this advantage and “hit” the enemy with mass numbers! You and your comrades can start a whole war, which will certainly be useful.
How to take revenge on your neighbors below and live in peace
Often it is those bad people who live on the floor above that interfere. But the source of trouble and inconvenience may be from below, which means it’s time to fight the hooligans. In any case, revenge must be taken without breaking the law. Have you already thought about how to take revenge on your neighbors below? Your mission is to remember everything that “friends” above you did. Here are some tips on this:
- The first course of action is to break the silence. And this means make noise - turn up the volume of your favorite performer, dance, stomp, jump, you can drill something, in a word - create a shake-up so that they feel first-hand how “good” it was for you;
- If your “bottoms” are completely annoying, then you will have to sign up for a “wet deal”, and a wet one in the literal sense. You will need to flood them. And so that they do not expose you to a “tarnished reputation”, remove everything completely;
- For reprisals, the previously described aromatic method will also work - a syringe with scrambled eggs or a cocktail based on medical iodine, household bleach and kitchen vinegar. You can fantasize about this topic, maybe even come up with your own “killer mixture” and you will have something to share on the Internet;
- If you really want to teach the bully something, but he doesn’t make contact, then you need to systematically and systematically slip “nice” messages under his door. As an option, press the leaf with a windshield wiper on the windshield of his car. The main thing is to do everything unnoticed, this applies to everything that was written earlier and will be written below;
- We decided to take drastic measures - ruin the motorist’s “swallow”, and the birds will help you with this. You need to stock up on grain or bread crumbs for the birds, sprinkle it all on the hood of the car when the owner is not around, and no one will catch you. And you are free, you can leave the crime scene with peace of mind, and the ghouls will cope without you. The traces they leave behind are practically impossible to remove from the surface, and bird droppings are an unpleasant substance in all respects, and also leave behind indelible stains;
When the “bottoms” have completely annoyed you, you should call on legal methods for help - call the police. Moreover, do this systematically and regularly, if the violators are particularly dull.
How to take revenge on neighbors on the side for making noise so that they understand forever
It happens that those on the side behind the wall also don’t like to be quiet, but they like to start repairs in the morning or something like that. It is unforgivable to leave something like this unattended.
It’s good if they make contact and all the trouble will be settled by a peaceful conversation.
What to do with the especially “smart” ones? There is only one way out - the fight against violators of public order! If your speech does not make any impression on your “neighbor,” then you should try the following:
- It’s night outside, but they can’t sleep. Try an old but proven remedy - a battery, namely, rhythmically tap on it with something metal (a tube or even a spoon will do a great job with this). Rest assured, they will not like this musical accompaniment;
- Again about the nightly brawls on the side. Remind them that for people like them - violators of the article of the law on maintaining the peace of citizens at night - there is a punishment. You should memorize this legislative act, for the future;
- Use the previously mentioned column - choose their favorite track, you should already know it by heart, and turn it on at full volume before leaving somewhere. For the sake of politeness, warn other residents in advance about your “protest.”
There is no point in describing other strategies; you are smart and will understand how to behave in such situations. Show ingenuity and cunning, of course, within reason.
Conclusion
Ideally, if there are no conflict situations behind your wall or in a private house in a neighboring country house. When it is not possible to coexist peacefully and resolve disputes, everyone will have thoughts about punishment with all these “upper”, “lower” and “lateral”. After all, this is a pattern - if they don’t understand it in a good way, it means it will happen in a bad way.
In any conflict, the main thing is to remain an intelligent and polite person. It’s difficult, but it’s worth trying, because even teaching “parasites” needs to be legal.
And it is useful to take revenge for many misdeeds - curiosity of a neighbor, violation of the border at the dacha, “noise attacks” all day and even at night, etc. and so on. Yes, yes, and not every private house can find its own “quiet lagoon”.
And in some episodes, the arrogance of the neighbors goes beyond all bounds of decency, then even an angel’s patience will run out.
You shouldn’t start right away with dirty tricks that are frankly illegal. Try the “dialogue between two intelligent people” technique. Explanatory and educational work does not have a positive result with all categories. First of all, it is important for you to try to give the rowdy the “last Chinese warning” and resolve the problem peacefully.
