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Questions tagged [noise]

Laws and customs pertaining to excessive auditory noise. May involve noise ordinances or "quiet enjoyment" laws.

Noise may be addressed by lease or rental contracts, homeowner convenants, municipal codes, or statutes. See, for example, noise regulation.

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London council not responding to calls for nuisance

In this is case we are talking about a London borough. There is a sandwich shop in my area which is supposed to be open until 01:00 most days. However, they keep it open with the doors open and tables outside. The music from the shop is really loud…
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Are there any laws against either excessively loud motorcycles or riding such motorcycles inconsiderately in residential areas at night?

Loud disturbing motorcycles are awful but occasionally circle around certain roads after midnight up and down gratuitously if the objective is actually transportation. One would hope that there are laws on the books restricting the legality of such…
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Bellowing helicopters in the sky: insight and recourse

Exceedingly loud helicopters seem to regularly fly in the sky where I live in the London Borough of Islington, both in the day and night, and often on Sundays, when noise is supposed to even be legally restricted in the day. What methods are…
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Can a council absolve themselves of responsibility for actions on their property?

Having moved into a brand new property a year ago, we have been plagued by a noise nuisance from the city council owned car park across the road from us (I hate to be the person that moves to a place and then complains about it, but this isn't…
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What does the law say about noisy cultural events?

It's currently Chinese New Year. One of the very common cultural events during this festival is the Lion Dance, which is very noisy. It's noisy enough that it's hard to talk when there's a dance nearby. Furthermore, the noise carries a long…
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guest with tourette's syndrome and noise complaints [Ontario, Canada]

I have two tenants upstairs who live in rooms very close to each other - for privacy reasons I'll call them Left and Right based on their position relative to the staircase. Left frequently has a guest over who suffers from Tourette's syndrome,…
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Management company's landscaping team are working too much ... what can I do?

Background: I have lived in a rental apartment in a quiet neighborhood of Shorewood, in Milwaukee county, WI, for eight years. The rent is relatively high but living in a quiet areas makes it worth it. There are 20+ apartments and each 2 stories.…
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Legal recourse for neighborhoods facing loud vehicles?

Brief Background I live in a small community with a growing noise problem due to vehicles with custom exhaust systems. To more clearly define the issue I have been collecting data from calibrated decibel loggers placed outside and inside homes…
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Germany (BW): What can I do about extremely loud neighbors: extremely loud music, loud kids that bang on our windows

I have extremely loud neighbors, who are disruptive to me and other neighbors, and who have done the following: Regularly drive their car slowly by my house while their music is blasting--and these are the type of people who buy a sound system for…
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Noise complaint to neighbouring shop

How do I approach to neighboring shop which does carpentry work throughout the day? The local area is in Gujarat and it's not a housing society. It's a kinda lane where many of the local shops are there. Though every shop is either grocery or…
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What code determines how much noise is dangerous to people?

This question pertains to NYC, but answers about how other jurisdictions define noise pollution could aid precedent or tracking down the appropriate office in New York. Noise pollution in the city is defined by a certain decibel occurring after 6pm…
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UK: What are my rights if i'm woken by construction work, or roadworks at night?

A while back I was woken by some workmen repairing metal railings on the side the road next to my house. This occurred at around 1:30 am, I brashly asked the workmen to stop. To which they complied. If a similar incident occurs in the future, what…
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Can a citizen sue the FAA for noise pollution from planes redirected over residential areas?

Can a citizen sue the Federal Aviation Administration for noise pollution resulting from NextGen flight redirection over residential areas? EPA used to have a noise abatement division which was discontinued many years ago, now the NextGen has…
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What are some potential legal options when noise ordinances are not enforced for a particular local business (in Texas)?

I live in a mixed use zone in the downtown area of a major metropolitan area in Texas. A recent city ordinance requires bars and restaurants to maintain noise levels below a certain level at different times of the night. The exact levels specified…
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Is it my house or fence line that's considered adjacent residence for a minimum distance to a rooster pen?

Is there anything I can do about my neighbor that has a rooster that is annoying and wakes me up before dawn everyday? My neighbor has a rooster in a chicken pen that's located about 15 feet from the fence that divides our property. My house is…
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