Housing Commission Neighbour

There is often difficulty is obtaining adequate evidence to satisfy the relevant authorities.

Housing NSW tenants sign a lease agreement, With the noise described above  the tenant would clearly be in breach and action could be pursued on that basis.

In the ACT. Well !!!!!!!

Housing ACT defines disruptive behaviours as those that cause nuisance or annoyance to sector/s of the community over a period of time and have an adverse or disturbing effect on that community. Such behaviours range from, but are not limited to criminal activities such as theft or assault, loud and abusive domestic disputes, harassment based on various forms of discrimination: race, gender, age, disability, political affiliation, etc, to uncomfortable levels of noise.

Housing ACT intends to:

• comply with tenancy legislation incorporating Tenancy Agreements;
• apply principles of natural justice by supporting all parties impartially;
• ensure tenants understand their responsibilities under their Tenancy Agreements;
• respect the rights of all tenants
• support those making complaints and their families, and
• ensure the rights of those complained about are upheld;
• support and assist positive behavioural change; and
• work towards achieving a decrease in the occurrences of disruptive behaviours.

Housing ACT will actively work with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) in situations where there is credible evidence of criminal activities and significant harassment and threatening behaviours.

The AFP’s response to any situation will be limited by operational priorities at that time.

Disruptive behaviours do not include people going about legitimate day-to-day activities such as children playing in the street or people using lawn mowers, motorised equipment or playing music during permissible hours.