Problem with a noisy resident/employee

By Melissa

I live on the second floor of an apartment complex that does not allow hardwood floors on the second or third floor; except for a trial apartment from 2006 on the third floor above me that is rented to an employee of the management company.  I have asked several times if there is any way that they could put carpet down considering the company decided that hardwood floors on the 2nd & 3rd floor would not work since it would be too loud or if the resident (employee) could put area rugs down.  I was told by the area manager that I could move or break my lease but they would not ask the employee to spend money to put area rugs down.  I asked if the hardwood floors were not approved for any of their properties why can she keep them.  The response was I should buy something to block out the noise.  I can literally hear everything going on in the apartment, from conversations to bathroom breaks. If I turn up the tv or radio, she turns up hers.  Now she has something on the floor that makes it vibrate.

What can I do?  I escalated to the corporate office and was told that the area manager has responsibility.  Her boyfriend is nice and we don’t discuss it.  She is a piece of work. Seems to me that my next move is to contact my brother, a corporate real estate attorney.  Any thoughts.

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