Noisy neighbor and cancel contract (i need urgent help plz)

[denpersi]

Hello guys ,

I need urgent help for this problem pleaseeeeeeeee,

I have problem with my noisy neighbor , i live in studio in good tower in dubai . i like this place and i was here almost 2 years.

but from 2 months ago ,

I have another neighbor (im not racist!! lol , just to know you , African people)

He rent this home with his wife ( or who knows , i think his girl friend!!)

anyhow, I tried to be patient , but he's watching tv or playing playstation or playing music all the night and with high volume, after many complaint to security , he reduce volume , but its load for me and specially at the night (and all of the nights) and some night his friend coming there and more noisy (talking load, music and etc!)

I did complaint to my landlord about them and he spoke to them , but not different.

I tried to be patient !! again and i dont liked to call the police , so i wrote letter to them , very politely and friendly . but he repeated again , till today ,

i did complaint to security and i sent another friendly letter .

and today , he came at my door with badly face!! and knocked my door many times at rest time !!

and without any excuse ! or say sorry ! he said to me, why you did complaint of me ?
I tired of your complaint !!

me :

i said , sorry !!! and i said about their noise and explained all the things and sound and bla bla , but he said , im in vaction , and i want to everything here! i cant be silent ! because of you !!

and he said , i watched movie with subtitles ! ( I heard this movie at my home !! yes, that was good action movie!! )


any how , i just watched and didnt say anything ,
because he was big ! and angry !! and i was alone !

so the problem is
because i cant live here anymore , and i said to landlord , and i want to cancel my contract ! but the problem is i have checks and security deposit with landlords and i havent enough time (just 1 week) to pay another checks and stuck for 3 months here . with this noisy ,
i have headache every night till morning !

so i need help about checks law or something for force canceling my contract . there is any way or not ?


please dont tell me ,call the police , because as you know, my english not good specaily in speaking . and i know if i call to police , im the loser !
(He said we heard your scream! but we didnt complaint !! oh thanks!!! it was because of you and your music and your headache, im not crazy !!!! (i wast at the least!!) )


so , people could you help me please, just please tell me about checks law ? i just wanna know there is any way , if there is , i will contact the lawyer or something like that!

thats it.

please help me
i really appreciate that for you help

[Maz25]

What was your landlord's response when you spoke to him? If you are able to appeal to his better nature, then he might consider releasing you from your contract but with the market being so dead, it is unlikely that your landlord will choose to release you from your liability and lose the income because of your inconsiderate neighbour.

Is there a break out clause in your contract? If there is, then you can invoke that clause, pay the penalty and move out.

I really do sympathise that you are being driven out of your home by someone who is so inconsiderate.

If you are unable to break your tenancy agreement, I would suggest that you give him a taste of his own medicine and be extra noisy so that he know how it feels.

In the meanwhile, I can only recommend good ear plugs, that will at least block out the noise and allow you to get some sleep.

[denpersi]

Originally Posted by Maz25

What was your landlord's response when you spoke to him? If you are able to appeal to his better nature, then he might consider releasing you from your contract but with the market being so dead, it is unlikely that your landlord will choose to release you from your liability and lose the income because of your inconsiderate neighbour.

Is there a break out clause in your contract? If there is, then you can invoke that clause, pay the penalty and move out.

I really do sympathise that you are being driven out of your home by someone who is so inconsiderate.

If you are unable to break your tenancy agreement, I would suggest that you give him a taste of his own medicine and be extra noisy so that he know how it feels.

In the meanwhile, I can only recommend good ear plugs, that will at least block out the noise and allow you to get some sleep.

at the first , thanks dear Maz25 for your quick answer ,

after i said to him , he told me , i will speak to them , but He just called to security and thats it , and i said many more but he told me , i will come there ! but after 2 weeks , i waiting for him to speak more about canceling contract, i dont know, i dont want to judge ,because he was good man, but i think (just thinking, i doubt) he wants to wait for my pay time ! and i should pay this check for 3 months later . and maybe disappear for 3 months. its just my guess. so i was thinking about checks law in UAE and problems like this.

Is there a break out clause in your contract? If there is, then you can invoke that clause, pay the penalty and move out.

i checked my contract again and i saw this line :

if the tenant wishes to terminate the contact before the expiry of the term, the tenant will have to pay 45 days rent as cancellation charges from the day of vacting the premises.

you know, this 45 days is too much ! because this home is a little expensive. i rent here because of silent, i needed silent and now...

and its force cancellation, actually, i like this house, because i searched a lot to find best home for me and my situation. so i have to cancel it and i should find another place and ofcourse with 1 year agreement again ! and its very painful for me

I really do sympathise that you are being driven out of your home by someone who is so inconsiderate.

If you are unable to break your tenancy agreement, I would suggest that you give him a taste of his own medicine and be extra noisy so that he know how it feels.

thanks for understanding me .

you know, i did it, but the problem is ,

i stuck between this neighbor and another neighbor who i guess is Arab ,

i tried to do anything like them ! but i got headache too and my other neighbor knocked at my wall and i scared he maybe wants to call the police ! for me.

my bad chance is , this noisy neighbor is between me and another home that i think is empty and its just me ! and he said to me today why just you have complaint for my voice! i said , because that home are empty ! he gets angry more !! and i scared more!


and for your last solution, i paid too much , for silent and being comfortable, if i wanted neighbor like this, i think that was better to get cheap home in international city ! so why i should ear plugs all of the day and night too ! its not fair ! i know this is last way but thats unfair

thanks for your answer again.

[Moe78]

try to record the noises you get from your neighbor, show it to security and landlord. Tell security if they don't solve the issue you will go to the police. Now if he lives with his girlfriend and that is illegal then he will be in big trouble. if you contact the police and then after this he comes to you angry, threaten to call the police and security. I suggest you also bring in a friend or many friends (same gender) as witnesses to the noise.

It's not like you have any other choice. Either call the cops or leave. So you have to tell security and the landlord that you have no choice but to call the police. If he threatens you or hits you then you have a better case. Your choice, leave or call the cops.

[Felixtoo2]

Get a set of Bose Noise cancelling headphones and you won`t hear much noise.

[denpersi]

Originally Posted by Moe78

try to record the noises you get from your neighbor, show it to security and landlord. Tell security if they don't solve the issue you will go to the police. Now if he lives with his girlfriend and that is illegal then he will be in big trouble. if you contact the police and then after this he comes to you angry, threaten to call the police and security. I suggest you also bring in a friend or many friends (same gender) as witnesses to the noise.

It's not like you have any other choice. Either call the cops or leave. So you have to tell security and the landlord that you have no choice but to call the police. If he threatens you or hits you then you have a better case. Your choice, leave or call the cops.

I expect that i didnt hear this night at the least ! but i think he want trouble for yourself .

thanks Moe,

You mean, record dates or record their noise ?
i record their noise when they talking load with cell phone , but i cant record all of the noise, because this is behind the wall and its not showing good at the recording voice, its just TV's sound and sometimes are high (because of movie !!)

anyhow , i said to security many times , more than 20 times.

i was thinking about law sharia and his girlfriend! but at the first i dont want trouble for myself and another things , im not sure about that, maybe he's wife ,but i dont think so

actually, i dont have friend here , (or at the least close friend and all of noise are night and i dont have anyone to say for coming here) but i said to security and all of them , saw that problem. everynight .

i want to leave here but i dont want to pay penalty for nothing , but what do you think ?

because im alone here and mayb cops want to get his side , its not better to ask lawyer about suspend my check and after that thinking about here and this problem?

because its not my problem ?

there isnt any rules for tenant like this? any force major cancel without penalty or something like that?

[denpersi]

Originally Posted by Felixtoo2

Get a set of Bose Noise cancelling headphones and you won`t hear much noise.

thanks , but i think its the last thing i should thinking about that.

because its not good , you pay a lot for your home , and pay another thing that always on ear ! its good for the night .

but the problem is day and night and noise like stamping on your wall or base sound on your room , and make you crazy if you have work , life , and manymore . i think i should do anything before this solution.

[pamela0810]

So bottomline, you do not want to try any of the options provided to you by the members. You just want to leave and need advise on how to get out of paying the penalty? Either call the cops and complain about this guy or pay the penalty and get out and get some peace of mind.

There are clauses written into a contract for a reason and of all the places, Dubai is the last place where you would expect to get out of a contract scot free. Your rent is a source of income for the landlord, he doesn't care how he gets the money as long as he gets it.

Also, if you're not sure if the woman living with the gentleman is his wife or girlfriend, you might end up in a very embarrassing situation if you call the cops and she turns out to be his wife. It's not nice to just make claims based on assumptions.

[Rutilius]

Originally Posted by Felixtoo2

Get a set of Bose Noise cancelling headphones and you won`t hear much noise.

That is wrong! Bose Noise cancelling headphones will not cancel loud noises made by your neighbour, they will only make them sharper and clearer by removing static and noise.

I have tried this.

[Felixtoo2]

Well mine seem to work ok, are you sure you have them turned on lol!