There are a bunch of noisy students who just moved in next door to me. They play loud music on weeknights and have loud conversations late at night. I haven’t yet contacted them as I’m not sure whether to go straight to the landlord or rental agency or police.
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Answer by Lisa Wulfsohn, Malvern 3144 VIC
- Firstly you should talk to your neighbours and try to resolve the problem.
- You can also contact the landlord or rental agency and see whether they can make the neighbours be quiet.
- If you cannot resolve the problem the police and your local council may be able to assist.
- It is an offence to cause unreasonable noise from any residential property and loud music late at night is likely to be considered unreasonable.
- You may need to record a ‘noise diary’ for a few weeks and write a statement regarding your experiences to establish that the noise is unreasonable.