A general fact of being in the city the transmission of sound from one apartment to another is sometimes difficult to predict and what might sound like heavy stomping to the person living.
Condo rules carpeting.
I installed tile flooring on my first floor and ripped up the existing carpet and pergo.
Just so happens my neighbors below me have complained of excessive noise due to dragging of chairs and even walking on it with hard soles shoes while i m working this out.
A clause in lease agreements.
Condo owners don t actually own their balconies as they re located on the façade of the building they are considered to be common areas.
Just see the photo below but whether or not you are a rule breaker you have to acknowledge and accept that dozens of your condominiums rules and by laws are being broken all day every day and even as we speak.
It s usually included in rental agreements however as a matter of course.
Here is the story i bought a 2 level condo but is 3 stories with a unit below mine.
Obvious goal is to provide noise insulation for their neighbors below.
Some people break the rules because they don t know any better and some people just plain don t care.
Rules are made to be broken.
That means their appearance and use is subject to the rules laid out in the condo corporation s bylaws.
The primary purpose of this 80 carpet requirement is noise abatement.