+49 I wish apartment complexes were allowed to say no to kids, amirite?

by Ok_Landscape_2950 11 months ago

They would have to kick you out if you got pregnant. That sounds like a legal nightmare for them

by Anonymous 11 months ago

As a fellow childless adult, I get OP's frustration. But forget about the legality—this just sounds like a moral nightmare in general.

by Anonymous 11 months ago

9 months is plenty of time to gtfo. /s

by Anonymous 11 months ago

Ok but I feel like if the old ppl get an age designated living situation why can't another age group?! Legally this isn't feasible but I don't think OP is evil for wanting it. And I say this as a parent.

by Anonymous 11 months ago

That is called living in downtown in lots of places.

by Adorable-Bite-7614 11 months ago

Tbf it's a dice roll. The loudest neighbors I've encountered were two different tenants in the same unit about a year apart. One was a senior who was clearly oblivious to how much noise they made. They other had a dog that would howl endlessly. I chalk it up to the reality of living in an apartment/condo.

by Practical-Promise394 11 months ago

You dont wanna hear kids but you wanna hear a bunch of young 18-20somethings partying every day and all night? At least kids have an early bed time. I dont wanna have to fight with my 22 yr old neighbor because they dont understand basic decency at 1am on a weekday. Or any day for that matter.

by Anonymous 11 months ago

I'd rather hear teens that occasionally party over kids that are loud every single day

by Anonymous 11 months ago

I'd let this insanity slide if you are willing to reopen public spaces where children and teens can live, exist, play, and enjoy themselves freely without fear of censure or attack for just existing. If you create an equal number of available living spaces solely for families, then sure. Fill yer boots.

by Emmerichname 11 months ago

So separate but equal? What could go wrong?

by Particular-Eye 11 months ago

Children are human beings and thus allowed to exist places.

by Anonymous 11 months ago

A lot better and cheaper for you to just either tune them out or get some noice canceling headphones.

by Outrageous_Survey447 11 months ago

I think there are. SF in general is a somewhat childless city so there has to be small communities like that elsewhere in the world

by Recent_Suit3595 11 months ago

I wish apartment complexes were required to insulate interior walls and use soundproofing material.

by Anonymous 11 months ago

Where I live, it was a thing for a really long time, there were a lot of adult only buildings but they made it illegal. However a lot of adult only buildings do still exist. I live in one of those buildings and it's amazing. Don't have to hear someone's kid screaming and carrying on, don't have to listen to them running around and jumping up and down in the apartment above me, don't have to worry about messes in the hallways, it's peaceful. And I honestly think that adult only places should exist for those of us who don't want to live around kids because we find them annoying. Some of us just want peace and quiet.

by Anonymous 11 months ago

I bet your neighbors hated you as a kid too. Maybe realize we are all a community and we all need each other

by ZealousidealCode 11 months ago

I have a kid, but i totally feel you. My son has always been very well-behaved, and I have moments when I wish that when he gets older and moves out, there is a place I could move that is kidless 😆. I used to live in an apartment complex, and because I had a kid, the lady put me in an apartment beside another family with kids. I worked 3rd shift, and these damn kids would bang on the wall ALL DAY LONG. I never got to sleep. I mentioned it to her and she was like "they're just kids hehe" but one night I was watching TV at 10pm (it wasn't even loud) and she messaged me asking me if I could turn my TV down because the family next to mes kids could hear it and couldn't sleep 🤬. I was livid.

by Aggressive_Step 11 months ago

I've found it to be way more annoying having 20 somethings living around me as they're usually rowdy, drunk, having large groups of people over, having sex super loud You can hear them walking so loud if they live above you.

by mcassin 11 months ago

People put up with you, now it's your turn. Kids are just a part of life you need to deal with.

by Anonymous 11 months ago

Hating children isn't a personality trait

by Anonymous 11 months ago

Yeah, let's keep the damn kids away. Stupid little people trying to learn how to people!

by ProfessionalOwl4928 11 months ago

I don't hear as much from the neighbors with kids as I do from those who are early 20s without kids. Those mfers are loud for no damn reason.

by Soggy_Range 11 months ago

...They're called university dorms. Don't gotta be a uni student where I'm at to rent them, but your lease is shorter than a typical apartment.

by Mundane-Mix 11 months ago

Problem is if any apartment complexes were allowed to say no to kids they all would. It's a nice idea but bound to spiral out of control.

by Opening-Load-6311 11 months ago

What you want can be found in complexes by college campuses

by Anonymous 11 months ago

That would be insanely illegal my dude

by ContentAd 11 months ago

You are not alone. I'm glad I have a house, and my neighbors seem to have more pets than kids.

by Jedidiah38 11 months ago

As someone who is currently living above a family from a certain culture where it's common to stay up until 1-2AM with their very young children, I feel this opinion deep in my soul.

by Anonymous 11 months ago

People put up with you then you can put up with kids.

by Klockoemilia 11 months ago

I'm pretty sure you were a kid once. Too bad nobody forced you to be homeless

by Anonymous 11 months ago

So anyone that gets pregnant or gets married and decides to have children gets kicked out? I'm actually okay with that. I can tolerate underaged kids as long as they are living with their family because they have bedtime. Easy coparating and hand me downs. Push to get it started and let me know how it goes. The kids get kicked out of family apartment complexes when they are legally adults? Right? Right?

by Faheyrosemarie 11 months ago