Tenants Not Getting Along, Need to Limit Laundry Access Afterhours

[Tim G.]

So, it finally happened. After almost 8 months of harmony I have my two tenants in the lower units not getting along.

A very peaceful family in the unit that boarders the laundry room are complaining of late hour (After 11PM) laundry use by the other tenants and believe they are doing it to annoy them.

So, I don't see a reason anyone should use laundry that late but I want to work on limiting access.

What are my best options? Timed door lock, those seem pricey. Or possibly a timer on the outlets but I'm not entirely sure those can't be tampered with.

Any suggestions? Need to keep the harmony.

[Colleen F.]

Try the letter, if it doesn't work you could do a lock but it is possible that they don't intend to annoy, that is just the way they live. I do laundry in the night but I don't live in an apartment. You could also post hours on the door to the laundry. In an apartment I would also disconnect those buzzers that announce the dryer is done.