Atlanta Apartments

Moving into a new Atlanta apartment means new set of neighbors. This means a new set of people to know, relate to and to deal with. Atlanta apartment neighbors play a major role in the quality of living in your new abode. Good neighbors can make excellent friends. Bad neighbors, meanwhile, can make your life miserable in your new Atlanta apartment… bad enough to make you decide to move.

Noisy neighbors are the most common fiends in an Atlanta apartment complex. Stereos or televisions set on high volume, loud parties until the morning, shouting matches, rowdy kids and restless pets are the usual complaints. Indeed, all of us have the right to do these things but there are limitations especially in an Atlanta apartment complex when you are no more separated than a wall. The most common and direct way to do it is to pound on the door and demand some peace and quiet but it is not the most advisable as some deem this method offensive. An alternative would be to telephone your neighbor and explain that the noise is keeping you up and ask politely if he can turn it down a bit. You may also write a note afterwards requesting him to reduce noise especially at nighttime when most of the neighbors tend to get some sleep. Should the polite route fail, you may call the police. Word of warning though: this method usually affects your relationship with that neighbor negatively long term especially if he knows it’s you who called the cops. You may also contact your superintendent or landlord and let him talk to the offending party.

Slobs can also be a big problem in the Atlanta apartment complex. Aside from being visually unpleasant, it is an issue of sanitation and health. You don’t want to live in a place where you may contract diseases, and slobs are usually carriers of disease. The implicit way of getting the message across is set a good example. Keep your area clean and put your garbage where it is supposed to go. Should you neighbor be incredibly dense, a polite note or conversation should suffice. The last resort would be to send a complaint to the super or landlord.

Also as annoying as the first two offenders, the egotists are those who think they own the whole Atlanta apartment building. These are the people who park in other people’s spaces, who let their guests park into their neighbors’ spaces, and those who refuse to lock the main door after they have entered. These kinds of neighbors usually do not respond well to polite requests. You may try to do so for the sake that you tried. You may directly complain to the super but sometimes even this doesn’t do the trick. There are drastic measures bordering on retaliatory. If he hogs your parking space, park behind him so he has no choice but to ask you to move your car. This is the perfect time to tell him that he is parked in your space.

The best way to prevent these kinds of nuances in the apartment is to organize co-tenants into an association. Nothing can stop an offender better than social pressure from neighbors. Discuss what you want to accomplish. This may not only become limited to solving problems but also socialization. A tenants’ organization can ensure you of pleasurable living in your Atlanta apartment.