I live in a villa wherein all occupants are all of the same nationality and our landlord is also Filipino. We had nosey neighbor(s), calling in at evenings, asking how many who lives in the villa, why there are so many cars in the parking, and why there's a dog (my pet) in the premises, etc. So lucky me, I'm always around when they go nosing about...
So, my answer goes like this:
Q: Why are there so many people in the villa?
A: I believe you need to talk to ____(landlord's) regarding that. I can give you his number so you could talk to him.
Q: Why there are so many cars parked out side the villa?
A: Why not? All of us are working people so we have cars.Besides, you only see the cars at night or weekends.
Q: I will report you to the police ....
A: Please tell the police/CID to come after 6pm onwards or Friday/Saturday as we're not at home during daytime weekdays. And before you do that, call _________ (landlord) first...
Guess what...he grew tired of asking questions and became a friend to all the occupants in the villa (where we live)
We have a right to complain but it's also against the law to sublet (I think). But as long as nobody's violating ang law, we're safe from scrutiny.
My opinion, just tell the nosey local to speak with the landlord. And the landlord needs to address the issue, protect the tenants so to speak.
Why I asked this question?
I live in a villa wherein all occupants are all of the same nationality and our landlord is also Filipino. We had nosey neighbor(s), calling in at evenings, asking how many who lives in the villa, why there are so many cars in the parking, and why there's a dog (my pet) in the premises, etc. So lucky me, I'm always around when they go nosing about...
So, my answer goes like this:
Q: Why are there so many people in the villa?
A: I believe you need to talk to ____(landlord's) regarding that. I can give you his number so you could talk to him.
Q: Why there are so many cars parked out side the villa?
A: Why not? All of us are working people so we have cars.Besides, you only see the cars at night or weekends.
Q: I will report you to the police ....
A: Please tell the police/CID to come after 6pm onwards or Friday/Saturday as we're not at home during daytime weekdays. And before you do that, call _________ (landlord) first...
Guess what...he grew tired of asking questions and became a friend to all the occupants in the villa (where we live)
We have a right to complain but it's also against the law to sublet (I think). But as long as nobody's violating ang law, we're safe from scrutiny.
My opinion, just tell the nosey local to speak with the landlord. And the landlord needs to address the issue, protect the tenants so to speak.