Forum: Changing our tune over noise complaints
Sometimes we feel like we are being led up the garden path by you lovely people, especially on the Forum. A poster in the past week was worried about neighbours’…
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Podcast: Balcony singer in strata soap opera
The Podcast takes a musical twist this week when we discuss the ear-bending plight of residents of four apartment blocks in Eastwood who have been subjected to – or privileged…
None shall sleep when strata Pavarotti pipes up
It’s one of the most famous arias in opera, but Nessun Dorma – it means “none shall sleep” – could apply to shift workers, restless babies and Sunday afternoon nappers…
Renos make headphones sound like a great idea
If the NSW government isn’t going to protect locked-down apartment residents from renovation noise, then I guess we have to take whatever action we can to give ourselves a break…
Party on … without making your neighbours hate you
It’s probably a little late in the day for this – it appeared in the Flat Chat slot in the Australian Financial Review last week – but it applies to…
Cop this: Can police give permission for a noisy party?
Can you get police permission to hold a noisy party in an apartment block? Let’s say you live in a unit and you like to throw the occasional big party. …
Your bad habits that drive your neighbours nuts
The big ticket complaints in strata, like pets, parking and parties, are easy to deal with. It’s the little things that may seem inconsequential to you that drive your apartment block…