Upstairs Neighbors Constantly Dropping/Stomping Things ,Losing Peace at Home (Bangalore, India)
Location: Bangalore, India.
We’ve been dealing with constant heavy footstep/running noises from the upstairs apartment for months, especially early mornings and late evenings. The sounds are loud enough to wake us up daily and often feel like someone running barefoot, dragging furniture, or dropping heavy objects on the floor multiple times a day at odd hours.
The family upstairs consists of a mother, a 20-year-old daughter, and an autistic teenage son (who honestly seems to make the least noise). The father lives outside the city. They are apartment owners, while we are tenants. Unfortunately, moving out is not really an option for us right now.
We tried handling it politely, spoke to them multiple times, involved society/security, and even had a meeting where the issue was initially acknowledged. But now they deny everything and communication has become difficult.
At one point, out of frustration, we even tried playing loud sounds/music on speaker to make them understand how disruptive the noise feels from below, but it barely seemed to reach them. It honestly feels like the sound transmission is mostly one-way in this building.
We understand normal living noise is unavoidable, but this feels excessive and continuous to the point it’s affecting our peace and sleep.
Has anyone dealt with a similar upstairs neighbor issue in an apartment? What practical solutions actually worked for you?