I moved into a new apartment 3 months ago, and I noticed that the upstairs stomp pretty loudly. To preface, the building has two stories, and it's old. The quiet hours are between 10pm and 8am. I initially thought this shouldn't be too much of a problem if it's only during the day. Some people walk heavier that others. A couple days later, I realized that they do it at night, too. Not just late into the night, but also throughout the entire night. I wrote a polite note saying asked them if they can tread lightly at night, preferrably not at all after 11. The lady was pretty sorry about it the next day she saw me. She told me she had a ~~crippled~~ handicapped foot, and it wouldn't happen again. It happened again a week later. I had two to three hours of sleep, and went up knock on their door at 6am. The lady's husband answered, and he was very rude and aggressive when I asked if they could quiet down. He said that was how they walk, and they could be as loud as they want in their home. The landlord, who was very understanding, said what he said wasn't right, and told me to message or call her whenever this happens regardless of the time. She also told me the man worked at odd hours, so he'd get up at 5am for work. So the upstairs would stomp at night, and I'd call the landlord. Sometimes I couldn't stand it, I'd bang the ceiling. In the day the man would retaliate by stomping harder. Earplugs didn't help, and made my sleep even worse. Two weeks ago, I suggested to the landlord that we switch units. She took me up there to look at the unit, and we tried stomping. The floor was carpeted, and neither of us could reproduce the noise unless we both jump very hard, but if I ran around without shoes, I'd finally able to make some noise. So I thought maybe soft indoor slippers would help. I asked the lady to wear my slippers and tested, they worked. I got their sizes, picked out a brand that are as soft as mine from five brands, and gave them to the lady. She wanted to pay me. I refused outright. The lady seems to wear them at night when gets up for toilet, but not the man. I went up yesterday to ask about how the slippers are. The man was very aggressive and rude. He lied that he didn't know anything about slippers. He said he was just walking normally, and said it was my problem that I can't sleep. He said no one else had a problem until I moved in, and immediately I was telling them what to do and when to sleep. He told me to get earplugs and I said they didn't work. He told me that again after staring at me, and said I was harrassing them. All I want is to get seven to eight hours of sleep. I feel like I went out of my way to solve the issue, while at least the man doesn't even acknowledge it. I know I'm sensitive to noises, but the fact that neither the landlord or me could make that stomp when we walked tells me that they are the source of the problem. The accusation of harrassment sounds bizarre to me. AITA for wanting some quiet at night? Edit: Let me reiterate and clarify: 1) The building had quiet hours between 10pm to 8am. 2) We had permission to go in. The landlord communicated beforehand and was granted permission. No one invaded anyone's home. 3) If I had not been kept waken all night, having slept for 2 hours in total, or not heard them still stomping at 6am, I would not have went knocking. 4) Earplugs did not help. White noise did not help. Fans did not help. 5) Growing up, I've had neighbors from downstairs knock on my door once or twice. I practiced piano as well at 5pm. When they raised issues, my family and I always accommodated. I don't see why asking people to be considerate or being a considerate person is a fault. Most neighbors I've lived with were not confrontational when I asked politely, nor were we. If you need more information for a judgement then ask. No need to assume we invaded someone's home or I tried to force someone to change their habits to accommodate *me*.