I think that's a lovely idea. Totally commie and undermining a despot landlord covering his ass (this is the dude who let your bathroom be flooded, right?) , which is a lovely idea.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 52: Playing with a full deck?
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
What burns me most is that we've spent upwards of a grand renovating the patio area, and that was divided by six people.
OK, this makes the landlord's actions seem more arbitrary and unfair.
I have no advice on the porch situation. But others' advice sounds sane.
I do have a question: There is this quote I read somewhere
That the first thing to do is to see the big picture, the second to see the tiny detail, and the third is to have both at the same time. Alcohol helps.
Ring any bells?
It might also be that the landlord, given a few days distance from the event, might be more open to relaxing the restrictions. Perhaps the decision to impose the restrictions were made in the heat of the moment....
I know it is not the same sitch, but I never approached neighbors that were being loud before calling - and I called the cops. Granted this was like 2am or later and noise so loud it woke me from a sleep, often times my floor and walls vibrating from bass. I did not know the people in this building and was not about to approach and unknown apartment.
But if it was outdoors noise? Does that make a difference? I called 911 when it sounded like a war was going on underneath me, but when it was people being loud out on the bench, I yelled at them first.
Also, it might not have been the people in the same building who complained--could've been a neighboring building.
Vortex, we certainly would have apologized.
no, I'm saying that you should do it now, after the fact. It might seem like it's too little, too late, but if you can convince them to (or help convince them) to change their mind, it will help that you can say that you've talked to the neighbors.
Also, check your lease, it may have some guidance on your access to the common areas. I mean, that's the point of common, right?
I doubt I'd approach a group of loud possibly drunk folks and ask them to be quiet.
If I knew one of them I'd possibly try talking to him/her, but I'd have to actually know him/her and not in the neighbor-nod way.
(Of course, I AM the recent victim of a vicious baby assault)
No, the building manager told me it was two tenants who complained.