Can Anything Be Done if Your Landlord Chooses to Let Noisy Tenants Finish Lease

My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Virginia

I live in a condominium. A lot of my neighbors are college students. I would say at least 50% are college students. It is the luck of the draw if sometimes you end up with a noisy bunch of students living close to you. After a couple of years my wife and I got stuck with a noisy bunch. We complained with our property manager several times. Each time she says she will send them a letter letting them know other tenants are complaining of the noise levels. She has also called them to her office several times about the noise and they have denied they are doing anything wrong. The property manager does not believe them and has over the past several months flipped flopped over eviction or deciding not to renew their lease which runs out in July of 2015. The last time we talked to her she decided not to evict them but send them a letter saying she will not renew their lease. My question is why should my wife and me and also other tenants have to put up with the noisy college students for another 3 or 4 more months? Does the property manager have the the right to choose not renewing their lease over eviction? Can anything be done about the property manager's decision to not renew their lease over evicting them or are we at her mercy?

"Does the property manager have the the right to choose not renewing their lease over eviction?"

Yes

" Can anything be done about the property manager's decision to not renew their lease over evicting them?"

By you regarding whether you have the right to evict these tenants? No.

If you rent and wish to move, breaking your lease, check to see if you have any early buy out clause in your lease or the ability to sublet.

Gail

Have you called the police about the noise.

Do that a couple of times and see it quiets them down.

Bottom line, though, noise is in the eye of the beholder.

If there's no recourse you go live elsewhere when your lease is up.

If you want to move out before that, make sure you are prepared to lose your deposit and defend your action in court.

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My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Virginia

I live in a condominium. A lot of my neighbors are college students. I would say at least 50% are college students. It is the luck of the draw if sometimes you end up with a noisy bunch of students living close to you. After a couple of years my wife and I got stuck with a noisy bunch. We complained with our property manager several times. Each time she says she will send them a letter letting them know other tenants are complaining of the noise levels. She has also called them to her office several times about the noise and they have denied they are doing anything wrong. The property manager does not believe them and has over the past several months flipped flopped over eviction or deciding not to renew their lease which runs out in July of 2015. The last time we talked to her she decided not to evict them but send them a letter saying she will not renew their lease. My question is why should my wife and me and also other tenants have to put up with the noisy college students for another 3 or 4 more months? Does the property manager have the the right to choose not renewing their lease over eviction? Can anything be done about the property manager's decision to not renew their lease over evicting them or are we at her mercy?

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If you live in a college area, college student neighbors are a fact of life...and most of the time they are going to be noisier than you are. Your best bet would be to move further away from the college campus or into a house rather than a condo, where you would be more insulated from their noise.

If you own your condo, you could keep it and rent it to college students yourself...making it a win/win situation.