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[samh]

Myself and my wife are currently renting a unit and have been there for 18 months, throughout we have had issues with our downstairs neighbour complaining about noise. We would accept this if we were particularly noisy but we are not and we are considerate, we remove shoes, we have rugs on all floors to minimise noise etc.

The neighbour has complained to our landlord, they have had mediation and new carpets will be installed in our apartment, the problem is that I believe her behaviour has gone from cookly old bag to harassment. A selection of examples as follows:

1) The day we moved in she ‘introduced’ herself and told us we would be making noise and we would need to put carpets and rugs down (which we did)

2) She advised us that the previous occupant had made noise though from what she heard he didn’t have much of a sex life!

3) She has complained that she can hear wardrobe doors opening!

4) When we returned from a holiday she came to our door thinking that we had moved out and new tenants had moved in so that she could ‘welcome’ the new tenants! When I explained that we had been away for two weeks and asked if she had still heard noise she said she had!

5) She has told us that we have no right to the enjoyment of the apartment

6) She has threatened us indirectly by saying she will take our landlord to court and so our tenancy would end.

We have been polite and patient through all of this and then last night when I was on an exercise bike in a carpeted area of our flat she came up to complain about noise and said that if I was using it, the bike would have to be on carpet etc!

I have had enough, we have been considerate and accomodating but I am not having this idiot dictate how we live our lifes and enjoy the apartment – does anyone know where we stand on this? Do we need to get out landlord to arrange a noise test by strata?

Thanks in advance!

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