Hit 20 noise complaints filed on my landlord in Chicago and the city finally sent someone out

Rose Bennett · 2026-11-12T01:40:05.357279+00:00

So back in 2019 I started logging every single noise issue in my building on a spreadsheet after the upstairs tenants got a drum kit. I filed complaint number 20 with the city last Tuesday, and honestly I almost quit around number 12 because nothing ever happened. The wild part is the city actually sent an inspector out 3 days later, and he told me the log with dates and times was the only reason they bumped it up the list. When I first moved here 6 years ago I would've just knocked on the door and hoped for the best, but the landlord never answers his phone so logging everything became my whole system. Now I've got a folder with 20 complaint numbers and a printed copy of every email, and the inspector said that pile is what makes them act. Anyone else keep a paper trail like this, and does the city in your area actually do anything with it?

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