Flyer warning black tenants to keep the noise down called hoax

Equity Residential denies posting this racist notice at its Toscana Apartments complex in Irvine. Equity Residential denies posting this racist notice at its Toscana Apartments complex in Irvine. Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Flyer warning black tenants to keep the noise down called hoax 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

A Southern California property company says a racist flyer posted in the elevator of an Irvine apartment complex is a hoax.

The notice, which caused a stir on Twitter after a photo appeared on Instagram, admonishes Toscana Apartments' "African-American residents to keep conversation volume down and reduce music levels between 10:00pm and 7:00am.

"Multiple complaints have been made regarding this issue."

Equity Residential representative Marty McKenna told Gawker, "This flyer is a fake. It wasn't produced by us. It wasn't posted by us. I don't know where it came from."

According to McKenna, Equity normally handles noise complaints with email to residents. It does not have a practice of posting warnings regarding noise.

Twitter got wind of the flyer when Instagram user @teyent_theequeenb posted a photo of it and a video on her page. In the video she says, "This is what it means to be black in Irvine ... and I'm black" Another woman chimes in, "We all black!"

Comments on @teyent_theequeenb Instagram page were mixed:

histguy124: "@equityres yall lying cuz you got busted!"

A video posted by TT (@teyent_theequeenb) on May 29, 2015 at 12:09am PDT

svwyatt: "I also recommend notifying the media because whether real or 'framed'" someone needs to be shamed."

jamb0gram: "while it's such a bummer that someone thought it would be appropriate to put this up you do have to understand that it wasn't the building, it was a troll that lives there or something."

McKenna told Gawker the company is attempting to find out who posted the flyer.