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Hazel Easthope (2019, p.7) lists close proximity to neighbours as the number one difference in apartment living compared to other types of housing. “[P]eople who live in multi-unit properties live closer to their neighbours than people who live in detached houses and usually have a larger number of immediate neighbours. This means that there are more people close by who can potentially annoy you and whom you can potentially annoy.”
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NSW: Q&A Noisy Neighbour Constructing in the Apartment Above
Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
Question: What can I do about strata noisy neighbours in the apartment above who hammers, sands and drags furniture around all hours of the day and night? If you could help me in terms of where to go next.. and what my rights are.
QLD: Q&A Can I Get My Body Corporate to Test Noise Levels in My Unit?
Frank Higginson, Hynes Legal
Question: As a lot owner, am I able to get the body corporate to test noise levels to ensure adequate installation is installed in the walls? Every morning there is constant banging, sounds of the running across wooden floors, cupboard doors opening and closing, items being dragged and jumping on the floor.
Most Recent Strata Noisy Neighbours Articles
QLD: Does a neighbour need approval to build a taller fence? - Question: Our neighbour in a standard format complex has put up a new fence, taller than the existing ones and without consulting anyone. The committee says it's allowable. Is that correct? 
QLD: Lot owner claims privacy override by-laws requiring tree trimming - Question: An owner has been asked to trim trees as the neighbour is not getting any light into their backyard. He has claimed the trees are for privacy and the Privacy Act overrides the bylaws. Is this correct? Our body corporate asks owners to keep trees and shrubs to a height of around 2 metres for easy maintenance. The Body Corporate has asked a lot owner to trim trees located in his exclusive use area. A request had been submitted by the neighbouring resident backing onto this property stating that the trees are blocking sunlight to his washing line and…
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Footnotes
Easthope H, 2019, The Politics and Practices of Apartment Living, Edward Elgar Publishing, https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/the-politics-and-practices-of-apartment-living
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