The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17

ess 10 $50 a month that mo~t oI the kick.
about noise come. and most OG these kick.
have 20 do with night noises.
The majority of persons Who rent
Apartments know that the tsnemen,
house law prohibits tenants from making
sle-p destroying no:s@s between shs hosazs
Of loSO y. NJ. and 4. NJ. and this is
Variotisly construed. For instance. ons
of my apartments is rented TO two s'ers
one . school teacher. who foots most oI
the bsils. The other stays at home AnC
keeps house and spends her spare tim.
running here to complain that the tenant
above walks around his apartment al
night. keeping her awake. although the
teacher IN not disturbsd 10y 20.
Another tenant burst in 0De day 10
demand thar I take immediate steps Ca
stop the tenants above from making 81
much noise when they came home at
midnight or later. which happsnsd nsarly
every night. Hhs too quoted the tens.-
Rlent ho'Ise Law. I learned that IL took
the disturbsrs from half to three-quartsrs
OF M hour TO get 70 bsd. after which every
thing was SCREENS. and then tried to show
her that len q case like this the most an
agent could do would he to hint that the
disturbers put down thicker rugs or try
to move more quietly in the small hours
Of the night
Yes. I did give the hint hat a. the
tenant b~lOw stiIl continued TO complain
don't believe IL did much good.
Card parties are always a fruitful
source Of complaint unless IL happens
that two or three tenants Of similar tastes
H. -.
above one another. Although the game
may bs fairly quiet the breaking up "
generally lively enough 10 disturb some
body who looks at the clock and finds IL
past midnight Maay tenant. Dlay cards
i've nights in the week. while others never
play at all. which doesn't add to the
agents happiness.
-whcn. a. sometimes happens. a tenant
persists night after might m DESTROYING
the beauty deep Of neighbors the Board
OF Health IL u can he induced to come
to she rescue ls our trump card. ny
sending IN inspector In plain clothes %
camp in the halls and keep his ears opeG
the question can be ssttIsd at once. and
the agent's demand that the apartment
he vacased w. bound 10 be respected.
I'm fats rented by the mouth without
leAs~ an agent can generally settle
matters by giving q months notice tai
an unpounlar tenant and firing him.
Nhere ther~ - q lease u ~ diWerent. snh
u IL noises which do not come under thu
BOARD Of Health category a. q rDenaor
Ia health which give agents the most
tro,Sble.
The other day I refused to renew q
nan's lease because tho tenant under
neath him hsd complained OF his child'n
roGnping. Othgrwise he was q very do
sirmhle tenant No Gas the complainant
and Zach paid So q month rent. Eeiaher
wanted 90 move. ! COMPROMISED bv.
telling the father Of tho boy that he could
rsvnain ON condition that his noors were
covered with heavy Wing and carpets
laid over that. This he agreed 20 do.
Ne calls his neiRhbors below crRnks. and
his neiRlsborA. \ childlaaa couple. think
him q most unreasonable man.
I'm another case have veTv reluctantly
rufIHaed 10 renew the laase Of a FIVE wear
tenant who has three childrgn. all horn
in the apartment. bscause of complaints
from other tenants. An q matter Of fact
ch6ldrsn are barred from this particular
apartnlent house. hut because theas
YOaInRaasrn arrived After their parents
Imovan in ahDy have besn allowed 20 re-
main; but ! can't afford 90 tono two or
three other good tenants on their account,
90 they must gwt otat.
SNluaiaai Instruments and vocalisls aFs
among the surprises BANDED out 20 tenants
new ~ tho apartment style of living.
ONLY Yesterday q woman came IN brbetlinR
With indignatiou % tell about h@r nglgh-
bOva. who played the piano and q banjo
and also pFaetised singing whanevsr the
notion took thsm. which was ostSn. oK-