How long can you make noise in the apartment?

Every person dreams to relax at the end of the day and how to relax, in particular, it concerns people who work hard, physically or morally tense. But unfortunately, quite often our quiet and silence is disturbed by sounds coming from the street, music from the entertainment institution nearby, or just too noisy neighbors. To somehow act on them and solve this problem within the law, you need to know exactly how much noise can be made in the apartment, what penalties can be applied to them.

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Generally accepted rules for living in a multi-storey house

In our country, new houses appear very quickly, and this is due to the solution of the housing problem, to enable any person who decided to start a family to acquire their own housing. Since we all live in apartment buildings, we must take into account the wishes, opinions and mood of our beloved neighbors.

The most important rule that must always be observed is due to mutual respect and the preservation of friendly relations. But the key rules for living in multi-family buildings are:

1. Use your housing only for the intended purpose.
2. Keep clean and tidy not only your own apartment, but also other common areas.
3. In time to pay for the maintenance of housing, take part in paying for repairs and other maintenance of common property in equal shares with neighbors.
4. Use the residential area, taking into account the legitimate rights, interests of neighbors, mandatory legislative requirements and fire safety standards.

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How to solve the situation if the neighbors are very noisy?

If people living with you can not be called respectable citizens, and they do not know how long it takes to make noise and up to what hour, and they create problems for you regularly, then you do not have to endure it for too long. First you can try to talk to them, but if that does not help, then go straight to the police.

You can either contact the police headquarters yourself or call an attire.

Important! It is desirable - to collect evidence of abuse, debauches of a regular nature, so that your statement can be something to back up.

The last instance is, of course, a court, where it is better to handle collectively, along with other neighbors. If the court is on your side, then noisy neighbors will simply be forced to leave your house.

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What is constantly disturbed by rustling neighbors?

According to the law, actions that violate the citizens' peace are:

• Use of radios, televisions, tape recorders, as well as sound amplifiers installed in the car and at small businesses by type of pavilions, kiosks, trays.
• Shouts, singing, playing on various musical instruments, accompanied by too loud a sound.
• Use of car alarm.
• Carrying out repair and construction works, loading and unloading of something.
• Application of pyrotechnics.

Important! It should be borne in mind that the above actions can be considered violations only if they really prevented someone from resting and sleeping in their homes. Under the word "housing" they understand not only the house or apartment, but also a sanatorium or a hospital, a boarding house and a rest house, a kindergarten or boarding school, a house for invalids or hotel rooms. That is, the neighbors are not only people living in the same house, but also those who are somewhere nearby.

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What hours are allowed to make noise on weekdays and weekends?

These figures may differ slightly in different regions of the CIS countries, but this difference is insignificant. It is forbidden to make noise more often from 22: 00-23: 00 until 07: 00-08: 00 in the morning. Absolute silence must remain in the indicated hours. This applies to weekdays.

Important! At this time, turn on the TV or music is allowed at a volume of not more than 42 decibels. This sound can be compared with the noise of a working computer.

You need to know and when you can not make noise on days that are considered holiday and holiday, because the period of silence lasts a little longer from 22: 00-23: 00 to 10:00 in the morning. The main words in the "Law on Silence at Night" are "peace and quiet of citizens".We need to make it so that everyone can live comfortably in one house.

Important! It is also necessary to take into account other situations concerning the time interval when, it would seem, it is allowed to make noise. For example, a young mother with a small child has the right to complain to her district police officer that her neighbors are disturbing peace and quiet throughout the day. Such violations are punishable by an administrative penalty, namely fine. But if the complaints are received regularly, you can also go to the detention center for 15 days.

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When is noise considered an offense?

It should be understood that not all actions involve serious violations of silence at night, even if they are listed in the law as administrative offenses. Such exceptions include:

• Actions related to the prevention of the commission of a crime or an offense. For example, the alarm may suddenly trigger because of the fact that the machine is being hacked. In this case, of course, its owner can not be held accountable.
• Elimination of the consequences of natural disasters, major accidents and other emergencies.
• Immediate work to ensure public or personal safety of citizens.
• Performing activities in the conduct of religious rites and cults, authorized by local authorities.
• Actions which cause strong noise in the course of committing a criminal or administrative crime are not considered offenses.

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What hours are allowed by law to repair?

Repair itself is a long and noisy process, so the question of how loud you can make noise in an apartment when performing repair work is of interest to many law-abiding citizens. Moreover, the answer to this question is of interest to the owners of the new housing, and their newly-made neighbors, who are forced to put up with such temporary inconveniences.

Unfortunately, there are people who generally forget about others and drill the walls even at night. So, to punish them, you need to understand this issue well. General provisions include the following:

1. It is forbidden to carry out construction and repair work on holidays and weekends, as well as days declared officially non-working.
2. Repair work on weekdays is allowed not earlier than 9:00 am, and finish not later than 19:00.
3. No more than six hours per day are allowed to make continuous noise. If the work still needs to be completed, then it is necessary to make an hour-long break.
4. The total duration of repair in an apartment should not exceed three months.
5. It is strictly forbidden to use tools or equipment that cause unacceptable levels of noise and vibration.
6. Repair work in no case should not cause damage to other premises adjacent to the apartment where repairs are taking place.
7. The law prohibits blocking with construction materials or garbage outlets for evacuation of people and places of common use.
8. It is forbidden to use a passenger lift for transportation of garbage or building materials without packaging.
9. Only with the written permission of neighbors it is possible to make repairs at other times.

If you clearly know how loud you can make noise and do not violate the permissible noise levels, then you will never face indignation of neighbors about this. It is desirable - to agree humanly with neighbors, and refers to their calmness and rest respectfully, and then you will receive the same kindly attitude in response.