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I live in a small apartment building next door to a duplex with more apartments behind it. Apparently, considering the graffiti in our parking lot, we live right next door to a group of gang members. My husband and I are terrified because we have two very small children. Here lately we've been having problems with the loud music they play at night until 4am usually, the bottle rocket shooting, the marijuana smoking, and now the graffiti right in front of our apartment. The cops are here almost every other night, and still nothing changes. They look like very young adults, maybe even minors. However, I never know what to expect when I walk outside my door. My husband works overnight shifts, so needless to say, I am very paranoid and have lots of sleepless nights. We are contacting our landlord tomorrow to give them a heads-up on this problem. We feel unsafe and hope to transfer our lease to a safe property. We are still worried that they may decline, as we've had problems with our neighbors before and the only answer we received was to find someone to move in to our apartment and relieve us of the remaining rental payments. I would imagine this being a safety issue, with young children involved, they'd be more than happy to grant our wishes. We are really hoping for the best. My family is my life and I am very concerned.