In the flat above mine a music studio operates every day from around 11am to 11pm.
The noise levels are so high that the walls in my apartment actually vibrate.
I have contacted the police several times. The noise stops when the officers visit the flat and then about 15 minutes later it starts again. One officer told me I should not be taking this matter up with them, but with the Environmental Protection Department (EPD).
I have complained to the department. Officials admit the noise levels are too high and have served a noise abatement notice. But the people in the flat have until March 24 to comply with it and even after that date they may ask for an extension. I have two children of school age who are unable to do their homework and cannot get to sleep until the studio shuts down for the night. We do not even get any peace on Sundays or public holidays.
The EPD referred my case to the Buildings Department to see if a residential flat is being used for commercial purposes, but the department said it could not do anything as there had been no structural changes. This is in spite of the fact that the studio is operating without a business registration certificate.
Surely some legislation exists which can protect law-abiding citizens from this unacceptable noise level. Government officials should get their priorities right.