Neighbour Problems and Tenant Rights
I live in an apartment building which is poorly constructed - the floor and walls are thin, and you can hear everything your neighbour is doing. This has never bothered me as I realize that it is not the neighbour's fault. They are not being loud, the building just sucks.
Recently my next door neighbour and neighbour beneath me joined forces and complained to the landlord (without coming to me first) about my noise. They specified that the noise is not loud music, television, or parties...they can just hear me walking and talking at night. And they want it to stop.
My landlord went so far as to threaten eviction if I do not keep the noise down. I've started wearing slippers and trying to talk softer, but short of not moving or speaking there is not much else I can do. Can I really be evicted if my normal footsteps do not stop after 10 PM, the beginning of quiet hours? I am living normally and not making excessive noise. I just stay up late naturally and sometimes move around past 10 PM.
I have read this link, but it talks more about excessive noise than normal living noise:
http://www.rdl.gouv.qc.ca/en/pdf/br
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
