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My tenant says her next door neighbour – an owner – plays his TV and stereo at full volume, keeping her awake at night.
The chap next door denies this but it turns out he has removed the bedroom next to his lounge, which is now adjacent to the tenant’s bedroom, and has his TV and sound system attached to the adjoining wall.
The council says this didn’t need planning permission as it was a “compliant development”.The Executive Committee said that there was no issue with common property and they didn’t feel the need to inform me that this change was being carried out as “it had nothing to do with me”.
I am now at risk of losing my tenant who is an absolute gem. I’ve asked her to make statutory declarations about the noise but she’d rather move out than be part of a war zone. What can I do? – Astrid, Redfern.
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Quite a lot, if you’re prepared to force the issue. First ask your EC to issue a notice to comply so your next tenant doesn’t have the same problems.
Find out if your other neighbours have had similar problems and ask your tenant to write a letter as a parting shot.
Then, armed with this information, run Noisy Boy through the CTTT. The maximum fine for ignoring a CTTT order is $5,500.
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