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Rules on noise related to renovation in an apartment
Hello,
I am the landl-lord and syndic for a small "maison de maitre" converted to three apartments, Region Bruxelles Capital(Woluwe-Saint-Pierre)
I am living in ground floor and we have a tenant upstairs. Top floor is empty.
I need to renovate the bathroom. This involves removing ceramic tiles and bathtub and installing new tiles and bathtub.
I am sure removing tiles will bring some noise.
(1) What are the rules related to noise associated to renovation inside an apartment building?
(2) Can this be done during the weekends ? Sundays and public holidays? Any restrictions on which hours of the day this could be done?
(3) Any procedure in notifying inmates of this renovation work?
- a short note in the common area will do?
-how soon we need to notify, few days , week, two weeks?
(4) What if they object and say they have an exam and can't be done for, say next two months?
1) It's detailed in the règlement de police.
Basically, all the noise you want from about 8:00 to 22:00, Monday to Saturday.
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2) Technically, you can't use anything with a motor. In practice, take a break or stick to something quiet. Respect your neighbours.
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3) Not necessary. Though I do think it polite to tell the tenant that you're renovating.
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4) If thy pay extra rent so you can afford to keep the place empty for another 2 months, then I suppose you could be accommodating.
