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Sep. 29th, 2004 08:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
judecorpSo I knocked on the downstairs neighbor's door twice at 7:45. And I just came upstairs from doing it twice just now. He is inside his apartment watching television. I can hear the television. I know he is in there.
And he is not coming to the door.
And he is not coming to the door.
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Date: 2004-09-30 12:30 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-30 03:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-30 12:37 am (UTC)YOU DID IT.
Make 100 photocopies.
Paste them all over his door and immediately outside of it.
Cover his car in them.
Repeat until the movies are left on the steps, perhaps with a rental fee.
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Date: 2004-09-30 03:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-30 12:55 am (UTC)seriously, this is totally insane. i don't even know what you should do but those guys need their asses kicked.
oh how i wish you lived here. then you wouldn't be dealing with your stealer downstairs neighbors and i wouldn't have to deal with the prissy bitches who can't sleep at night because i apparently walk too loudly or something. UGH.
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Date: 2004-09-30 01:22 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-30 01:40 am (UTC)WHERE ARE MY MOVIES??!?!
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Date: 2004-09-30 02:18 am (UTC)ok i'll come over and we can lower me down on a rope and i'll peer in the back windows and see what they are watching.
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Date: 2004-09-30 03:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-30 01:20 am (UTC)you could take a gum wrapper and blow his fuses!!
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Date: 2004-09-30 03:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-30 03:18 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-30 03:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-30 01:39 am (UTC)Oh, wait...that wouldn't accomplish anything...
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Date: 2004-09-30 03:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-30 12:49 pm (UTC)Was it GOOD porn, or BAD porn?
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Date: 2004-10-01 02:34 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-01 01:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-02 02:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-30 02:09 am (UTC)The tenant has the right to enjoy the premises free from disturbance and interference by the landlord or other residents, also known as quiet enjoyment. - Mass. Bar
Since he knows that the packages got into the building, and that they did not reach the person they were sent to, he is allowing interference by another tenant in your ability to enjoy the space - you'll be worrying every day that he'll take something of yours, and that's unfair.
Regarding advice to landlords:
It can be harder to stay out of a dispute between tenants of neighboring apartments. Lease clauses generally obligate tenants not to disturb residents of neighboring apartments, and courts have held that these clauses give you both the right and the obligation to control such conduct. You need to proceed carefully, since it may cause you more trouble if you take action against the wrong party. You can do a lot to avoid such disputes by trying to encourage an atmosphere of quiet and cooperation among tenants. How to be a Landlord in Massachusetts and Avoid Legal Trouble
(Also see Building Security in that document, which covers, "These are the minimum requirements. If a tenant sues you because they were injured or their property stolen by an intruder, your actions will not be measured by the minimum legal requirement, but by what was reasonable." He knows the packages arrived. He knows you didn't get them. If he doesn't take some steps at this point to secure your property, he is in the wrong.)
And of course:
If you believe your mail was stolen, report it immediately to your local postmaster or nearest Postal Inspector. You’ll be asked to file a formal complaint using PS Form 2016, Mail Theft and Vandalism Complaint. USPS Postal Inspectors' website.
Despite what your neighbour might think, just because it's in the building does not mean that its legal for him to take it. Personally, I think he's an idiot, because of course you're going to notice things that you've specifically ordered not showing. Your landlord should be more concerned - how does he know his stuff isn't getting swiped, too?
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Date: 2004-09-30 03:17 am (UTC)THEN HIS ASS IS MINE!!!
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Date: 2004-09-30 04:33 pm (UTC)¤drools¤
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Date: 2004-09-30 02:34 am (UTC)2. How far a drive from you is Amherst, Mass?
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Date: 2004-09-30 03:07 am (UTC)2. Amherst is about 1hour45 away.
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Date: 2004-09-30 11:29 am (UTC)My 'rents are retiring within a year (if I remember correctly), and moving to a house in Amherst. I plan on going there to see the house after they move in, so if y'all are still there in B. and not in some exciting locale like Columbus or whatever, I'll have to swing by.
It's a little chilling, my parents retiring. What's the next step in life, after retirement?
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Date: 2004-09-30 12:43 pm (UTC)seriously, though - my parents easily fall into that "how did i ever have time to work?" thing. they keep themselves so busy!
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Date: 2004-10-01 02:33 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-01 04:48 am (UTC)An atheist Jewish doctor would be preferable. And not one who wants to stay home and take care of the baby, because on my social worker's biweekly insult that ain't gonna happen.
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Date: 2004-10-02 02:58 pm (UTC)