How to deal with noisy neighbors without breaking the law
Noisy neighbors can poison the life of the whole entrance, or even the house. There are many ways to calm down brawlers, music lovers or endless repairs, but most of them, one way or another, are related to breaking the law. The press service of Roskachestvo told how to act in the event that neighbors behave too noisily.
First of all, you need to call the district police officer or the police and describe the situation. The law enforcement officers who arrived at the scene will record the offense and if the neighbors actually violate the order, they will be issued a fine. You can write a statement to the district police officer later – he will check the facts presented and hold a conversation with noisy residents.
You can complain about the neighbors to the HOA or to the housing department. However, these structures do not have punitive tools and can only talk to violators about the rules of life in apartment buildings. Most often, their help is resorted to in the first place, and only then solve the problem with the involvement of the guardians of the law.
You can immediately go to court, but before that you should stock up on video materials with sound and testimony from other neighbors. The ideal option would be an independent measurement of the noise level with a special device to prove that the permissible standards have been exceeded. Roskachestvo reminds that from 7:00 to 23:00 the noise level can reach 55 decibels. This is a sound comparable in volume to the operation of a serviceable car engine.
At night, from 23:00 to 7:00, the noise level should not exceed 45 decibels – this is the sound of a washing machine or dishwasher. All these rules are valid not only for premises, but also for house territories. Noise in the yard is also considered a violation, which can be punished with a fine.
Roskachestvo warned that you should not try to solve the problem yourself by resorting to threats, beatings, insulting messages, retaliatory noise. It is also forbidden to spoil property – public and neighbors. If you try to figure out these popular ways with us, you can turn from an injured party into a violator.
Recently, vibratory columns have often been used as a "tool of retaliation" against noisy neighbors. It is a portable acoustic device that transmits sound waves through any solid surface. If you connect a vibration column to a sound source and fix it on a wall adjacent to noisy neighbors, on the ceiling or floor, then it will turn the neighboring room into a large speaker.
It will not be easy for the neighbors to determine the source of the sound, since the apartment where the vibration column is located will be almost quiet. Usually such an educational method does not disturb the peace of other residents and at the same time acts effectively. Experience shows that several sessions conducted in response to noise are enough to establish a cause-and-effect relationship in the most narrow-minded and they begin to behave more modestly.
Unfortunately, neighbors can not only wake up in the middle of the night with music, but also pour streams of water. In this case, you will also have to defend your rights, sometimes even in court.