Complaint Letter to Landlord About Neighbor / Other Tenant
Bad neighbors or a poor living situation can make your whole existence more complicated. Imagine coming home for a peaceful evening after work only to have booming music from next door or a constantly barking dog that keeps you up at all hours of the night.
There’s always the potential for issues to arise when living in an apartment building with other tenants. Each resident has their own style of living, their own habits, and they might not all mesh with yours.
While you can’t expect everyone to live life the same way you do, you can require those around you to act respectfully. As a result, you may encounter certain situations, like these, which you might not be able to reconcile on your own.
In such cases, writing a formal complaint letter to your landlord may be helpful. Take a look at some samples below to guide you.
Complaint Letter to Landlord About Neighbor / Tenant #1
Tenant’s Address
City, State, Zip Code
DATE
Landlord’s Name
Landlord’s Address
City, State, Zip Code
Dear Name of Landlord:
I have notified you five times about the neighbors living on the adjacent property, which you also own. From the first day we have lived here, they have let their dog run wild. Their dog has torn our flowers, kid’s toys and even has attacked my youngest daughter. I have called the sheriff’s office, the dog pound and used all local resources I can.
The first time I contacted you was on April 25th, 20xx, right after we moved in. You stated you would take care of it. I contacted you again on May 29th, 20xx when my children’s cats were killed by this dog. Then on June 16th, 2016, I told you the dog had torn up all our flowers we just planted and sent you pics of him in action. Also, you were notified that police reports were filed on July 8 and July 29, 20xx.
If we open our side door, the dog runs in our house. The dog warden has come out on many occasions and has even taken him in, fining the other party. The fact is that you are responsible for this neighbor and their dog, as they are your tenant. We are good tenants and pay our rent on time.
We keep your home in good repair. However, we are not living when we can’t have anything, including toys, outside our home. This large Akita mix is a danger to our family, especially my children.
If this situation is not rectified immediately, we intend to find another place to live. We would like to resolve this matter in a civil method, but we fully intend on taking this to the next level to protect our family. Please contact us at once to discuss a resolution. We can be reached at 614-891-7458.
Sincerely,
Signature of Tenant
Printed Name of Tenant
Attachment
Complaint Letter to Landlord About Noisy Neighbor / Tenant #2
[Address line]
[State, ZIP Code]
[Letter Date]
[Recipients Name]
[Address line]
[State, ZIP Code]
[Subject: Normally bold, summarizes the intention of the letter] -Optional-
Dear [Recipients Name],
I am writing to you to make a complaint against my neighbor at (you can put the address of the tenant here).
For the past weeks, my neighbor has been holding late and loud parties which are very disruptive to myself and our other neighbors. There are a lot of pounding, loud music which goes on through the night and well into the morning.
As you know, myself and many of our neighbors have children who go to school early, as well as our early morning jobs, so such events have affected us significantly.
We hope that you look into this situation and that you resolve this matter on behalf of all of us in the building.
Sincerely,
[Senders Name]
[Senders Title] -Optional-
[Enclosures: number] – Optional –
cc: [Name of copy recipient] – Optional –
Complaint Letter to Landlord About Noisy Neighbor / Tenant #3
[Your Current Address, including Unit #]
[City, State, Zip Code]
[Date]
[Landlord/Apartment Company Name]
[Address as Printed on Your Lease]
[City, State, Zip Code]
Dear [Landlord/Manager’s Name],
I am writing to formally request your help in dealing with an ongoing issue with my neighbor.
I have lived in [your apartment number or address] for the last three years and have greatly enjoyed my experience in this building. However, the past two months have been challenging. My neighbor in apartment [noisy neighbor’s apartment number] constantly blasts music. I hear the music for hours and hours, every single day.
Furthermore, my family and I can hear a lot of yelling and arguing coming into our unit. I believe this type of disturbance violates our community rules. Additionally, the behavior is in violation of the city’s noise ordinance code of conduct.
To date, I have taken the following actions:
[Include a bulleted, chronological list of the actions you’ve already tried to resolve the issue, such as asking the neighbor to respect the building’s quiet hours.]
I have documented the infractions as evidence. As [name of neighbor] has not so far made any effort to cooperate with my requests, I am reaching out to you for assistance.
To resolve this issue, I would like you to get in touch with [neighbor’s name] and facilitate a resolution.
I’m hoping we can find a resolution on or before [include a reasonable date, such as a week from the date you write the letter].
If you need to reach me to further discuss, please [insert your preferred method of communication, such as phone or email]. I appreciate your attention and thank you for your understanding and support.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]