Youshouldspendabout 20 minutesonthistask.
You havebeenlivinginarentalapartmentforthepastyear.Recentlyanew
neighbourmovedinand hasbeenmakingalotofnoise,which disturbsyou.
Writealettertothelandlord.In yourletter:
explainthesituation
describewhyitbothersyou
suggestasolution
Writeatleast 150 words.
You doNOTneedtowriteanyaddress.Begin yourletterasfollows:
Dear
DearMrShah
Ihopeyouand yourfamilyareallwell. I
amwritinginconnectionwithaproblemI
havewiththenewtenant,Jack,who hasmovedin downstairs.Unfortunately, his
habitsand needsappearto bequite differentfrommy own.
TheissueisthatJackisaprofessionalmusicianwho playshiselectricguitarlateinto
thenight.Iunderstand heisinabandand needsto practice;however,Ithink hecannot
dosoinaresidentialbuildingsuchasours.AsImentionedto youwhen Isignedthe
leasetotheapartment,Iamafull-timewriterwhoworksfromhome.Forme,itis
essentialto havesilenceso Icanconcentrateonmywork.WithJack playingatall
hours,Ihavebeen unableto getany ofmywriting done,exceptwhen heisout.Insome
cases,Ihaveeven beenforcedtoleavetheapartmentandworkat
anearbycoffeeshop orlibraryasthe
guitarplayingwascausingsuch a disturbance.
IwouldappreciateitifyoucouldspeaktoJackandask himtoturn downthevolume on
hisguitarorelseto useheadphones. I havespokento himaboutit, butto noavail.Iwill
letyou knowassoonasthesituationimproves.
Thank you kindlyinadvanceand please givemy bestregardsto yourfamily,
Yourssincerely,MegSnyder
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