Neighbor Keeps Calling Police On Me Almost Daily With False Accusations And Now Filed A Restraining Order. What Can I Do?

Location: Florida.

I’ve been dealing with harassment from a neighbor since August 2025 and I genuinely don’t know what to do anymore.

When this neighbor first moved in, the police started showing up at my door for noise complaints. At first I took it seriously because I had no idea I was even being loud. I started walking on eggshells in my apartment, moving carefully, trying to be respectful because I don’t want to disturb anyone.

Then one night the police came again for a noise complaint. After talking to me they left with no issue. The next morning around 6am I woke up to the neighbor violently banging on the wall. It was loud enough to wake me up out of my sleep. I recorded it and reported it to the leasing office. Management told me that behavior was unacceptable and that the neighbor could be terminated if it continued.

Things were peaceful for a few weeks, then the police started showing up again. Sometimes almost every day. Every time they come, they talk to me and leave with no ticket or warning. The complaints say I’m blasting loud music, stomping intentionally, and that I have a baby constantly crying. None of that is true. I only listen to music with headphones, I don’t stomp or bang on anything, and I don’t even have kids.

Then one day the neighbor started banging extremely hard on the wall again in the middle of the day and came outside demanding that I come out. I recorded that too. The banging was so loud that my car alarm in my garage started going off. I honestly don’t know if they hit my garage door or what happened but it was crazy. I reported that to the leasing office as well.

After that things were quiet again for a while and the police stopped coming, so I thought the situation was finally over.

Then suddenly the police started showing up again almost every day. Now the accusations changed. The neighbor told police that I approached them, lunged at them, and that they had to draw their gun on me. That literally never happened. I avoid this person completely and rarely even see them.

Now the accusations are even crazier. Police have come to my door saying the neighbor claims I’m hacking their internet, their Roku, and their Alexa. I’m sitting there like… am I in a simulation right now?

The officers seem annoyed at this point because they keep coming out and nothing ever happens, but I don’t understand why nothing can be done about someone repeatedly calling the police and making false claims.

The leasing office told me they’re “working on it” but the process could take until June or July. I told them I cannot deal with this for months, so I requested a new unit and they approved it. I literally moved units the same day just to get away from this situation.

Then the next day I find out the neighbor filed a temporary restraining order against me.

I genuinely don’t understand how someone can call the police on you repeatedly with false claims, accuse you of hacking their devices, and then somehow get a restraining order against you.

I have recordings of the wall banging incidents and have reported everything to the leasing office. Police have been to my door countless times and I’ve never received a single noise citation.

Has anyone dealt with something like this before? What are you even supposed to do in a situation like this?