I’m looking for a new place these days, when my health allows it. I’ll also be quite occupied during the next few days, so not able to look at apartments, but I’ll resume next week.
(for anyone judging me and/or wondering why I’m not constantly looking for apartments in the next few days, tomorrow I’ll be trying to catch up on as many things as possible that I didn’t get to do in the past few days due to health issues. And I have a medical procedure on Friday, and there might be some side-effects from that.)
Sorry, I didn’t mean to imply that you yourself would be judgmental. Just that a lot of people tend to be, about issues like what I’ve mentioned in this thread.
I’m really stressed out from the incident yesterday where my landlord yelled at me through my door and called me a fucking moron, but I’m trying to relax today. I had my first Covid vaccination on Friday and I’m trying to give my immune system a break, because I heard that stress can impact the immune system.
I’m trying to take it easy today. Though I do have to clean my apartment today because the landlord said he’s visiting tomorrow, “with people” (I’m not sure if he means just people who might want to rent here coming for a visit, or some sorts of inspectors, or what.) I’m trying to get as much cleaning done as possible, while trying not to make my injected arm sore, and working around the exhaustion that comes from my regular sleeping problems.
Oh, and in case people are wondering what provoked the incident yesterday, and what I might have done to provoke it:
I was on a zoom call with friends, typing (normally, not super-hard or anything) on my computer during chat. My landlord hates the sound I make when I type on my computer too early in the morning and too late at night, so I try not to do it too much during those times. But this was in the middle of the day, and a while ago I had specifically asked him if my typing was annoying during the day, and he specifically had said no.
But this time, I was just on a zoom call with friends, typing normally, and my floor (his ceiling) gets banged. This startles me, because I don’t expect that in the middle of the day (and also Im very easily startled), and I get so startled that I reflexively stomp on the floor, and that’s too much noise for the landlord and he goes and yells at me through the door.
So that’s what happened, for the record. I tried to remain as calm as I could while he was insulting and yelling at me.
I really need a new place to live, but with all that stress, I hardly have the physical or mental energy to accomplish much.
Do you have a particularly loud keyboard? Have you tried setting your keyboard or computer (laptop?) on a towel or blanket to muffle the sound of typing being transmitted through whatever surface your computer is sitting on? Heck, even a foam placemat might suffice.
It’s not always a good idea to have the laptop on something soft like fabric since it can prevent airflow and may lead to overheating. Even if there aren’t vents on the bottom, a small space of air will allow some cooling to take place.
But this seems unbelievable that the landlord is really bothered by the laptop typing through the ceiling. Most laptops have a relatively quiet click which can’t really be heard from too far away. I can’t imagine that he can hear much of anything. If he expects a tenant to be absolutely silent, he’s going to have a problem with any tenant. Does he mind other noises like TV or music? You could play some music to obscure the typing. You could also try going to a different room so you’re not typing over the room he is in. You shouldn’t have to do anything, but it may be easier to work around his behavior than confront it.
He has complained about the sound of my musical instrument in the past. And a few weeks ago, the neighbours who live above me were either playing instruments or blasting music at 9 PM, and the landlord thought it was me, leading to some nasty text exchanges between him and me.
Agreed - it wasn’t obvious to me from the first post in the thread why there was a need to move, it certainly is now. Sadly it seems the landlord is a bully who has found a victim that they can take it out on, and it’s completely not the OP’s fault.
Best of luck with the search, OP. I’m sure you will do it and end up the better for it, there is still lots of time.
Are you familiar with this organization ? Do you think they might be in a position to help you, either directly or through helping make you aware of other resources, opportunities, contacts, or connections ?
Depending on where you live, they may also be able to come to you:
I’m hoping you can find a safe, smooth, easy, affordable, and suitable transition that keeps you under a roof.
I think a towel folded lengthwise, and tied around the landlord’s head (covering mouth and ears) is likely the most effective answer, but I suspect this jackass would not stand still long enough for that…
now we’re getting somewhere…