Can I ask my property management to transfer me to another apartment in the same building?
Hi everyone,
I'm currently renting through a property management company, and I'm wondering if anyone has successfully been transferred to another apartment in the same building because of problem neighbors.
I've reached the point where I can't take it anymore. My neighbors who their apartment is exactly beside me constantly slam their doors, smoke in the stairwell, and leave their apartment door wide open while smoking maurjuana which have strong smell and the office can't do anything about it. I have asthma, so this has been affecting my health.
My upstairs neighbors are also extremely noisy. They make loud noises almost every day which doesn'tmake any sense since all of them are adults and always at night, and today something happened that really upset me. I was outside on my balcony and had a cardboard box out there way insidethe balcony. After I went inside, my downstairs neighbor came and knocked on my door to tell me there was a cigarette butt in the box which is way inside the balcony. I'm convinced my upstairs neighbor intentionally threw it onto my balcony. This isn't the first time—about a year ago they repeatedly threw cigarette butts onto my balcony until management introduced fines for doing that. Today the cigarette butt landed deep inside the balcony inside cardboard box, which makes me believe it was thrown intentionally rather than blown by the wind becausethere wasn'tany breeze of air also the cigarette was at its full length lit. It could have started a fire.
I've reported issues before, but I'm mentally exhausted and don't feel comfortable living here anymore.
The apartment itself is in excellent condition. I've taken good care of it and even just finished repainting it, but at this point I would rather move to another unit than continue dealing with these neighbors.
Has anyone been able to convince their property management company to transfer them to another apartment? How did you approach the leasing office, and do you have any advice on what I should say?
Thanks in advance.