July 18, 2008
Q: My question is about the party rooms in the towers. I live in a tower with my two babies and have a party room underneath my home. I have had nothing but trouble with this room since I moved in here. As you can imagine it gets very loud at night. This noise constantly keeps my children from being able to go to sleep. I don’t understand why people our allowed to have live bands, DJ, and karaoke if they cannot keep the volume levels down to an acceptable level. I called housing and asked about the rules of the room regarding noise levels. I have gone down myself and tried to talk to the people using the room but it has had no effect. I have even had to call security to come and ask them to keep the volume down. Frequently there are people standing outside our windows talking loud and carrying on, banging the doors constantly and drinking alcohol outside the party room. The parents also let their children play in the lobby area of the tower. Recently I nearly got hit by a young child swinging a broom stick around in the lobby. The children also constantly lock the doors so you can’t get into the building and the elevators are always covered in candy and trash. Another problem that I am having as of recent is the people using the party room are bringing a charcoal grill and cooking right under my 20 month old child’s room and the fumes come straight into his room. I had no knowledge of the use of this room until we had already accepted the unit, or I would not have taken the apartment. I understand the procedure to move but with a new baby and a toddler it’s not possible for us to move with my husband away for the rest of the year. As you can see this has been and is becoming an even larger point of frustration for me and others. What I would like is to have the rules of the party room highly emphasized. I believe if the rules are put up in the room and made aware to all that use the room, maybe it might be tolerable for all.

A: Thank you for submitting your comments via the Action Line. Our reservation form will be modified to ensure the rules and regulations are emphasized when the reservation is made. The reservation form will also include the rules and regulations with requester’s acknowledgement. In addition signs will be placed on the wall of the rooms as a reminder to all users and guests. Failure to comply with the rules and regulation may result in the suspension of the privileges as follows: • First offense: 90 day suspension • Second offense: Six month suspension • Third offense: Permanent suspension If you have any questions, please contact the nearest Housing Office at 243-9067 for Yokosuka or at 246-8027 for Ikego.