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Noise Levels caused by TV sets and the like

By Brenda Bourgstein on Wed, 18 Aug 2010 at 21:43

Hi, what do we do with an owner who is hard of hearing and plays his TV set at extreme levels, he also has a compressor/heater/aircon which is being used at night early morning which is fine except it is causing a vibration and we cant get to sleep and when we eventually do it is waking us up in the middle of the night. We cant hear our TV programmes,and have to play our TV set at ridiculous levels to block his noise out, he lives above us and is also a member of the body corporate ( not that it means anything, we have reported this to the Supervisor who says he spoke to him)
Now in discussion and emailed the Managing Agent who says they need the vote of 3 trustees to send to the owner?
What do we do regarding listening to our TV programmes in the meantime? Its absurd that we are paying a very high rental and have to put up with this situation.
Thanks, hope to hear from you Brenda

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RE: Noise Levels caused by TV sets and the like

John Yates replied on Thu, 19 Aug 2010 at 08:01

Follow.

RE: RE: Noise Levels caused by TV sets and the like

Anne Greening replied on Thu, 19 Aug 2010 at 11:48

Hi, Brenda. The trustees are responsible for enforcing the conduct rules. Have you reported the matter to them?

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Brenda Bourgstein replied on Thu, 19 Aug 2010 at 20:34

Hi Anne, thanks for your input, problem with this complaint is that the man who is causing the noise is one of the trustees, I think what I will do if it continues is to speak to the owner of the apartment and he must resolve it with the trustees.
Have a great evening, Best Wishes Brenda

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Annette Stones replied on Thu, 19 Aug 2010 at 23:15

Take care, however, Brenda, not to cause a nuisance to other owners by speaking as loudly to the offending owner as you will have to in order to be heard. After all, he is hard of hearing. His right to hear his TV by adjusting the volume control to the required level would therefore be protected.

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Brenda Bourgstein replied on Sat, 21 Aug 2010 at 12:27

Hi Annette, thanks for your reply, problem looks like it is resolved, managing agent sent letter to owner who was the noisy party, he apologised to us and we will monitor the situation, take care, have a great weekend, Best Wishes and Regards Brenda

RE: Noise Levels caused by TV sets and the like

Marguerite de la Harpe replied on Fri, 20 Aug 2010 at 20:41

This trustee obviously needs a hearing aid!

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Brenda Bourgstein replied on Sat, 21 Aug 2010 at 12:28

Hi Marguerite, thanks for your reply, problem looks like it is resolved, managing agent sent letter to the owner who was making the noise and he has apologised to us, we will monitor and see what happens, have a great weekend, Best Wishes and Regards Brenda

RE: Noise Levels caused by TV sets and the like

Henk Coertze replied on Fri, 20 Aug 2010 at 21:55

Hi Brenda, I think if you can approach the owner that is playing his TV that loud, as you also indicated that you are paying a high rental, so it seems that a person that can afford an expensive place would be a reasonable person and would comply with your request. You can also approach your local metro police by-law’s unit to do an assessment of the noise level.

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Anne Greening replied on Sat, 21 Aug 2010 at 12:10

Hi, Brenda. Do I understand from your posting that the complainer is a tenant and not the owner of the Unit?
I reiterate that you should write to the Trustees (i.e. the trustees as a whole, and not just one of them).

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Brenda Bourgstein replied on Sat, 21 Aug 2010 at 12:31

Dear Annette, many thanks for your reply, mananging agent sent letter to the owner who was making the noise, he has apologised and we are monitoring the situation, your assistance appreciated, have a great weekend, Best Wishes and Regards Brenda

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Brenda Bourgstein replied on Sat, 21 Aug 2010 at 12:33

Hi Anne, many thanks for your input, managing agent sent letter to owner who was making the noise, he has apologised and we are monitoring the situation, there was no noise last night.
Have a great weekend, Best Wishes and Regards
Brenda

RE: RE: Noise Levels caused by TV sets and the like

Brenda Bourgstein replied on Sat, 21 Aug 2010 at 12:30

Dear Henk, many thanks for your reply, managing agent sent letter to the owner who was making the noise, he has apologised and we will monitor the situation, have a great weekend, Best Wishes and Regards Brenda

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