Why is it that everywhere we live, we have bad neighbors?

United States
October 9, 2008 5:43pm CST
We live in an aparment with 4 apartments in this building. Three of the apartments share the same parking area and drive way in the back which includes us. Our landlord told us that we can have two cars but that was it. We had a neighbor that would completely block the driveway and block us and our other neighbors in all the time! She would tell us that if we needed to go somewhere to just honk our horn. After months and months I ended up losing my cool. I told her that I was not going to stand outside with my kids honking until someone came to move the car when all they had to do was pull up and park a few feet away from their door. They would have about 5 cars packed in back there all night and one time at 4 in the morning, my husband barely got out for work! I told her that neither one of us were going to wait and honk especially at 4 in the morning. I was tired of being nice. I want to be able to leave and come back home. Is that too much to ask? Now we have other neighbors with kids that break glass in our driveway, throw trash everywhere, and taking stuff off my porch! What is it with people? Do you have the same luck or is it just me? What's your story?
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• United States
9 Oct 08
ugh!! parking always seems a problem in apt complexes.. have you talked to the office there about it? i would call the cops and get their car towed if it was in a way to where they could get into trouble.. i have only had one bad experience in the few apts i have lived at and it was these people that would leave bags and bags of trash outside their door.. but i worked as a leasing agent for two apartment complexes and omg the people that would feud was insane!! so its not just you.. i think some people need to stay away from others lol
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• United States
10 Oct 08
It's actually a complex. We live in a small town and our landlord a good chunk of the town's houses. This is like a really big house split into 3 apartments with another detached from our building all sharing the same drive. It's really annoying and our landlord never seems to do anything about anything. We have a major problem with trash since everyones trash gets thrown in the back where I have to look at it! That's another story.....I just want to move! LOL Thanks for responding!
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• United States
10 Oct 08
sounds horrible!!
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• United States
10 Oct 08
Meant to say it's actually not a complex.
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• United States
9 Oct 08
I've never had any luck with apartment living. Ever. Too many people in one small area is bound to cause problems. Stick with lesser known apartment buildings.
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• United States
10 Oct 08
Yeah, we have been stuck in apartments since we got married. I have always wanted to live in a house--I don't care if I have to pay rent for one!