Her Upstairs Neighbor Lost His Job—Then His Behavior Took a Troubling Turn
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Losing your job can be quite difficult to handle especially if you have a hard time finding another job. Some people can do some pretty desperate things in order to pay the bills.
What would you do if your neighbor lost his job and went from being a perfectly wonderful neighbor to a loud and disruptive neighbor who was possibly doing some illegal things to pay the bills? Would you call the cops on him, try to help him, or mind your own busines?
In this story, we hear from someone who owns a condo that he rents out to a nice family. The problem neighbor lives in the condo above the family.
The owners are worried the family will want to move out because of the horrible neighbor’s behavior, but they’re not sure what they can do about the situation.
Let’s read all about it.
Condo owner above unit going downhill fast
I own a condo and rent it to a lovely family in a tight knit community with a self-managed HOA (no prop management company).
The owner above my unit unfortunately lost his job, his car, and has suddenly increased some pretty concerning behavior.
Random people coming and going in 15-30 min intervals throughout the day and night, people moving in and out furniture and large items, used personal items reported outside the building, and most importantly – very loud banging and aggressive intimate noises in very late hours of the night above my unit.
This guy might be doing some illegal things.
Cops have even called multiple times, spoke to the owner once and he stopped for about a week, then now when they come he won’t even open the door.
We assume illegal and drug activity but that’s unconfirmed.
HOA has pursued a lien against his unpaid dues.
They kind of hope he’s forced to move.
We don’t know if he’s behind on his mortgage but that’s none of our business.
We’re hopeful it will go into foreclose but that takes time.
Other than the HOA slapping fines on his account for breaking the bylaws, is there anything else we can do to end this nonsense?
They had an idea but aren’t sure if they should do it.
If we lose our tenants because of him we will sue him, but I really don’t want it to come to that.
We considered approaching him to offer to buy his unit if he’s in a tough spot, but I want to tread carefully.
Right now he’s intimidated by us and we still are able to text him, but he’s getting increasingly defensive and a little manic. Any advice is appreciated.
That guy sounds like he’s gone off the deep end. If he’s doing something illegal, I’d keep calling the cops. If he gets arrested, then problem solved.
Let’s see what Reddit suggests.
This person thinks it depends.
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Here’s a good suggestion.
This person offers some advice specific to an HOA.
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Documenting everything is key.
I feel bad for the guy who lost his job because it sounds like he has also lost his way in life. He seems to have turned to illegal activity to make ends meet, and his life is probably only going to spiral down from there until he literally hits rock bottom if he doesn’t pull himself out of this mess.
But that’s not a problem for OP to solve. The problem here is how to force this guy to either change his ways or move out. Hopefully the HOA rules or the police could help. In the meantime, gathering evidence is key.
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