Dear Abby: I’m afraid to complain about the neighbor’s noisy kids

DEAR ABBY: I recently bought a first-floor condo because I am an older woman with a knee disability. Otherwise, I would have purchased a unit on the second floor of this two-story condo complex.

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I am only here part time, because my husband is not ready for retirement.

The owner above me has two children who jump off the kitchen counter onto the floor multiple times a night as late as 10 p.m. It causes everything in my kitchen cabinets to rattle.

I have spoken with the property manager. He’s willing to send them violation notices which would eventually include fines. I haven’t taken him up on it, because I am a part-time resident.

I’m concerned about retaliation such as broken windows or vandalism to my car in the parking lot. Of course, the upstairs neighbor would be