Is it my own fault for not knowing that my unit is right under a garage? (Los Angeles: low income, fit in)

[jackie100]

Originally Posted by Lovehound

Aw damn! I sympathize with your problem.

You made a mistake. I think it's a recoverable one. Go talk to the manager and request that you be shown any other available units, or request to be informed when units are vacated that you might change to. I think it might be reasonable to be charged some fee to move (related to cleaning) but you shouldn't just assume right off that management will be unsympathetic to your request.

It's entirely reasonable to expect to be moved as soon as you can be accommodated. I had exactly this same situation when I rented an apartment which turned out to be right over a freeway on ramp. I had to wait a few weeks until they had a vacancy on the other side of the building, and ended up with a much nicer and very quiet (for apartments) apartment. It was a nicer apartment and because of that my rent went up a bit but I was a lot happier there than I would have been in the first apartment.

This place rarely has vacancies because it's affordable and in West Hollywood. I will ask though. The manager says that if you live facing the pool it can get loud too because people slam the pool door. As for the people living in the back units that face the next building, he claims that one of the tenants here is always fighting with a tenant in the building next door because they can hear the dog barking non-stop. I guess what he is trying to tell me is that it's noisy all around...

[Senshi]

You really shouldn't have moved to the city if such a thing bothers you.

[revrandy]

Originally Posted by Senshi

You really shouldn't have moved to the city if such a thing bothers you.

Exactly, from the various threads it seems as if this person isn't quite the city dweller they imagined themselves to be.

[jackie100]

Originally Posted by Senshi

You really shouldn't have moved to the city if such a thing bothers you.

It is possible to live in the city and have the building well insulated. It's because my building is OLD. I doubt the people in the more expensive units can hear anything. I'll just move to a more expensive and newer building. No big deal.

This has nothing to do with the "CITY", it has to do with the BUILDING.

THERE ARE BUILDINGS IN THE CITY THAT HAVE DOUBLE OR TRIPLE PANED WINDOWS and are insulated against noise. I am planning on moving to one of those as soon as possible. Of course I'll have to pay more but it is worth it.

Not all buildings are the same. If you pay enough, I'm sure you can find a building where you will hear NOTHING.

[DewDropInn]

When you look for your new place be sure to take a friend along. A nice, observant friend who can help you look at the place objectively and avoid this type of problem.

[jackie100]

Originally Posted by Senshi

You really shouldn't have moved to the city if such a thing bothers you.

LIVING ABOVE A GARAGE WHERE 100 CARS GO IN AND OUT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH LIVING IN THE CITY.

The same thing that can happen if you live in the suburbs! It's the garage that bothers me more than everything.

What does that have to do with living in the city? There are almost 100 units here, mine is the ONLY one that is situated DIRECTLY above the garage. Do you understand this?

This is not a CITY problem; this is a problem of me picking a bad UNIT. How DARE you say that I should not have move to the city if this bothers me?

No one else in this building is above the garage, JUST ME. Other people cannot hear cars driving under them 100x a day. It is only ME.

[Senshi]

Originally Posted by jackie100

It is possible to live in the city and have the building well insulated. It's because my building is OLD. I doubt the people in the more expensive units can hear anything. I'll just move to a more expensive and newer building. No big deal.

This has nothing to do with the "CITY", it has to do with the BUILDING.

THERE ARE BUILDINGS IN THE CITY THAT HAVE DOUBLE OR TRIPLE PANED WINDOWS and are insulated against noise. I am planning on moving to one of those as soon as possible. Of course I'll have to pay more but it is worth it.

Not all buildings are the same. If you pay enough, I'm sure you can find a building where you will hear NOTHING.

You'll just find something else to complain about.

[jackie100]

Originally Posted by Senshi

You'll just find something else to complain about.

However, that has nothing to do with "City Life Not Being Right" for me as you so claim. Yep; I like to complain and it's a free country. I can complain as much as I like. So what?

[jackie100]

Even though it is loud and I love to complain I would still 100x rather be here in WEST HOLLYWOOD than a DREARY suburb like Irvine or OC. I would rather be here and become deaf from the garage opening 100x a day and hearing traffic zoom by me and hear the ghetto bird every night rather than live on boring, family oriented, horrible OC.

Yep, I like to complain but WeHo is still MUCH better than the suburban HELL I was living in. Irvine is the worst. Someone gave me a reputation point and told me to move back to OC and consider Irvine. No thanks, I would rather subject myself to the noise than go back to that hell.

[Daisy32673]

Sorry but I agree that you really didn't ask yourself if living in the city was something you could deal with (noise-wise). You live in the city, in LOS ANGELES for christsake. Either you weren't honest with yourself or you did not do your homework when trying to find a place to live. If you already know that an apartment with better paned windows would cut a lot of noise out (certainly not all of it) then why didnt you live there in the first place?
If want to hear crickets at night instead of the city (which you're going to hear anyway if you LIVE in the city but I digress) you need to consider the following when getting an apartment:

Location - does it face the pool? Street? Entrance to parking or garage? Is the unit near an elevator? Look at the unit from the street or outside and LISTEN. Take time inside the unit and listen to what is going on.
Insulation - how well insulated are the units? Windows? In between units?
Neighborhood- if you live in a busy neighborhood, which you do, you will no doubt hear people, sirens, cars, traffic and other noises consistent with city life - no matter what side of the building you live on or how sound-proof your windows are.
But it sounds like you knew all this when you rented and just want to biitch about it now. Either that or you're really, really naive about apartment living in the city