I moved to my current condo back in September last year, and haven’t had any issues with the next-door neighbor until this past weekend.
I went to take out the trash one night, and when I came back, the guy knocked on our door to ask us to close the door more gently.
Fair enough, it was around 9PM, and while our door has a door closer (the hydraulic arm thing) and closes gently, there is a bit of a rattle sound at the end.
I understand how that can be a bit annoying when you’re trying to get ready for bed, so we’ve been pretty careful about it on late evenings. (Our doors are in arm’s reach without stepping out of the unit itself)
Just days later, when my wife came home from work around 7PM, she let the door naturally close, causing that minor rattling.
Seconds later, the guy comes out, starts cursing, punching the walls, slamming his feet loudly, and pacing back and forth in front of our unit for a good 2 minutes. My wife was terrified and didn’t dare open the door, but recorded some footage through the peephole.
I added some cushioning on the door frame to further minimize the rattling, so hopefully we don’t have any more of this.
However, I do want some advice from people who had similar experiences on what actions I can take in case his hostile attitude continues for other reasons.
To add, we don’t play any loud music or invite friends over for parties or anything like that, and are generally very quiet.
This is the 4th house I’ve moved to in Singapore, but it’s my first time having problems with a neighbor like this.
Netizens’ comments
- If he’s punching walls and cursing, I’ll definitely let condo management know cos it sounds like your wife’s safety was threatened
- the hydraulic sensitivity can adjust. there’s two adjusters. one for each part of the door it slowly closes.
you can adjust it bit by bit to make the door close itself at the right speed. or you can even tighten it so it doesn’t even close at all lol