By carolyn hax syndicated columnist.
Condo upstairs squeaky floors florida.
Associations have a legal responsibility to address and resolve theses noise nuisances or else face expensive litigation and fees.
Dear mister condo i live on the 2nd floor of my condo.
We never heard noise from our previous upstairs neighbors.
The 1st floor unit owner complained about the noise and is claiming it comes from my unit subfloor.
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Are there florida or city codes for condo flooring sound proofing and if so where would i find them.
The unit upstairs has very squeaky floors which really disturb my sleep when the person living there gets up early in the morning.
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I live in a condo below a unit which has extremely loud squeaking and creaking floors.
As a renter you may have limited soundproofing options.
We lived in the upstairs condominium for 13 years now and i was wondering over those years will the underlayment used for hardwood floors would in some way lessen the effectiveness as far as sound.
Hoas of multi level condominiums or other developments are probably familiar with nuisances caused by noisy neighbors with a majority of complaints coming from unapproved flooring.
December 31 2019 at 1 26 pm.
Per florida statute 718 111 11 j 1 the offending upstairs unit owner would be liable for the damage to all portions of the condominium property not covered by the condominium s insurance policy.
The upper surfaces of the plywood sub flooring.
My upstairs neighbor has squeaky floors and is not a light stepper.
I don t believe there is any cement between the levels.
That can often mean a remodel upset neighbors and frustration all around.
I live in a first floor coach house condo building has common entrance and 2 units up 2 down.
I read the master deeds of my condo.
The boundaries of the each of the units are as follows.
My wife and have lived on the ground floor of a three story condo building for nearly 17 years.
The flooring in the living room is so loud it wakes me in the bedroom at night the association has stated that they cannot assist and the unit owner will not assist from above.
Laminate can emulate the look of hardwood beautifully.
The statute also holds the upstairs unit owner liable for the damage to the neighbor s condo downstairs.
But there are several tricks to drown out your noisy neighbors without your landlord freaking out.
Published 1 47 pm pst wednesday december 12 2012.
