[Lucia]

Hi oasis69, thanks for posting that bit about calling the police re talking noise.

 

I’m having a similar problem with my neighbours at present. I live in an old 1960s walk-up (which doesn’t have much noise insulation at the best of times) with a staircase in the middle of the building. There are windows in the common property wall for the purpose of ventilating the staircase, however they are next to the balconies on that side of the building. Which means when people have loud gatherings on their balconies the noise travels and can be heard inside our units. You can practically hear every word they say. And smoke from their cigarettes blows into the hallways and our units as well from under our front doors.

 

The owner who lives directly next to me has had lots of loud parties with music blaring into the early hours of the morning most weekends. I might mention that he is also a member of the EC. Funny that.

 

The common wall dividing our units is between my bedroom and what (I assume) is his living room. Again you can hear loud conversations as if it was in my own unit.

 

It’s driving me nuts. I didn’t know you could call the police to tell selfish neighbours to shut up, actually assumed they wouldn’t waste their time on that. I’ve asked my rude EC neighbour to quiet down but to no avail. So thanks oasis69 I know who to call next time

[Lucia]

I agree with Jimmy.

 

I really don’t get what people find upsetting about seeing a bit of laundry on a balcony. Don’t we all wear clothes? And besides, not every building has the luxury or the space to provide clothes lines for residents.

 

I think people with such delicate sensibilities need a reality check. Surely using a clothes line or clothes horse on a balcony, with free sunlight and air to dry the clothes, is far more acceptable in todays society than everyone using expensive and polluting electric dryers.

 

There’s a very simple solution for people who have trouble with other people’s laundry: don’t look.

[Lucia]

Hi everyone, thanks to all for your advice! You came up with ideas and issues that I and other owners didn’t even think of. We’re currently talking to our chairperson and the driveway issue is going on the next EC meeting. Fingers crossed it gets sorted out. Thanks for your help!

[Lucia]

I don’t know if the garden area poses a “safety” issue, it seems like it was put there in an effort to make the building look “nice” but it’s certainly not placed in a practical spot for getting a car into the garages. And yes the driveway is cracked and uneven, particularly at the bottom near the road so other people could potentially trip over when walking along the street, plus the damage it does to the bottom of cars.

Thanks very much for your advice!

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