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Problems with German Neighbors
Posted on 23/03/2004 3:38 pm
Problems with German Neighbors
Any Germans that happen to read this, please give me some insight into what my neighbors are thinking. Thanks!
I am having major problems with my German neighbors. We live in an apartment building and they live beneath us. They have complained since we moved in that we are too loud with regards to closing doors, climbing the stair well, music, tv, etc. anything that makes noise. They are in their mid 30s we are in our mid 20s.
We have honestly gotten better at all the things previously mentioned. We escort our guests to the front door so that it does not close too loudly, and have generally just paid attention to the level of noise coming out of our apartment. Especially after 10pm during the weekdays.
Last night at 1:30am (Sunday night) our neighbor started banging on his ceiling (our floor) because we were too loud. This woke me up. If that was not bad enough, I looked over at my boyfriend and he was in bed too! I had no idea why the neighbor was banging on the ceiling. About 5 minutes later, I hear the neighbor running up the stairs and banging on our front door. Turns out he was upset because my boyfriend was walking in the dining room at 1:30am and he could hear it and could not sleep.
He then went on to complain that we WALK around the apartment too loudly and that by boyfriend has been coughing too loudly. Boyfriend is coughing because he is sick. He has been to the doctor last week and got antibiotics for the cough. Other than that there is nothing to do but wait for the cough to go away.
I am really at my wits end. This is not the first time this neighbor has banged on our ceiling or harassed (yelled) at us. We have offered to give him our telephone number so that he could call us if we were being too loud, but he refuses to take the number prefering to bang on the ceiling. We have only been living there since January.
I have the feeling that he perhaps dislikes foreigners and anyone he terms 'young'. He has repeatedly made comments about our age, and never having lived in anything other than a 'studentenwohenheim'. Which is not true.
I realize that I am american and young (23) by German standards, but I've been living on my own since I was 18 and have NEVER had problems like this with my neighbors.
Does anyone think that calling the Poliezi or the Ordnungsamt would do any good?
Thoughts please! 
-Da8thMonth
nreddy
Member since 09/11/2003
Posted on 26/03/2004 3:44 am
Re: Problems with German Neighbors
"i need someone who is familiar with visas & green card permits."
what Arbeitsrecht has to do with it *lol*? if you have an issue regarding visa, it's Ausländerrecht and Verwaltungsgerichte, in case you have a problem with green card work permit, it's Sozialrecht and Sozialgerichte *lol* 
Posted on 27/03/2004 8:14 am
Re: Problems with German Neighbors
Thak you all for your wonderful replies and suggestions. Sometimes a girl just needs a place to vent about the 'establishment'! We spoke with our landlady (vermieterin) Thursday night and turns out that she thinks they are a bit strange too. She has even asked them if they think perhaps the apartment is too small for them and should move. Anyways, no problems with the landlady and since Monday, so more banging on the ceiling. I believe the landlady spoke with them on Friday night.
One suggestion that I think that I am going to do is get Rechtsschutzversicherung. That way the next time my neighbor decides to pay me a night time visit I can call the Police and ask for a mediation.
I don"t want to have to move again. I really do like this apartment. Besides, it is in the perfect location for us and housing is generally a pain in the a$$ to find in a large city, not to mention expensive.
Thank you all again!!!
Auggie
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