To Complain or Not to Complain...

[Lady of Pearl]

As a seasoned tenant not by my choice, I have encountered some similar situations. I complained to my previous landlord about my upstairs neighbors and had to eventually call the city on the landlord. Needless to say I did move- and no longer live there. I strongly suggest that you get a lawyer through legal aid to advise you- . At my new residence I had a problem similar to yours but not to that degree. People were loitering on the steps and smoking marijuana. I made several telephone calls to the landlord and they did address the problem. I guess it all depends on whether or not your landlord is responsive and wants to maintain you as a tenant. I suppose you'll have to grin and bear it until your lease is up. I would suggest start looking for another apartment now! In certain areas it is a buyers market for houses and would seriously consider that option just because you won't have to deal with situations as this or even get with a real estate agent to event possibly rent a house. I would also suggest contacting the landlord tenant association as stated earlier by my Soror in the above post. There is a formal process that you have to go through to notify your landlord in writing-that gets results sometimes and the tenant association can counsel you on certain actions to take. I think you can get out of your lease because the landlord is not providing you with an environment that is allowing you to experience peace and quiet. I urge you to contact Legal Aid or the Landlord tenant association in your area.