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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 4-year-old has been stomping, running and having temper tantrums, and I'm getting a lot of complaints from my downstairs neighbor, who has been dramatically complaining about to landlord. We are renters in a very old building with thin walls and floors. We already have carpet covering 80% of the floors. What's especially hard is what to do about time out - we put our daughter in her room and she screams at the top of her lungs. I know this must be hard for our neighbor, but I don't know what to do.[b] The landlord has suggested taking her outside to the car when she's like that, but it's the middle of winter, and I can't imagine logistics of getting her and myself bundled up to do that.[/b]

I am trying my very best to keep her from being so loud, and when things escalate, I feel my only trump card is time out - which just makes the noise worse.

I'm worried we will get evicted, and I'm seeing conflicting information online. Anyone know what my rights are here, as a renter in DC?
 
Other stuff:We live right across the street from a very good elementary school, and it's too expensive to own a home or rent a row house in this area. Also, we are about to have a baby, which is obviously going to make the noise 10x worse. 
The vast majority of the noise is during the day, so NOT during our "quiet hours" of 10pm-7am.

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If you haven’t tried it, you might want to. She’s not going to freeze even without a coat. Put a blanket in your car for you. It might even shock her into stopping.

There are studies that show that kids will find shelter and warmth before any damage is caused by the cold, even at young ages. Just as people say a kid won’t starve to death (and I get there are kids with special needs for whom this is not true) the same goes for freezing. Your thinking she needs bundled up is for comfort and, seriously, your eviction will create so much more discomfort than putting her in the cold car while she tantrums. 
I’m sorry you’re going through this. [/quote]

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