Noise problem

[Alex Clift]

I own a condo in nj that I rent out and recently found out one of the tenants from the unit below mine is moving out because of the noise from my tenants. The noise is from movement in the unit, not music, partying, etc. I'm meeting with the condo board this week to try to resolve the issue. Obvious solution is to put down rugs but I'm hesitant as I don't want to take on that added expense. Curious if anyone has had similar issues and how they rectified. I think the nj condo laws are that 75% of the floors must be covered in carpet but it's not enforced. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks.

[Rob Beland]

Noise problems in my opinion are a waste of my time and I rarely get involved. If a tenant has a problem with noise from another unit I first encourage them to speak to the offending tenant and try to work it out. If it continues I tell them to call the police. Let the police determine if any noise ordinance is being broken. It never gets to that and usually the tenant being bothered realizes its just part of the deal with renting. If I hear the same complaint from multiple tenants I will say something but again, that is rare. People dont typically like to complain and cause tension between neighbors.