AboutJonathan Dever, Esq Expertise Real Estate Law, Buying Selling, Investor, all types of acquiring property through "creative techniques" and fraud avoidance
Experience Super Lawyer by Law and Politics for the last three years, part of over 900 transactions in the last 6 years
Organizations Ohio Bar Assn
Greene County Bar Assn
Champaign County Bar Assn
Publications Personal web site and web articles
Education/Credentials JD - Capital University
MA - IU of Penn
BA - U of Cincinnati
Awards and Honors Super Lawyer 2005, 2006, 2007
Who is Who, Lawyers 2006, 2007
Question My wife, my 16 month old son, and myself live in a four unit building with
the new owners directly below us. We've been asked by the owner to keep
down the noise several times lately. He has complained about my son
banging on things, rolling and throwing a ball, playing his little drum, and
recently about me tapping some cymbals that I also let my son hit. All of the
incidents occurred during normal hours (8am to 9pm). I don't mind keeping
my son quiet, after all I appreciate it too! But it seems like the noise is
reasonable (that is it doesn't last very long, and not very loud. If something is
very loud, I myself will try to get my son to try a quieter activity because it
bothers me and I'm in the same room! The previous tenant who lived below
us never complained once, even when I had my full drum set and played it at
loud volumes during the day. Also all the tenenats used to do laundry late
into the night, and asked the previous tenant if he heard it, and he said no.
But within a month of the new owners moving in, they mandated no laundry
after 10pm because it was very loud in their apartment. What should I do? I
take my son out to the park a lot, and spend quiet time at home, but at his
age its important for his development to be loud sometimes and act his age!
Answer Being a crotchety old goat is not unheard of. Unfortunately, there is not much you can do about it. Let the child be a child. The new owners can't randomly kick you out because they do not like it when a child cry's, plays and exists during normal hours.
Best solution is to find a house to rent or another apartment, and when the landlord gives you grief, ask to be released from your lease and move.
