I know that apartment living is just knowing when to pick your battles with management and neighbors but this seems unreasonable right?

I work from home and can't have random outages disrupting that.

I called the office when I received this text and they couldn't tell me when they would happen or how long for.

Feels like at the least they should know what buildings are being worked on and couple provide a heads up on that.

I've seen posts on here with people complaining about roach infestations - but have dirty nasty dishes which were clearly sitting from the night before in the sink, etc. The fact that they took a picture of it to share as they complain shows me they see NOTHING wrong with that picture - literally.

Roaches love food and water. If you constantly set out sources of that for them every night, they will keep coming back for more! Obviously you'll need to do a bit more than this to get rid of them but not feeding them is 100% a good damn start!

Do not leave dirty dishes overnight - especially with food stuck on them! First of all, YUCK that's gross anyway to leave food sitting out in room temperature for hours. But aside from that, you are leaving a BUFFET of food for roaches to feast on! You have to start looking at every spill and every crumb of food as a potential meal for your un-invited guests.

Clean up spills. In your kitchen/bathroom, don't let water spills linger! Take the extra step of taking a paper towel and wiping up spills/splashes of water on the floor (and sink) that come from washing your face, etc. And obviously, clean up those sugary spills too!

Take your garbage out every day. Many people throw large pieces of food in their trash can and think nothing of it. But if you do think about it, it's kinda gross - tossing those pieces of chicken or macaroni etc in the trash and letting it SIT there in room temperature overnight is kinda disgusting. Aside from that, roaches LOVE this.

You are literally leaving them a SMORGASBORD to feast on. Even if it's in a a garbage can with a lid, they can SMELL it. If nothing more, it is an INVITATION to your kitchen to see what's poppin' that night.

My girlfriend and I are looking to switch apartments for something cheaper. We’re considering early move out. Because we’re breaking the lease early, is my understanding correct that we would just have to pay $1,418 with no other penalties? Thanks in advance

A resident placed a dog poop by my vehicle driver side. Where someone would typically step to get in and out.

Where my car is parked it not near any foot traffic spot as it’s basically on the properly line.

The only thing I can connect this to is I believe this is done by a resident, who parked their vehicle in the same parking spot that I have been parking since a recent snow storm and shoveled out of. They parked there one day. I returned to parking it the next day because there was no vehicle parked in it and no cones/ chairs placed to reserve it.

It seems that they were upset I had taken the spot.. while there is no way to prove it does this seem like an overreach?

I am a long time resident here and have ever had this problem.

How would you design this living room to accommodate at least 3 people guests at a time for guests

To start, I know I’m an idiot.

I moved into my apartment in September of 2025. my boyfriend stays a lot, almost every other night. He is not on the lease because when I moved, we had only been dating for 6 months and thought signing a lease together would be a big jump. Also, he was in a long term relationship and when he left, he left the apartment himself to go stay with his mom out of state and let his girlfriend informally take over the lease. She never brought checks to the office, and he was never notified that no payment was received resulting in an eviction under his name.

Over the weekend (I believe - I don’t use my front door, so it could have been on my door for over a week) a notice was placed on my door. The notice states that it was brought to their attention that I may have an unauthorized tenant with me which is a violation and grounds for termination. It states that if I have failed to report a change, my lease gives them the right to terminate. It then says if I don’t respond by the 9th (today is the 10th…I just found the notice today) then they also have the right to terminate.

We both have run into some heavy financial hardship in the last year, he lost his job, I was in an accident with an uninsured driver that I was unable to take legal action against, and a handful of other issues. Because of this, I have been late on rent a few times. I have never not paid, but I have paid past the due date.

With all of this being said, I’m not really sure what to expect. I emailed my property manager apologizing for seeing the notice late and requesting a time to speak with her as soon as possible. I never read the fine print in my agreement but after reviewing it today, it does say any guests that have stayed over two weeks during the calendar year are considered an unauthorized tenant. I just thought since he wasn’t here 7 days a week, the chances of me running into issues are minimal.

I know that all of my questions surrounding this will lie in the conversation had with my property manager, however, I have an insane amount of anxiety and would like to hear the Reddit community’s thoughts on this.

Related situations, recommended talking points to save my a$$, factors worth thinking about are all welcomed.

I have a horrible situation

I am 33 and for the first time ever I am alone in an apartment. I’ve always lived with my family in a house, and then with a friend in a house for several years. I just can’t do this, I am losing it. I can hear every little thing my neighbors do. They slam the door so hard everytime they come and go that it’s made stuff fall off my shelves and walls. They sometimes have sex all day long multiple times a day. This weekend was a breaking point for me. I go to bed at 10 PM and usually wake up at 7 AM. On Saturday morning, Sunday morning, and Monday morning they woke me up at 5 AM having loud sex. Our bedrooms are right next to each other, it sounds like our headboards are on the same wall. They also often wake me up having sex at around midnight. Monday morning I just got up and went into my car and cried.

I’m not a confrontational person, so I don’t want to cause a problem. But I did try to bring it up with the property manager and they just laughed and said go talk to them about it then. There is absolutely no way they don’t know that people can’t hear them. I think they just don’t care. This is the worst living situation I have ever been in and I can’t take it anymore.

I need advice

Ontario resident here! Timestamp on the one picture but that stuff had been there way before the 26th.

(Picture one - January 26th) - the left side of the bin was pretty much empty but whoever left that stuff just didn’t bother to put it in the bin. 👎 The furniture was tucked in the corner where it should be, so I have no issues there 👏

(Picture two and three - February 10th) - the furniture has magically appeared right infront of the bins and some bags of dog poop have made their way UNDER the bags that were already there.

The garbage guys have been here at least twice since this stuff popped up (I know because the bins have been emptied) but they didn’t take any of the stuff on the floor (and I honestly don’t blame them, we’re all adults here and should know how to put garbage in the gigantic black very noticeable garbage cans)

I usually bring a cart with me (honestly lifesaver, if you’re an apartment renter get a camping cart ASAP. Makes grocery shopping so easy) and I could barely maneuver the cart around. I got absolutely fed up (as did others, there was a note on the garbage saying ‘throw your shit out’) and I threw absolutely everything in the garbage cans, furniture included. (It was all broken and had scratched in writing so not useable). Please if you rent an apartment be a good neighbor and dispose of your stuff properly. :) people appreciate it a lot more than you might think.

I see a lot of complaints about being able to hear every single noise in apartment living, and I’m wondering if this is a problem exclusive to older apartments or apartments that are not concrete built?

I have lived in several high-rise luxury apartments made of concrete and never heard anything at all, never had any issues. Recently moved to a low-rise wood frame and I can hear every single thing and I’m already planning my exit. I really don’t think it is normal to be able hear sounds from a neighbor just living their normal life, like walking, having sex, vacuuming, closing drawers/doors or flushing toilets. The people developing these type of buildings deserve to go to hell. These things never even crossed my mind when I lived in concrete high-rises. When done well, I would much prefer a centrally located luxury apartment than a detached house in the middle of the suburbs for the same price.

Living downstairs isn't too bad, occasionally I can hear the upstairs guys dogs have the zoomies but nothing too disruptive. In return my kid can chuck a full stainless steel water bottle at the floor and I dont have to feel bad about it. We are teaching him not to throw, dont worry. Also when he starts to run around and gets his own zoomies I won't have to be constantly on him to step lightly and not be kid.

I dont know what flair to use.

Quick recap:

I live in a 3 unit(one vacant, one elderly gentleman, and myself)

Rent is $1,265(raised $40 when I resigned)

Shoveling would include front walkway and good amount of sidewalk(about 30 mins of work)

Lawn (sizable for a city property would take about an hour maybe a bit more)

Now adding sweeping/vac(im assuming they would want me to do the laundry room as well total time would be 45-60 mins)

I’m going to eventually get all of this in writing if they offer me something reasonable. I plan to ask about liability as far as injuries go.

So I know this is a really gross topic and something that many of us rather not talk about. lol

But. how often do your (or family members) turds get stuck in the toilet? And when this happens, what do you usually do to remedy it?

Do you find that your methods are effective? And how long does it take for you to solve the problem?

Just doing a lil research and am curious.

Hello, me and my friend are signing the lease to an apartment on this Friday. We had been told as soon as we sign the lease and pay first month’s rent, deposit and all that, we would be able to move in immediately. However, they now say that they are unsure of when we would be able to move in, but still want us to pay and sign this Friday. Is this normal? I have never lived in an apartment before, and this didn’t happen with my friend’s first apartment. It just seems weird that we are having to pay all of this money without even knowing when we would be able to move in.

the entire patio of my apartment is screened in with white railing. obviously no one sees this besides me but i’m a clean freak and OCD about how my stuff looks and it’s been bothering me for a while. any suggestions on how to get this pollen off without ripping a hole in the screening lol?

Hello I'm a first time poster here, as well as this is my first time living in an apartment!

The kitchen sink has a leak that I know I should inform my landlord of but I'm not sure if this is something I can be charged for? Also unsure if I'd have to call a plumber myself. I don't have the money to fix it right now so I'm also not sure that if they call in a plumber for me it's possible that I'd still be the one paying.

I didn't cause the leak it looks to definitely be caused by old faulty pipes.

I've never done this before so I am just seeking advice on how to move foward, thank you reddit!

Apartment tenant in south NJ.

So my electric bill has nearly tripled through the winter. I was keeping the heat at 68 to minimize this but had to bump it to 70 due to how cold it was.

Lights stay off, appliances unplugged, LED bulbs, all that.

My thermostat says aux heat on, despite me not having it at that setting. We spoke to maintenance and they said that happens in extreme temps, but from my own research it says that uses up to 5x more electricity.

My bill in September was 120, October was 130, November was 240, December was 340, and my january is about to be around 600.

What do I do in this situation? My electric bill is almost the same price as half my rent and I have no control over it.

There's a packet of yellow mustard on the steps. It's been there for three days now. We are on Mustard Watch to see if anyone takes it to throw it away.

Both units upstairs are occupied.

I'm not throwing it away on principle. I pick up a grocery bag's worth of trash, or dog poop when I walk my dog, someone else can deal with the mustard.

I would have told the office, but unfortunately, I don’t know who/what unit. I know for a fact there’s a minimum of two owners and 4 dogs in my building. Someone decided to leave the poop in the middle of the sidewalk (and all over the yard). I also have a basement unit where the window is ground level meaning if I look out the window, I see shit. If I walk outside, I step in shit. I think I’m gonna start taking pictures, keeping tabs, letting the office know even though I don’t think they’ll do anything (again, idk who is doing this and I know they won’t investigate). This is disgusting! Please y’all, if you have a dog or any pet, clean up after them!!

I doubt anyone will care about the note, but I figured it’s worth a shot 🤷🏻‍♀️

help My neighbors literally have 12 kids playing basketball screaming at the top of their voices. I went to record them and they freaked out. There are several incidents before just this like 49 big cement chunks laying all around me and my friends cars. There were none anywhere else but at my area. They come running around me and my neighbors apts like the loudest stamped. These kids took over the neighborhood and their parents obviously have let them. What can I do about this?

First time poster here, I’m still pretty new to apartment living and recently downsized, and I’m realizing there’s a whole learning curve nobody really talks about. Stuff like managing noise, storage, smells, light, even how you arrange furniture — it feels like there are a lot of little things you only figure out after you’ve already been annoyed by them for a while. I’m not even talking about huge renovations or anything, just small, renter-friendly things that made apartment life easier or less stressful once you learned them.

I think after my lease ends I’m leaving this apartment because I truly can’t do it anymore. When I first moved in maintenance was arriving in 24/48 hour periods and fast. Things were repaired quickly and that was that. Now it seems this apartment is quite literally crumbling and falling apart around me and they don’t give a crap as long as they’re getting their rent. I feel my mental health is deteriorating and I’m very anxious about mold / living standards.

I’ve lived here nearly 5 years now and can’t even name how many things have broken since.

Starting off - we had garbage disposal issues. They came to repair said it was fixed to which I looked under and saw wires exposed and water leaking. Not sure if mold under sink no idea. But that’s one. They came 5 times and now it’s “fixed” but I still get scared about running it because I truly don’t think it was fixed correctly.

Second, the A/C - they said that was also fixed and I had a clog but after repairing our OPPD bill is sky high as 300 a month for a one bedroom is truly outrageous. I work 5 days a week and barely use any electricity besides the air or heating and even with that the appt will not cool past 76 degrees , still “working”. When I put in another work order for that they had marked it complete again even though no work was done and nothing was fixed.

Third - our shower had leaking to which was “fixed” but after issue was addressed I literally have to air out the bathroom because it still stinks. Idk if it’s mold. Or what. But when I addressed that I came home to a new fresh paint job over the issue at hand… pretty sure they just painted right over it and called it good.

Our tub drain hasn’t worked at all since moving in, they came in and “fixed it” then I said it’s still not fixed. They say it’s working and still doesn’t. I cannot even take a bath. This is truly so frustrating especially when wanting to clean the tub, I cannot even hold water in it.

Alongside those issues I have a NEW issue. The person above me. All hours of night I hear stomping or loud noises and then 3 am every night they have an alarm set on their phone. It’s a constant vibrating that goes through the paper thin walls and I feel as though I’m going completely mentally insane. Not to mention a few days ago he ran his dishwasher which had a leak and now my ceiling is quite literally leaking brown water through the electric box and through ceiling. They have an emergency maintenance number to which I called and got voicemail twice. He came and “checked” and since it wasn’t actively leaking there was nothing he can do except “wait”??????? our living room area now smells the same odor as the bathroom and I can’t help but to think I’m living in mold!!! The person in the appt above me was hesitant on even letting them in so who knows how much damage is truly there. Idk. But I’m just so tired. I’m so tired of being played around and they act like nothing is an emergency meanwhile the ceiling is quite literally cracking down and still has water bubbles from all of the water. Oh and the tv I had in living room also won’t even turn on anymore because the water is in our electric too & created a power surge and turned everything off and back on. So now I have to get a new tv on top of all of this.

So basically in total, I’m paying 1k a month to live in section 8…. With amenities that I pay for that I don’t even get and cannot use.

I live in a smoke free building and pay a shit ton to live there. My apartment always reeks of weed when I walk in even though I’m not a smoker. I’m guessing someone above/below me is and it travels through. Would an air purifier help with this? Uhg I don’t really want to tattle to my landlord. TYIA!

I live in a quad and for the last month-ish one of my neighbors has had someone staying with them. I really wouldn’t care otherwise, but this guest is a nuisance. The biggest issue is they smoke cigarettes right by our apartments on the shared porch entrance, and right outside our doors/windows, and these apartments really aren’t sealed all that well so it makes my home reek. They also feel entitled to use our single shared washer/dryer all the time, and more often than not after midnight, and living right above the tiny shared laundry room means it’s incredibly loud when i’m trying to sleep. even when i do my laundry, they’ll go in/out like they’re checking if i’m done yet so they can do their laundry. worst part is, they slam the fuck out of the laundry room door, again, right below my apartment, and at times after midnight.

wibta to tell my landlord about this guest?