I love it when a Forum inquiry elicits a heap of good advice and the original poster gets a result … even if it takes a while.
About a year and a half ago, Flatchatter Vermont complained that the owners of the flat above hers had installed tiles on the floor and noisy tenants in the flat – a lethal combination.
When she complained to the strata manager, they said there was nothing in the building’s flooring by-law that required the upstairs owners to put down carpet.
Very cute – but there was a clear implication in the building’s by-laws that flooring had to be suitably insulated for noise.
I mean, is it right that an owner can enhance the value of their property at the expense of their neighbours?
Vermont was advised to keep noise diaries, get an acoustic test and ask friends and guests for affadavits about the noise. This month she got her verdict from NCAT and you can read about it HERE.
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