Hi All,
I recently purchased a cross lease unit which is the middle of a block of 3. The tenant that lives in the unit next door believes she has a right to listen to music at a volume that disturbs the tenants in our unit. Our memorandum of lease states that the noise levels must not disturb or cause annoyance.
I've spoken to the landlord for this unit, she has spoken to the tenant but the tenant refuses to comply. The landlord is now directing me to noise control but the volume of the music is not very loud outside the house, its the bass penetrating the shared wall that is the issue.
The tenants of our unit have spoken to the tenant directly but she has told them to "call someone who cares". The relationship is now very sour between them. I am now worried that I'll struggle to keep the place tenanted until this lady moves on.
What are my options here? Should I be engaging a solicitor to write a cease and desist letter to the landlord? Should I be using the tenancy tribunal to resolve? Realistically if the tenant refuses to comply will we have any option to request and enforce eviction?
I recently purchased a cross lease unit which is the middle of a block of 3. The tenant that lives in the unit next door believes she has a right to listen to music at a volume that disturbs the tenants in our unit. Our memorandum of lease states that the noise levels must not disturb or cause annoyance.
I've spoken to the landlord for this unit, she has spoken to the tenant but the tenant refuses to comply. The landlord is now directing me to noise control but the volume of the music is not very loud outside the house, its the bass penetrating the shared wall that is the issue.
The tenants of our unit have spoken to the tenant directly but she has told them to "call someone who cares". The relationship is now very sour between them. I am now worried that I'll struggle to keep the place tenanted until this lady moves on.
What are my options here? Should I be engaging a solicitor to write a cease and desist letter to the landlord? Should I be using the tenancy tribunal to resolve? Realistically if the tenant refuses to comply will we have any option to request and enforce eviction?
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