Talk to the Comune
Submitted by alan h on Wed, 02/02/2022 - 07:52
Do you mean the…
Submitted by Mark D on Wed, 02/02/2022 - 08:55
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Do you mean the Administrator of the building? She's never here..
I spoke with the porter who says the work was agreed with the Administrator.
I suppose we could write to the Administrator, but we're renting. I can raise this with the landlady who could then write to the Administrator.
But I was hoping that this would be a very straightforward matter to submit a case to court with recordings of the noise and have the work stopped altogether or at least limited.
The comune is the local…
Submitted by alan h on Wed, 02/02/2022 - 11:14
Thanks. Am I right to think…
Submitted by Mark D on Thu, 02/03/2022 - 10:50
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Not sure - it could be. Sad…
Submitted by alan h on Thu, 02/03/2022 - 13:55
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Thanks. I spoke with our…
Submitted by Mark D on Mon, 02/07/2022 - 03:28
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Thanks. I spoke with our friends here in Italy, who seem to think this is normal and nothing can be done. Indeed both of them seemed bemused that we would try to do anything about it.
I'd have thought that in a country where everyone lives in flats (we're trying to find a house instead, and it's not easy) there would be strict laws about noise nuisance. However it appears that anyone can make literally any amount of noise for any period of time if it's for the purpose of renovating a flat.
So if you work nights, for example, after three months of falling asleep on the job you'd probably be sacked, and this is acceptable.
I have to make calls to clients and I've had to abandon several of those because the noise is horrendous. It's not just a bit of hammering, but smashing down walls, pneumatic drills and so on, all day, every day, from Monday to Friday, for three months.
We had planned to move but we have to give three months notice. In a worst case we'll just have to move and forfeit the deposit on this place.
In the meantime I'm going to speak with the landlady today just to keep her informed about this, and try to get onto the Comune department.
Don't give up. Talk to the…
Submitted by alan h on Mon, 02/07/2022 - 06:11
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Thanks. This morning I…
Submitted by Mark D on Mon, 02/07/2022 - 12:19
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Thanks. This morning I emailed the Comune and supplied a copy of the sign on the front door together with a video of the noise.
About an hour later the porter came up to talk to them and they left.
Sadly, it surely has to be a coincidence. I could hear his voice but not what was said.
The information on the Comune website has much to say about street works and parties, but nothing about noise in apartments.
I'll see what they say - I asked for details of the restrictions to which the workers must abide - so maximum noise levels as one example.
A detatched house is the answer. My searches have revealed that the number of detached houses at any price to rent in or near Bergamo is.. one. Albeit it's very nice and not much more expensive than this central apartment. This has got us thinking in a very different direction for the future.
It wasn't a coincidence that…
Submitted by Mark D on Wed, 02/09/2022 - 09:38
In reply to Don't give up. Talk to the… by alan h
It wasn't a coincidence that everything went quiet after I emailed the Comune - good idea. We just had a visit from the Project Manager and someone from the Comune. The most noisy phase of the work is over, that of demolition, and they've been told to be as quiet as possible. If they need to make a lot of noise they're to check with us first, and we have the number for the Project Manager so should they make too much noise we call him and he will tell them to stop.
My Italian listening comprehension isn't first rate but if I understood correctly there's some aspect - possibly the equiment used - which was not meant to be used in this scenario, maybe the thing that sounds like a pneumatic drill.
Many people complain of their interactions with the Italian State but I have to say that they've been incredibly efficient at everything while we've been here. Action within a couple of hours.. the video of the noise was probably a factor.
There are rules - work can…
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