That is what sucks about living in a large apartment complex. There are no such laws requiring carpet or other noise dampening things. If you signed a lease, you are liable to the landlord for all the costs involved with re-renting the apartment (i.e., advertising, lost rent, etc.). If they are threatening eviction--you might as well let them proceed. Maybe they would waive those costs to get you out. Otherwise, you might get a digital recorder and a notebook and keep a log of these noise infractions. Maybe you can make a case for yourself and get sympathy from a judge or jury in an eviction trial and be relieved of those expenses. From a strict legal standpoint, the only way you can get out of these expenses--and rent for that matter--is if the dwelling is "uninhabitable", but noise is not one of those circumstances. For your next home search, consider paying a little more for a duplex or house; or interview other tenants in a building, before you sign, to find out how sound proof the dwellings are.