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Noise is always going to be a problem in some what in high/medium density living. You can't help hearing something when someone is on the other side of the wall. But it is hard for the EC to step in when they haven't witnessed or heard it themselves. What is annoying noise for one may not be that annoying for others.
I worked with someone who complained if his neighbour had a few friends over in the afternoon for a drink. I have kids next door to me and they do make noise now and again. But my neighbours do not play music late at night or make a habit out of making noise. It is just the occasional noises of life that I hear. And while that is fine by me, it may not be fine for someone else.
If these tenants are making noise regularly, could you ask the committee if you can contact them when they are noisy so they can hear for themselves? Perhaps ring a couple of them to come in? Could you record the noise?
Another way, that this complex has found very effective in the past, is to ask the EC to write to all residents with something like “It is necessary to remindi all residents that making enough noise to disturb neighbours is a breach of strata by laws”. Could also mention fines may be imposed. I have been told that breaching strata by laws is a reason to cancel a lease. In these tough rental times, anyone renting and reading that may keep themselves in check. We send notices like that out on a regular basis, to all residents, when one or two start to take liberties in the complex. We find that reminding all residents not only works on the offenders, but reminds the others not to start.