1 Topic by Destiny21

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Topic: Inconsiderate Neighbour living upstairs -

The family living above me are purely brainless, thick-skinned and self-centered pple. Despite numerous of visit from the HDB, they still don't find that they are wrong. All these nonsenses started since year 2008, when they adopted a kid of 5yrs old.

Dec2008 - Dragging of furniture sound at 7am+. Long deafening screeching sound created. I wrote a complain to HDB, and they visited them. Best of all, the owner say tht he didn't know the sound will disturb others. (Brainless man, thought he is living in a landed property?)

Jan2009 - Drilling and knocking sound from day till late night. Tried using a bamboo to knock back, and the noise disappear but come back the next day again. I wrote to HBD again, so the visited them again, Still insist that is not them. If is not them, how come it  return back the peacefulness immediately. (SO there is a casper living somewhere).

Mar2009 - Knocking sound come back again. Complain to HDB again and visited them once again. Noise disappear.

Jun2009 - Their adopted kid transforming the whole house into a playground. Running and jumping from day till till late night. Don't be surpise sometimes can last till 2am. Complain to HBD, the couple still dare to say tht they are aware and have been telling the kid not to do it but the kid still does it. Irresponsible parents.

After this visit, on and off there are still noise, thinking wasn't as bad as before, so we tolerate it.

Recently, the kid turn crazy again, not sure isit long time they are not visited by the HDB uncle so they thought that he can start transforming the house into playground. Jumping and running at the middle of the night. And sometimes at 3am. Not forgetting furniture dragging sound.

Really feel like issuing them a Lawyer letter to the unit. There is always a price to pay for what they have done.

The only thing I have not tried is write to my MP. knowing is useless, or even calling a police. This is really getting off my nerves. Work is really killing, reaching home hoping to have a gd rest, but with such idiots living above, I have no peace at all.

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  • Registered: 5 May 2010
  • Posts: 19

Re: Inconsiderate Neighbour living upstairs -

Hi Destiny,

Welcome to the site and I hope you fight your way through this.

It appears you've already made contact with the authorities, but in this case I am guessing the HDB are effectively the landlord of the upstairs flat.  The Environmental Health department may be your next port of call.  Start making a log (as you have done so far), but make it date and time specific, type of noise, duration of noise, how it's affecting you and keeping adding to it whenever is necessary.  Either contact your local EH Dept after you've a few weeks (show them your log) or at the beginning and they'll supply you with a log.

From then on, the EH will visit your home at a time they think will be suitable and then determine themselves whether your neighbour is to be classed as a nuisance.  If he is, then conditions will likely be imposed on him.  If he doesn't abide with those the punishment escalates. 

Good luck, please let me know how you get on.

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