My upstairs neighbor plays noisy AF video games with the surround sound on blast all night. I can hear it through my walls and I can feel the shaking from the woofer. Help!
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Slip a note under the door and ask if he can use headphones to both improve his gaming experience and allow you to sleep better. Meanwhile record the event so you can make a complaint with the community manager to help if needed.

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Very lawyerly indeed

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What game is he playing

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America for brick houses ! ✔️

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I didn’t read the entire post, can’t comment on the HOA... Put your meetings on your loudest speaker on Monday morning and turn it up until it dawns on them that they might be asses for suggesting you turn it down.

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Loooool SA1 that suggestion was so random

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I legit have gone upstairs and downstairs and to each door next to me to tell neighbors to minimize their noise levels. I ask nicely. Most don’t know they’re being loud. Some can be jerks and that’s a battle you need to pick or leave behind.

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Yes D1 I have! Some neighbors require follow up lol. I had some college students above me and bribed them with booze once to not blast bass on weekdays because I WFH at the time. Another time, I lived in a concrete loft and my neighbor didn’t know that his walls weren’t completely soundproof. He was chill. So yeah just have to be nice about it / bribe lol

I feel you OP. My upstairs neighbor is a damn elephant who legit stomps any time he walks around. It’s way worse now that we’re home all day... curious what people say to do. I’m not sure if I can just be like “please walk more quietly”

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Haha they probably would! The guy upstairs is like 6’3” so it’s probably him just normally walking and we have hardwood floors, don’t think he’s put down any area rugs.

Write a note, go upstairs, leave it at their door and don’t specifically mention that “we can hear you downstairs”...if you just tell them they’re being too loud, they won’t know who the note came from and may save you an awkward encounter

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If they’re gaming all night they must sleep daytime. That’s when you crank up the amp to 11 and do your jazzercise!!!

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Start with the video games thing. Knock on their door, introduce yourself, and ask politely if they can turn the volume down at night or use headphones. If they’re decent people, they’ll be much more cognizant of ALL the noise they make (like stomping) and try to keep it down. The dog thing though — there’s nothing you can do about that.

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1. Figure out what game they’re playing
2. Hire someone to constantly harass them in said game
3. ?

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We just moved here. How do I address this nicely without being the new b*tch on the block? I was hoping to get to know folks in the neighborhood first, make a good impression and slowly bring this up. But with lockdown, that's not happening.
Also, his little yappy dog barks bloody murder anytime someone walks past the neighborhood. I have a little dog too and he is very well behaved and doesn't act like that.
Also, they put on hardwood flooring instead of carpet (as specified by HOA rules) and stomp around all day. I woke up to running and stomping at 7am on a Saturday morning.
Is this too much? Or am I overreacting?

Tough situation. I’d say try and talk to them nicely first. Is it a condo or town house?

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I’d say start recording for evidence. Then try to remove it by talking to them directly and if that doesn’t work then report it.

Call the cops

They may not know they’re being loud, so don’t start off with passive aggressive notes, calling cops, etc. Knock on their door like an adult & say hi guys, we just moved in downstairs...the past few nights, we’ve been having trouble sleeping because your video game echoes throughout our bedroom, would you mind turning it down or using headphones? If they are any sort of decent human beings, they’ll say omg so sorry, we had no idea & turn their shit down. If they suck & don’t change, then report them to the HOA

This may be annoying but I would engage/approach during these uncertain times. You don’t know this person... they may be nuts. Better not to engage and awaken something worse. Instead, you can check the HOA bylaws for noise restrictions and a complaint procedure. With the risk of a fine or whatever they may cut back. Or they may be retaliatory. I’m not sure.

I have neighbors who play religious music and sermons on full blast every day. Which works well with client calls and zoom mediations...

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