• Neighbour noise

I am a tenant of 3 floors building and I live in 2nd floor . There is one floor above mentioned make noise as there is old lady who use the chair as support and drag the chair from one end of house to another . It is causing lot of noise . Even after complaining, they are not fixing it. Owner is also not helping me . He is asking me to move to same floor say 3rd floor here instead of 2nd floor as he is not finding any tenant for 3rd floor as there is no lift. I need help on how to fix this issue.
Asked 12 days ago in Property Law
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11 Answers

1. Talk to the old lady and convince her to stop dragging the chair from one end of the chair to another end of the house as her act is causing nuisance to you.

2.  Send a legal notice to the owner to arrange for stopping the nuisance.

Shashidhar S. Sastry
Advocate, Bangalore
5495 Answers
333 Consultations

Being a tenant you have less options in this regard.

Pulling the chair by the old lady is not a continuous act and also being old lady she may not be able to lift the chair to avoid dragging noise.

If your landlord is not willing to provide any relief you may either shift to the third floor or any other premise, you cannot take any legal action against the old lady for this.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
88184 Answers
2382 Consultations

You can’t do anything as she is old lady and not doing it intentionally. You can as far as possible file police complaint or vacate the house 

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
33212 Answers
218 Consultations

Since she is an old lady owner will hesitate to take any action against her as she needs support on moving around 

 

2) your best option is to shift to another flat 

 

3) if you don’t want to do so issue legal notice to lady that her constant moving the chair disturbs your sleep and is nuisance to you and your family members 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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7950 Consultations

This is a very petty issue in terms of alw and hence legal intervention will be of little assistance to you.

You will have to be constant touch with her and persistently request to fix a rubber at the bottom of the supporting tool. 

Devajyoti Barman
Advocate, Kolkata
23424 Answers
528 Consultations

Dear Client,

You have the right to quiet enjoyment as a tenant as excessive noise might be a breach of such right. A long-term disturbance of the noise from above might amount to a nuisance. Apparently, it seems that it has not been solved despite your complaints against both the neighbors and landlord. The best way to do so is to first formally note down these disturbances: dates, times, nature of noise, communications with landlord or neighbors, etc. You may try sending a legal notice to the landlord, citing a breach of the tenancy agreement and seeking a remedy for peaceful living conditions rather than simply moving you out to another floor. If the vexatious noise continues untouching, you may also wish to consider lodging a complaint to the local consumer forum or immediate authorities regarding a nuisance noise. Consultation with an attorney knowledgeable in tenant or property disputes will help you understand the full array of remedies available to protect your rights.

Hope this helps. Feel free to inquire for any legal query.

Anik Miu
Advocate, Bangalore
10524 Answers
122 Consultations

Fix rubber cushions to the legs of chair and hope for less noise. There is no legal solution to your problem as sympathies of all will be with old lady.  

Ravi Shinde
Advocate, Hyderabad
4663 Answers
42 Consultations

- You can lodge a complaint before the Police if the owner is not agree to restrict her. 

- Further, you can also send a notice as well , 

Mohammed Shahzad
Advocate, Delhi
14964 Answers
227 Consultations


Solution for Neighbour Noise Issue

1️⃣ Polite Communication – Speak to the neighbor again, explaining the disturbance. Suggest using chair pads or carpets to reduce noise.

2️⃣ Written Complaint – Send a formal complaint to the landlord via email/message for record-keeping.

3️⃣ Legal Action (if needed) – Check local tenancy laws; excessive noise can be considered a nuisance. File a complaint with the local municipal authority or housing society if applicable.

4️⃣ Alternative Option – If relocation to the 3rd floor is feasible and solves the issue, consider negotiating rent reduction with the landlord.

For detailed, personalized advice, consider a phone consultancy. Hope you find the information helpful. You are free to contact me for further discussion. If you could spare two minutes of your time to write a review, it would be greatly appreciated and bring immense happiness to read it. Thank you. Shubham Goyal.

Shubham Goyal
Advocate, Delhi
826 Answers
3 Consultations

Sir/Madam,

It is suggested that either cope up with the said situation or change the house. Though it may sound unreasonable, illegal but it is realistic that you change the house because the legal angle and legal support may be more costly and time consuming. The legal help would be in the form of sending legal notice and then filing the court case.  

Ganesh Singh
Advocate, New Delhi
6842 Answers
16 Consultations

Rope in the Society/Association people and ask them to get this issue amicably resolved between the properties.

Vibhanshu Srivastava
Advocate, Lucknow
9698 Answers
314 Consultations

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