Problem with Our New Rental

Call the management company and let them know what's going on. If the situation isn't addressed, then let the manager know that you will gladly find other living arrangements because you don't want to live in a home where potentially illegal/ liable activities are going on.

Another thing you could do is introduce yourselves to the neighbors, maybe while your husband is in uniform. I bet that would get them to stop. Then if it continues you will have to do something about it with the landlord and possibly the authorities. Can your husband get in trouble for turning a blind eye if it became known? ie they have a party and the cops are called and they get caught only to find out he is living next door and didn't report it? Not a fun situation to be in. Good luck in what ever you decide.

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Check the lease for easy out's just in case. And I like the "getting to know you" thing. Maybe have a little cook-out or something for your block. You can "casually" mention what your hubby does, etc. So they can figure it out, and make the appropriate choices. You could also drop the info about the vents, etc. I moved in a month ago and have only met a couple of my neighbors. They may feel weird about YOU since you're a family and not students. Like they'd be bothering you... mutual weirdness, you know?

Good luck!

I would anonymously report it.

Not too many places would allow illegal activity.

If you have quiet college students then count yourself lucky, there are a lot that aren't quiet. So far as crack open a beer and drive, that isn't drunk driving, that is one beer. Makes me wonder how bad a class he has that he needs a sedative before going but still there is only laws against drunk driving, not having one beer and driving. Sure he may have had more before he walked outside but you have no way of knowing that.

This is just a personal opinion, I would much rather smell pot than cigarette smoke. Can't imagine how much could make it through firewalls but then I live in a single so no neighbors touching.

Personally I would suck it up for a while, it doesn't sound that bad. The problem with finding a new place is you may find somewhere worse. Since this really isn't so bad scope out the community, get to know it so that you move to the right place when you can.

Smoking pot is illegal. They need to face the consequences. Chugging a beer is not illegal, neither is driving with one beer in your system unless it makes them exceed the legal limit. I have always been under the assumption that it takes a couple of beers to do that over a time period of an hour or so. BUT I am not a professional like your hubby is.

If he is known in the neighborhood as an officer and they do this in front of him then by all means, they meet the criteria for neighborhood's dumbest criminals.....lol.

Turn em in.

As a landlord I would want to know if illegal things were going on inside my rental units. I put in my leases that I will not tolerate illegal activity and if it goes on the tenant will be evicted right away. Landlords have no control how their tenants drive or what they drink before or during their car ride.

I would call your landlord and explain what you are seeing. Ask if they have another unit in another building and/or what you can do to break the lease. Some management companies will let you break it if they have someone else lined up (like a waiting list). I would not introduce myself in uniform or plain clothed to the neighbors (you or your hubby), I think that is asking for trouble. If someone were to get in trouble with the law they will blame you and you don’t want to be involved in any way with these people.

If you can’t move then just keep to yourself and start learning the areas before you move again. I would be sure to let the landlord know which tenants are breaking the law so that they can decide if they will renew those leases. Just an FYI some landlords don’t care what people do inside as long as they get paid each month.

When I was a tenant I did get a neighbor evicted. The father (adult) rented the apartment for his teen son and they were trashing the place (the dad lived somewhere else). I called the landlord and had him come to the building. He saw for himself what was going on.

I would contact the management and let them know what's going on. I would asked for assistance with relocating as soon as possible. (movers and cash).

The property management should have told you their were no other families in the building. However, you and your husband should have asked more questions, especially given his job in law enforcement.

Read your contract. Some leases give you an out with few penalties if you do it within a certain time frame. Some let you sublease. But to protect yourself and get yoru deposit back you will need to get it documented on the pot. You can talk to management but it might make it easier if you callthe local station and put the house on watch. Well you request a watch and what is going on. Problem is they will know its you so I'd probably leave and move somewhere else before doing that.

See if you can get out of the lease, you have only been there two weeks. I would not want my children around the drugs, beer, or partying.

Knock on the door(s) let them know that you're new, you're happy to meet them, you've got a 4-year-old daughter and your husband works in law enforcement and is duty-bound to report any crimes he sees. Tell them the vents seem to be connected so if they are smoking in the house you can smell it. :)
Consider it a friendly warning, so they can choose to smoke pot at their friends houses if they must.

When I was in grad school, I moved to what seemed like a very nice apartment. It had even just been remodeled. Well, what I quickly learned was that it had been remodeled because the previous tenants were druggies who had accidentally set the place on fire. The downstairs neighbors were on crank and smoked all times of the night, then bounced off the walls in violent episodes. I had contacted the off-site apartment manager who really just liked my downstairs neighbor. I tried every way to make it good, but to no avail. Finally, I spoke to a business law professor up at the university who helped me draft a letter to the landlord saying they had forced an eviction upon me by not providing a safe place for me to live. I was able to break the lease without any incident, but I didn't get my deposit back. At least I was able to move to a quiet and safe place up the road. The landlord had difficulty re-renting my old unit... oh, gee, I wonder why. Anyway, I feel for you with having kids added to the mix. You don't need this. I would approach it several fold--- I would let the landlord know and give them a brief chance to make good. I would document your attempts and list the incidences. Call the police as needed. You should not feel bad about this. Then have a backup plan for moving and plan to draft a letter to the landlord that would disentangle you from the lease based on their inability to provide a safe place. I wish you much luck. Please let us know how it turns out.

I would start by going around as a family and introducing yourselves to the neighbors who are closest. I would be casual, but clear that your husband is in law enforcement. Have him make some jokes about keeping an eye on them. I bet that will help right there!! I can imagine they will be watching what they do if they know he's around.

Then I'd talk to the leasing company about getting out of the lease agreement. They might be able to work with you considering you are a young family and need to be in a different environment.

I would call the landlords or whom ever is over your building. Let them know what you have observed. Most do not want illegal things going on on their property. I had to turn one of my neighbors in for smoking pot. He knew it was me that did it too cause apparently we were the only ones that walked through our yard that late while he was sitting on his front porch smoking it and proceeded to try and have a conversation with us. He was given a warning and shortly after kicked out.