All-night parties are ruining the neighborhoodA CAPS beat meeting might be a safe and somewhat neutral opportunity to speak to the building owner about problems in the building. Loud music andall-night parties are problems that might be negotiated, while drug dealing will require police intervention.

Up to their gills in repair billsYou ultimately may be financially responsible for all the building damage the aquarium leak caused. This could depend on whether the landlord's building insurance determines the leak was an unintentional accident.

Tenant frightened by law-breaking neighborsThe apartment building is dangerous, with noisy, obnoxious neighbors. The tenant could call the authorities, talk to the landlord, or just leave.

Burglar takes almost everything

Q. I moved into a garden apartment. There are bars on my front and side windows but not on the back door. I warned the building manager that the back and side gangway gates did not lock.