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Right, I do understand your point. However, it is so hard to determine whether a community has children who are "controlled" versus "uncontrolled". Let's say you find a place that seems very nice, no kids running around, etc. A family moves in above you the next month and their kids are out of control. When you first got there everything was fine, but things can change. I worked at a community that was located directly across the street from an elementary school and I could never understand why people would come in and complain about the presence of kids. I thought it was kind of funny...duh! We have 3-bedroom apartments for cheap and an elementary school RIGHT THERE! Ha. I guess the thing to do would be to choose a very upscale apartment community that doesn't offer 3-bedrooms and is in a location that is inconvenient to schools. Still, the Federal law is a good thing because imagine being a single parent, limited income, and being turned away from various apartments or being made to live in a shabbier "family" apartment just because you have kids. I can definitely understand your view regarding noise, etc. It is 100% the parents' responsibility to keep kids under control. It's just such a tricky thing when the management can't discriminate and the nature of apartment living is somewhat transitional. Tough situation for everyone.