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How to document noise from neighbours for court

What matters: measurement timing, the noise source, instruments, conditions, the measurement report, repeatability and the link between the noise and a specific source.

What matters for court proceedings

For court proceedings, what matters is a reproducible record of conditions rather than a domestic audio recording: where and when the measurement was taken, under what circumstances, what the noise source was and what results were obtained.

specify the room and measurement point;
describe the noise source and frequency of occurrence;
record the time of day;
collect complaints, correspondence and building management company records;
formulate questions for the specialist or expert.

Inquiry

Send a description of the problem and materials

You can send audio, video, photographs, correspondence, building management company records, a court order, a claim, an apartment layout or a description of the noise source.

noise from neighbours, lifts, ventilation, pumps and equipment;
vibration and structure-borne noise transmitted through walls and floor slabs;
sound insulation of walls, floors and partitions;
microclimate, ventilation, light and UV/IR exposure;
electromagnetic fields and non-ionising radiation.

Type of enquiry Your name Contact phone number or email * Site address or district Briefly describe the problem * Attach photographs, video, audio and documents I give consent to the processing of my personal data for the purpose of considering and responding to my enquiry.

How data is processed: Personal Data Processing Policy. Submit only necessary materials and obscure unnecessary third-party data.

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For court proceedings, it is important to specify the source of exposure, time of occurrence, frequency of occurrence, premises and available documents in advance.

Attachments: up to 10 files of up to 10 MB each, with a maximum combined size of 15 MB. If a file is rejected, the enquiry is not sent.