{"id":199327,"date":"2024-02-28T14:59:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T13:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regisseurs.ch\/?p=199327"},"modified":"2024-02-28T14:59:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T13:59:48","slug":"5-golden-rules-to-avoid-neighborhood-disputes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regisseurs.ch\/en\/5-golden-rules-to-avoid-neighborhood-disputes\/","title":{"rendered":"5 golden rules to avoid neighborhood disputes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To live with your neighbors and maintain a pleasant living environment for all, it’s important to respect a few (small) rules of good neighborliness.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are a number of factors that can easily lead to tension between neighbors. To reduce and prevent potential tensions, we’d like to give you a few tips on good manners and good citizenship that will make you the ideal neighbor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And yes\u2026good relations between neighbors sometimes come down to small everyday gestures. For everyone’s well-being, it’s important to establish a few good practices to ensure peace and quiet all year round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

1\/ Respect the peace and quiet at night and limit noise pollution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Noise-related disputes are often one of the main sources of conflict between neighbors. They can be caused by music, overflow from parties or sometimes the lack of delicacy in slamming doors or regularly moving furniture noisily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geneva law states that excessive noise is prohibited at all hours. This rule must be followed more rigorously between 9pm and 7am. Indeed, there are some who believe that these should only be set up after dark. However, we all have an obligation to avoid excessive noise at any time of day. So everyone must take all necessary steps to reduce noise, whether it’s produced on the public highway or in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a tenant, you are responsible for maintaining the peace and quiet of the building. Of course, there’s nothing to stop you from having a party or carrying out work in your own home. However, it’s a good idea to let your neighbors know about your plans in advance, and discuss the most suitable times with them. For building work, we suggest you do the same if it is likely to affect the quality of life of your neighbors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dialogue is the best way to avoid damaging neighborly relations and to reach an agreement on everyone’s requirements. The regular crying of a newborn baby, for example, cannot be considered excessive noise. However, ball games or skating are activities that should not be appropriate in a home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are just a few examples of nuisances that can be avoided :<\/p>\n\n\n\n