Condo Rules For Noise In Middlesex
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During the daytime, between 7 am and 11 pm, any noise must be kept below the decibel limits set in the Noise By-law (No. 2017-255). Overnight, between 11 pm and 7 am, any noise that disturbs someone may be considered a violation.
As a condo or townhouse tenant, you may recognize the sound of neighbors' voices through the walls or their footsteps above. Sound is created when something vibrates, and it must travel through objects, liquids or air to reach your ear.
Section 117 of the inium Act, 1998 (the “Act”) prohibits “dangerous activities” which in the past have been limited to the most egregious conduct.
The Condo Act prohibits anyone from causing a noise nuisance, annoyance or disruption in a condo. Corporations often also have prohibitions against creating unwanted noise in their governing documents. There may be municipal by-laws regarding noise, depending on where you live.
Noises are considered to be at an acceptable level if they are between 40 and 60 decibels, or match the ambient background noise – whichever is higher. Any sound above acceptable levels is generally considered noise pollution.
Yelling, shouting, whistling or singing between the hours of p.m. and a.m. from Sunday through Thursday, and between the hours of midnight to a.m. on Friday and Saturday, so as to create a noise disturbance across a residential real property boundary or on a public right-of-way or public property or so ...
