We all want peace, tranquility and understanding from our neighbors in an apartment building, but our neighbors are not always understanding. Noise in a neighbor's apartment, friendly get-togethers, endless renovations in new buildings, loud music, quarrels and fights - all this, of course, causes great inconvenience for the lives of normal, calm citizens.

In large cities, not to mention densely populated Moscow, the problem of maintaining silence is even more acute. The reason for this is the more intense rhythm of the inhabitants of the metropolis, the greater population density, and the presence of many large apartment buildings and residential complexes.

Moreover, every year the problem of observing the rules of peace and quiet for citizens becomes more acute. So, from the very first days of 2020, more than a hundred complaints from Muscovites about their restless neighbors and noise on the street have already been registered throughout the city of Moscow. Compared to last year, during the same period the number of requests increased by 20%.

So how can you fight with your neighbors and why should you operate in negotiations with them? What laws will regulate this issue in Moscow in 2020? Where to go in case of violations and misunderstanding of neighbors, do not make noise and maintain silence in the house? You can find answers to these questions in this article.

What kind of noise is regulated by the silence law?

In order to be able to legally regulate the behavior of residents of apartment buildings in the city of Moscow, Law No. 42 “On observing the peace of citizens and norms of silence in the city of Moscow” was adopted. There are no plans to significantly change the law in 2020, including due to the fact that this law has good enforcement practice and is working effectively. The law is based on GOST standards regulating the permissible level of various noise sources, as well as sanitary rules applicable to various types of activities.

It is with the help of GOSTs that the maximum permissible noise level in residential premises is regulated:

• During the day, the noise level should not exceed 55 decibels.
• At night you cannot make noise above 45 decibels.

You can independently determine the noise level using a device for determining its level (sound level meter), which are sold in stores and online and cost from 2,000 rubles. However, it is not at all necessary for citizens to determine the noise level themselves. You can also complain if you assume that the noise source exceeds the maximum permissible standards.

It is advisable to independently determine the noise level of your activities, for example, when carrying out long-term repair work in an apartment; construction work at a construction site near residential buildings; measuring the music level in a cafe located on the ground floor of a residential building. It is always better to independently take care of your activities and their safety for surrounding citizens than to wait for complaints received from these citizens and the application of sanctions.

Thus, in the city of Moscow, the first floors of residential buildings are often used for commercial activities, including cafes and shops. Muscovites living above these commercial and everyday objects sometimes have to not only smell the odors spreading from these establishments in their apartment, but also constantly listen to the noise from their activities. The law on silence is aimed, among other things, at regulating the relationship between residents of houses and commercial facilities located in them regarding the latter’s compliance with the requirements of peace and quiet of citizens.

The Moscow Silence Law of 2020 specifically defines a list of sounds that residents are prohibited from making in their homes at certain times. For example, at night (from 23:00 to 7:00) move furniture around the apartment, sing songs, perform musical compositions, listen to music loudly, or during a quiet hour for children (day break) make repairs and make noise in any way. We will talk more about specific examples of requirements for maintaining silence in the city of Moscow below.

What time is it illegal to make noise in Moscow?

Strict regulation, first of all, the law determines what can and cannot be done at night. For the city of Moscow, the period of time from 23:00 to 7:00 is considered night time. In the capital at night it is strictly forbidden to:

• Play piano, guitar and other instruments.
• Sing songs in full voice alone or in the company of friends.
• Listen to music loudly in the apartment, watch TV, listen to the radio (loudly - if you can hear it behind the wall in your neighbor’s apartment).
• Listen to loud music in a car, public institution (cafe, restaurant, etc.).
• Renovate the apartment.
• Move furniture, move noisily around the apartment (for example, running in shoes, dropping objects).
• Use a car horn in a residential area of ​​the city.

All of the above applies not only to apartment residents, but also to visitors to hotels, hostels, hospitals and other public institutions.

Law on silence and noise from apartment renovation

The Law on Silence of the City of Moscow in 2020 strictly regulates the procedure for repair work in apartment buildings. At the same time, an important point is that if you just bought an apartment and you have a construction option (apartment without renovation), and the house is new (just put into operation), then for 1.5 years the law on silence has not been written for you, and it does not apply to you. And this is understandable - the construction site needs to be turned into comfortable housing, and there is no way to do without the noise of a hammer drill in the apartment.

But if the house is already more than one and a half years old, and you decide to make repairs to it, then in accordance with the Moscow law on silence, in 2020 you will not be able to do repair work:

• On regular days from 19:00 to 9:00 and during quiet time for children in the daytime from 13:00 to 15:00. Agree, this turns out to be a very limited schedule for renovating an apartment, and you will mostly have the hammer drill in charging mode.
• On weekends or official holidays. No renovation or construction work on apartments these days!

How to record a violation of silence and where to go to complain?

Where exactly to complain about peace breakers in the city of Moscow depends on who is disturbing your peace. The intruder could be either a citizen from a neighboring apartment, or a commercial organization under the windows of the house. In any case, the violator will face a fine.

If a commercial organization is noisy

This could be a restaurant, a manufacturing facility, a retail facility, etc. In this case, write a complaint to Rospotrebnadzor in Moscow. If the response to your complaint from Rospotrebnadzor is unsatisfactory, contact the prosecutor’s office or court and seek silence from the noise source or cessation of its activities if it cannot function in silent mode.

Moreover, you can fight not only with a small stall or a noisy grocery store open at night. A construction company constructing an apartment building can also be called to silence; and a factory rumbling with its production capacity; and any other large type of business. The law applies to everyone without exception!

If you doubt your ability to independently fight an authoritative but noisy violator of your peace, a lawyer can come to your aid, who will collect evidence, conduct the necessary technical examination, file appropriate complaints, and also, if necessary, conduct a trial against the violator of the law.

If your flatmate is noisy behind the wall

Rospotrebnadzor will not be able to help much. In this case, you have two options for the development of events.

First option: call the police. Here we must assume that the neighbor’s noise has been ongoing for a long time and will not become quieter until the police arrive. If this happens, the police officer will record the violation of the law on the part of the neighbor and draw up a protocol on this, on the basis of which the neighbor will be held administratively liable (a fine).

Second option: independently record noise from a neighboring apartment. If you see that the noise is short-term, periodically repeated and it is difficult to assume that it will occur at the time the police officer arrives, it makes sense to independently record this violation of the law.

What can be used for this? Any means of audio-video recording: record a noisy action from a neighbor on a phone, video camera, voice recorder, video recorder, etc. You can enlist the support of neighbors from other apartments who are also tired of the noisy guest. Now you can safely go to the police or to the local detective officer with a statement about the unlawful actions of a citizen to disturb peace and quiet in the city of Moscow. In the statement, we indicate who your witnesses are and what evidence there is of the neighbor’s noisy outrage.

What are the responsibilities for breaking silence?

In accordance with Article 3.13 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation for the offenses in question:

• Citizens are held accountable in the form of a fine in the amount of 1 to 2 thousand rubles.
• Officials and managers are responsible within the range of 4 – 8 thousand rubles.
• Organizations and individual entrepreneurs for noise are subject to a fine of 40 to 80 thousand rubles.

You should also know that if the source of noisy activity is an organization (manufacturing, store, restaurant, etc.), then you can obtain through the court the suspension of its activities until the violations are eliminated, and if they cannot be eliminated, a ban on such activities that violate the rights of citizens .

In addition, if a citizen’s health was damaged due to a violation of silence (for example, a neighbor made noise while an elderly or seriously ill person was behind the wall in the apartment), you have the right to compensate through the court for moral damages from unlawful actions on the part of the offender. In 2020, Moscow courts will recover from defendants in such disputes moral damages in the amount of 50 to 100 thousand rubles, and also reimburse all additional costs of conducting the case in court (expenses for examination, lawyer, state fees).

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Residents of megacities often face a problem when neighbors neglect generally accepted rules, disturbing them with noisy gatherings or repair work. In order to protect its citizens, Russian legislation adopted Federal Law No. 52-F3. But each individual subject of the Russian Federation also has its own regulatory document, which corresponds to the living conditions of a particular region. So in the capital the law on silence in Moscow has been in force since January 1, 2018.

The current federal law No. 52-F3 “On the sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population,” adopted on March 30, 1999, states that the living conditions of Russians are regulated by GOSTs and sanitary standards. But a direct indication of the degree of noise pollution and the time frame were not initially indicated.

The current SanPiN 2.1.2.2645-10 only specifies day and night intervals: 7-23 hours, and, accordingly, 23-7 mornings. Therefore, the 2018 amendments contain adjustments that limit the period of permitted noise.

The latest version of the law specifies when you can’t be in an apartment in 2018. This is from 21:00 to 8:00 on weekdays. It is worth taking into account that the time frames in the standards of different regions may vary slightly. For example: for St. Petersburg it is from 22:00 to 8 am, in Krasnoyarsk - from 22:00 to 9:00, in the Nizhny Novgorod region. from 22:00 to 7:00.

Sources of noise during “quiet hours” most often include: ongoing repair and finishing work, loud radio and television equipment, operating electrical appliances, practicing musical instruments, loud singing and loud whistles, loud sounds made by animals, and the use of pyrotechnics.

A level not exceeding 40 dBA during the day and 30 dBA at night is considered normal. According to the standards, the maximum possible noise levels in apartments are:

• for daylight hours – 55 dBA;
• for the night period – 45 dBA.

During the daytime, inside residential premises, standards allow exceeding the maximum noise level within 5 dB, in areas adjacent to the building - up to 10 dB. For clarity, we point out that this indicator when driving a passenger car is 55 dBA, a child’s cry can reach 78 dBA, and an adult’s scream can reach 90 dBA. If we consider the sounds of construction tools turned on, then the hammer drill creates a level of about 95 dBA, and the impact driver creates a level of about 95 dBA.

How to deal with noisy neighbors

Violation of silence is an encroachment on the tranquility protected by norms and a strict violation of sanitary standards, the compliance of which is monitored by Rospotrebnadzor. Employees of the executive authority have at their disposal devices - sound level meters, which measure the pressure of the sound wave and register this indicator in order to identify the fact of a violation.

If your neighbors are bothering you, you just need to submit a written complaint to one of the branches of the federal agency. It would be better if it was a collective complaint from several apartment owners. Employees will take measurements, conduct an examination and draw up a report on the administrative violation. The act drawn up by experts will serve as indisputable evidence when going to court.

Reports can also be drawn up by police officers. The only thing is that they do not have equipment that records the noise level. Law enforcement officers draw up a protocol and submit it to the inspector. He, in turn, conducts an explanatory conversation with the violators. If it does not take action, a fine is imposed.

It is a pity that this law does not help if the windows are located towards the roadway. Uninterrupted public transport movement is more paramount than the peace of Russians. The law also does not apply to the need to carry out rescue and emergency measures.

The same norm also applies to holding official sporting events, religious ceremonies and cultural celebrations. These include the 2018 FIFA World Cup events planned to be held in the near future.

Therefore, you should not expect that contacting the appropriate services will bring the expected result. The only way out of the situation is to install internal noise insulation or move to a quieter area.

Silence in the capital

The night peace of the capital today is protected by Law No. 42 “On maintaining the peace of citizens and silence at night in Moscow.”, adopted on July 12, 2012, But for greater comfort of citizens both on weekdays and on weekends, adopted with On January 1, 2018, the bill introduced a number of amendments:

1. A “quiet hour” has been introduced - on weekdays the period from 13-15 hours and 19-9 am. The same restrictions apply to holidays, with the exception of January 1, as well as weekends. It follows from this that, according to the current law of 2018, repairs in an apartment can be done on weekdays in two time intervals: 9-13 pm and 15-19 pm.
2. A significant increase in fines for both ordinary citizens and legal entities, as well as commercial and government organizations. In Moscow, the amount of penalties is: 1-2 thousand rubles. for individuals and 40-80 thousand rubles. for legal entities.
3. The ability to solve problems with violators by involving police officers, the Moscow Housing Inspectorate and Rospotrebnadzor.

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This means that according to the law of the Russian Federation in Moscow 2018, you can make noise both in the apartment itself and near a residential building until 19 pm and after 9 am. This requirement also applies to: internal entrances, sports and children's playgrounds located on the territory of the residential complex. The ban includes premises and adjacent open areas of rehabilitation, educational, medical centers, gardening associations, as well as organizations that provide temporary stay for Russians.

Residents of apartment buildings are often forced to put up with poor sound insulation. Neighbors may be disturbed by loud music, parties, conversations, scandals, knocking and other unpleasant sounds. Apartment owners, whose neighbors are preventing them from living a normal life, try to resolve the conflict on their own, starting numerous scandals with their offenders, not knowing that there is a noise law in Russia, according to which time limits are established when loud sounds can be heard from their own apartment .

What does the noise law say?

Not all homeowners in multi-storey buildings know how much noise can be made in an apartment. The Noise Law (Federal Law No. 52), adopted back in 2016, specifies a time frame during which residents do not have the right to make loud noises so as not to disturb the peace of their neighbors.

How long can you make noise in an apartment?

You can make noise in the apartment during feasts, talk loudly, shout, or play music from 07:00 to 23:00 on weekdays.

In addition, you should refrain from high decibels during the standard quiet hour for minors and pensioners from 13:00 to 15:00.

Noise in the apartment - until what hour is it permissible to carry out repair work?

A hammer drill, grinder or drill produces much louder sounds than household noise, and they also transmit vibration through the supporting structures of the building. Such activity is possible only from 09:00 to 19:00 with a break for a quiet hour.

On weekends and public holidays, repair work cannot be carried out at all, and the usual noise emanating from the activities of citizens is limited from 10:00 to 22:00, since at this time most people are resting and need silence.

If a house is being rented out for the first time, and new apartment owners are actively renovating each residential premises, then the ban begins 18 months after the property is put into operation.

Apartment renovation

Important! In addition to the generally accepted federal law, which is in force throughout Russia, local government bodies that control life support in the regions, due to various internal political, social, ethnic, religious or other characteristics, can establish their own amendments to the code, according to which the silence schedule may shift slightly .

What to do if your neighbors are making loud noise

If neighbors interfere with a comfortable stay, and the noise ban period has long passed, neighbors have the right to take decisive steps. To pacify noisy residents of an apartment building, you can:

• Contact your neighbors personally and try to resolve the conflict situation peacefully. Try to agree verbally, present the text of the law on silence, since people may simply not know it, and also warn about further radical actions.
• If negotiations do not produce the desired result, citizens should unite with other dissatisfied residents and act together by organizing an initiative group and identifying the most qualified representative to resolve such issues.
• Next, the residents make a free-form complaint to the management company or the HOA of the building, demanding help in calming down the neighbors. Representatives of the building manager do not have broad powers, but they can hold an educational conversation with violators, call them to order, and also hang banners with displays of the law on silence.
• If such measures do not bring results, residents have the right to go to the nearest internal affairs department and write a statement about disturbing the silence, indicating all the details of the violent neighbors. The police are required to accept the paper for consideration, the district police officer will visit the tenants, warn them about inappropriate behavior, and also threaten them with more drastic methods of influence in the event of further violations.
• If the district police officer’s warning does not produce results, then the initiative group has the right to file a collective complaint to the Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation. This department is called upon to monitor the implementation of laws, and therefore is obliged to verify the legality of the actions or inactions of police officers.
• The last resort is a lawsuit. The responsible representative of the government authority will review the paper with the attached statements and complaints, and, having identified malicious violations of the rights of citizens, will set a date for the court hearing. Violators will be fined by court decision. If the incident repeats, more stringent measures will be taken.

Noisy feast

Important! When going to court, you need a previously collected evidence base. These could be recordings from surveillance cameras, transcriptions of audio recordings of unsuccessful negotiations, written refusals to consider applications and other nuances that indicate that going to court for residents was a last resort, while a violation of the law actually occurs.

Is it possible to report tenants anonymously?

Procedural actions on the part of the authorities are recorded in a corresponding report, which is a form of reporting. This document requires certain nuances when creating it. First of all, all personal data of the troublemaker and the data of persons trying to stop these actions must be indicated.

It is impossible to write a complaint, petition or statement without indicating the applicant’s passport details. Such a document will not be accepted for consideration either by the Department of Internal Affairs or by the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation, and if it is sent by mail or in the form of an electronic request, then authorized persons will destroy it without reading it.

Disgruntled neighbors

Consequently, an anonymous appeal to representatives of government authorities is impossible under any pretext. For persons who fear for their lives, the codes of the Russian Federation stipulate special conditions to ensure their protection.

What types of penalties are provided for night noise?

In accordance with the resolution on administrative offenses of the Federal Law No. 52, as well as Articles 3.13, 6.3, 6.4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, the following types of material penalties are provided for from citizens and legal entities responsible for this unlawful act:

• If the violation is the first and its nature depended on household sources of noise: loud screams, music, dancing, etc., then the perpetrator will be given a financial penalty in the amount of 1,000 to 2,000 rubles*. depending on the decision of the responsible person imposing the punishment.
• If the same conditions were violated by representatives of a legal entity, the fine will increase significantly from 40 to 80 thousand rubles*, depending on the duration of the impact, the speed of response to complaints and warnings to neighbors, the repetition of the act and other factors.
• When such noise is made by officials on duty, they are fined in the amount of 4,000 to 8,000 rubles.*
• If the violator caused noise, resulting in a violation of the comfort of citizens, or this act concerned the carrying out of repair and finishing work at a time not permitted by law, the punishment will be from 100 rubles. up to 1000 rubles* for individuals.
• The same violations detected against an official of the enterprise will entail a fine of 500-2000 rubles*
• When this act is carried out by representatives of organizations working under certain contract agreements or for the provision of any other services, then a fine of 10-20 thousand rubles. the case may not end, and this LLC or individual entrepreneur will be deprived of the right to engage in such commercial activities for a period of up to 90 days from the date of the decision.

District police officer's visit to violators

Important! As legal practice in Russia shows, this type of illegal act is considered a violation of minor or moderate gravity. This means that, despite the penalties prescribed in the Code of Administrative Offences, law enforcement agencies are limited to warning the violator.

Maximum noise level in apartment buildings

Sanitary standards adopted for citizens to maintain the safety of their health, as well as to ensure their comfortable living in their own apartments, establish a physical noise limit that is permissible regardless of the time of day:

• During the daytime from 7:00 to 23:00, citizens have the right to make noise in the range from 40.0 dB to 55.0 dB without consequences.
• During the prohibited time for loud sounds from 23:00 to 7:00, as well as during quiet hours from 13:00 to 15:00, the maximum sound exposure level is reduced to 30.0-45.0 dB. Exceeding these standards entails a violation of the law on silence, since its text refers to articles of SanPinov, which indicate what noise impacts cannot be exerted on citizens.

In order for citizens to have an idea of ​​what kind of noise level this is and how many decibels constitute household exposure, they can compare these indicators with those given below:

• Loud screams, crying children, the operation of a powerful hair dryer, vacuum cleaner or other household appliances can have an acoustic impact of up to 80.0-90.0 dB.
• If finishing work is being carried out in the house, walls are being dismantled, or workers simply knock loudly with a hammer, use a hammer drill, or drill with a drill, such impacts can produce noise up to 100.0-130.0 dB.
• Loud music played on a music system with speakers or a TV with home theater function - up to 100.0 dB.
• Normal conversations, without a sharp rise in voice, do not exceed 40.0 dB.
• If residents communicate in a whisper, the exposure level drops to 10.0 dB.

Police report against neighbors

Important! Dissatisfied neighbors can always provide themselves with an evidence base by purchasing a noise measuring device in a store, or call a specialized laboratory that will write a professional report, taking appropriate measurements at different times of the day, in the morning, afternoon, evening or night, while being in their own living space applicants.

Trial

When carrying out repair work, in addition to standard noise exposure, citizens may be subjected to uncomfortable acoustic and structural noise transmitted through monolithic reinforced concrete load-bearing structures. The sound of an ordinary falling pan on a tiled floor can produce a short-term noise effect of up to 120.0 dB, which will be heard in almost all apartments at the entrance.

To sum up, we should warn all persons who try to punish their offenders using their own methods for non-compliance with the rules of silence. Writing rude messages at the entrances, damaging the personal property of citizens: entrance doors, keyholes, internal utilities, personal vehicles, can bring a certain kind of punishment on the neighbors themselves. Citizens may fall under such articles as vandalism, and if their actions caused damage to the health of the violators, then the case may even be considered from the point of view of a criminal offense.

How long can you make noise in an apartment? Until what time can neighbors do repairs in the evenings? In addition to these two issues, the law on silence covers some other aspects regulating construction and repair work.

Renovating an apartment is a troublesome, noisy task. Sometimes, the planned re-pasting of wallpaper results in a change of baseboards, windows and doors.

As a result, instead of a week, apartment repairs last for at least six months. Therefore, the question “allowed time for repairs in apartments” is popular. After all, when you renovate an apartment, you disturb your neighbors. It’s hard to live under the noise of a drill and the sound of a hammer.

I studied the laws to find out at what time an apartment can be renovated. There is no unified law for cities of the Russian Federation, which specifies noise standards and the permitted time for renovation of apartments. Some federal laws even contain clauses that contradict each other.

If you follow the sequence of work when renovating an apartment, then there will be much less noise. Local regulations regulate this issue for each individual subject of the federation.

From what time and until what time can you make repairs in an apartment?

According to the law “On ensuring peace and quiet of citizens in the Moscow region,” repair work can be carried out:

• On weekdays (Monday to Friday inclusive) from 8.00 to 21.00;
• On weekends (Saturday, Sunday) and non-working holidays established by federal law from 10.00 to 22.00;
• Work break from 13.00 to 15.00 hours, regardless of the day of the week;
• Using tools and equipment with a noise threshold within normal limits;
• Respecting the order of public spaces.

Is it possible to do repairs on weekends?

Of course you can! As already mentioned, in accordance with federal law, you can break the silence from 10.00 to 22.00.

If work lasts more than 6 hours, take an hour break. The total duration of work should not exceed 3 months. If you violate the deadlines, you may be subject to administrative liability in case of complaints from neighbors.

The following requirements apply to special equipment, tools and instruments used in the process of repair and construction work:

1. safety
2. efficiency
3. saving labor costs
4. portability
5. light weight.

Passages, stairs, and elevators must not be blocked. Do not block residents' escape routes in emergency situations. Do not cause damage to adjacent rooms. Pack building materials correctly - place garbage in bags or bags.

Unpacked construction waste is strictly prohibited from being transported in passenger elevators. It is recommended to take written permission from neighbors to carry out repair work.

Law on silence in Moscow and the Moscow region. Official document

In Moscow, the “repair” issue is regulated by the tenth article, the second paragraph of the Moscow City Law No. 37 dated September 29, 1999, “On the procedure for renovating premises in residential buildings on the territory of the city of Moscow” (as amended by the Moscow City Law No. 22 dated April 7, 2004).

There is a Moscow City Law dated April 22, 2014 No. 42 “On maintaining the peace of citizens and silence at night in the city of Moscow,” also known as the “Law on Silence.”

Law of the Moscow Region No. 16/2014-OZ “On ensuring peace and quiet of citizens in the territory of the Moscow Region.” Adopted by resolution of the Moscow Regional Duma dated February 20, 2014 No. 9/79-P. Signed by the Governor of the Moscow Region on 03/07/2014

MOSCOW REGIONAL DUMA

RESOLUTION

02/20/2014 No. 9/79-P

On the Law of the Moscow Region “On ensuring peace and quiet of citizens in the territory of the Moscow Region”

The Moscow Regional Duma decided:

1. Adopt the Law of the Moscow Region “On ensuring peace and quiet of citizens in the territory of the Moscow Region.” (Attached.)
2. Send the Law of the Moscow Region “On ensuring peace and quiet of citizens on the territory of the Moscow Region” to the Governor of the Moscow Region for signing.

Chairman

Moscow Regional Duma I.Yu. Bryntsalov

LAW OF THE MOSCOW REGION

On ensuring peace and quiet for citizens in the Moscow region

Article 1. Subject of regulation of this Law

This Law regulates relations related to ensuring peace and quiet of citizens in the Moscow region.

Article 2. Periods of time during which disturbance of the peace and quiet of citizens is not allowed

Violation of the peace and quiet of citizens is not allowed:

1) from 21.00 to 8.00 on weekdays (from Monday to Friday inclusive);

2) from 22.00 to 10.00 on weekends (Saturday, Sunday) and non-working holidays established by federal legislation;

3) from 13.00 to 15.00 hours daily in relation to the protected objects provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 3 of this Law, in terms of actions provided for in paragraphs 1 and 4 of part 1 of Article 4 of this Law.

Article 3. Protected objects

Protected objects on the territory of the Moscow region are:

1) apartments and common areas in apartment buildings, residential buildings, residential premises and common areas in dormitories;

2) local areas, including courtyard driveways, children’s, sports, and playgrounds in residential neighborhoods and groups of residential buildings;

3) premises and territories of educational, medical organizations, as well as organizations providing social, rehabilitation, sanatorium and resort services, services for temporary accommodation and (or) provision of temporary stay of citizens;

4) territories of horticultural, gardening and dacha non-profit associations of citizens.

Article 4. Actions that disturb the peace and quiet of citizens

1. Actions that violate the peace and quiet of citizens include:

1) the use of sound reproducing devices and sound amplification devices, including those installed on vehicles, at (in) trade, public catering, and leisure facilities, resulting in a violation of the peace and quiet of citizens;

2) shouting, whistling, singing, playing musical instruments, resulting in a violation of the peace and quiet of citizens;

3) the use of pyrotechnics, resulting in a violation of the peace and quiet of citizens;

4) carrying out repairs, reconstruction and (or) redevelopment of residential premises, resulting in a violation of the peace and quiet of citizens;

5) carrying out excavation, repair, construction, unloading and other types of work using mechanical means and technical devices, with the exception of the work provided for in paragraph 4 of this part, which entailed a violation of the peace and quiet of citizens;

6) other actions that entailed a violation of the peace and quiet of citizens.

2. The provisions of this Law do not apply to:

1) actions of citizens, officials and legal entities aimed at preventing crimes, preventing and eliminating the consequences of accidents, natural disasters, other emergency situations, performing work related to ensuring the personal and public safety of citizens or the functioning of life support facilities for the population;

2) holding mass public events, including official physical education events and sports events, cultural events, religious rites and ceremonies;

3) actions for the commission of which administrative liability is established by the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses.

Article 5. On amendments to the Law of the Moscow Region "On ensuring peace and quiet for citizens at night in the Moscow region"

Introduce into the Law of the Moscow Region No. 1/2008-OZ “On ensuring peace and quiet of citizens at night in the territory of the Moscow Region” (as amended by the laws of the Moscow Region
No. 98/2011-OZ, No. 140/2011-OZ) the following changes:

1) the title should be stated as follows: “On administrative liability for offenses in the sphere of ensuring peace and quiet of citizens in the territory of the Moscow region”;

2) the preamble should be stated as follows:

“This Law establishes the administrative responsibility of citizens, officials and legal entities for offenses in the field of ensuring peace and quiet of citizens in the Moscow region.”;

3) Articles 1–3 are declared invalid;

4) Article 4 should be stated as follows:

“Article 4. Violation of the peace and quiet of citizens

1. Violation of the peace and quiet of citizens during periods of time provided for by the Law of the Moscow Region No. 16/2014-OZ “On ensuring peace and quiet of citizens in the territory of the Moscow Region”, –

entails a warning or the imposition of an administrative fine on citizens in the amount of one thousand to three thousand rubles; for officials - from five thousand to ten thousand rubles; for legal entities - from twenty thousand to fifty thousand rubles.

2. Committing an administrative offense provided for in Part 1 of this article for the second time within a year –

entails the imposition of an administrative fine on citizens in the amount of four thousand rubles; for officials - from fifteen thousand to thirty thousand rubles; for legal entities - from sixty thousand to eighty thousand rubles.

3. Committing an administrative offense provided for in Part 1 of this article for the third and subsequent times within a year –

entails the imposition of an administrative fine on citizens in the amount of five thousand rubles; for officials - fifty thousand rubles; for legal entities - from one hundred thousand to one hundred fifty thousand rubles.”;

5) in article 5:

a) exclude the words “at night” from the title;

b) parts 1 and 2 should be stated as follows:

"1. Protocols on administrative offenses provided for by this Law are drawn up by officials of the central executive body of state power of the Moscow Region with special competence, carrying out executive and administrative activities in the territory of the Moscow Region in the field of state administrative and technical supervision (hereinafter referred to as the central executive body of state power of the Moscow Region):

1) the head of the central executive body of state power of the Moscow region - the chief state administrative and technical inspector of the Moscow region;

2) first deputy head of the central executive body of state power of the Moscow region - deputy chief state administrative and technical inspector of the Moscow region;

3) deputy head of the central executive body of state power of the Moscow region - deputy chief state administrative and technical inspector of the Moscow region;

4) heads of departments and their deputies; heads of departments, heads of departments and their deputies; heads of departments (heads of departments) in departments and their deputies; consultants - senior state administrative and technical inspectors of the Moscow region;

5) chief specialists - state administrative and technical inspectors of the Moscow region.

2. Cases of administrative offenses provided for by this Law are considered by:

1) justices of the peace - in case of an administrative offense by a citizen;

2) officials of the central executive body of state power of the Moscow region, specified in part 1 of this article - in the event of an administrative offense being committed by an official or a legal entity.”

Article 6. Procedure for the entry into force of this Law

This Law comes into force 10 days after its official publication.

Governor

Moscow region A.Yu. Vorobyov

No. 16/2014-OZ

Adopted by resolution

Moscow Regional Duma

dated February 20, 2014 No. 9/79-P

Permissible noise levels in an apartment and fines for exceeding them

According to sanitary and epidemiological standards, tools and devices that during operation exceed the vibration and noise level of 40 dBA are prohibited. Don't interfere with someone else's property when you are renovating your home.

The noise level from 7-00 to 23-00 should not exceed 40 dB, and from 23-00 to 7-00 - 30 dB.

To avoid conflicts, put yourself in your neighbors' shoes. “My home is my castle” is an accurate expression. Everyone wants to feel comfortable, cozy and calm in their apartment. And if a small child is sleeping behind your wall, or elderly people live, or even a young man is sleeping after a night shift.

Respect your neighbors. It is worth noting that the question “at what time can repair work be carried out in an apartment?” regarding the seasonal aspect is not covered in any legislative act.

Neighbors are breaking the law of silence. What to do and where to go?

The law prohibits disturbing peace and quiet. Noisy repair and construction work of other citizens at night is prohibited. According to this “Law on Silence”, night time is considered to be the time from 21.00 at night to 8.00 in the morning. Residents of non-Moscow region, please consult a lawyer on this issue.

Repair is a troublesome task that takes a lot of effort and nerves. The monetary aspect is also involved: materials for wall decoration, tools are expensive, owners are always nervous, afraid of making the wrong choice. All this hassle is complemented by chaos in the apartment.

Everyone is trying to finish the renovation as soon as possible. To do this, you have to work on weekends and holidays. A conflict of interest arises: the neighbors have other plans at this time.

Since the layout of any apartment building assumes a low degree of sound insulation of the premises, noise from construction work will disturb neighbors.

Important! If you receive complaints and requests to stop making noise at a certain time, it is worth making a compromise. Entering into conflict is a losing proposition.

Neighbors may have small children who will not fall asleep to the noise and will get scared. On holidays, the sounds of a puncher and a hammer will upset guests and ruin the festive mood.

Situations are different; everyone decides for themselves what to do. In case of conflict situations, there is a set of laws stipulating the permitted noise level at different times.

It is worth stopping work if your neighbors ask you to do this at a certain time:

• At night.
• On holidays.
• On the weekend.
• Early in the morning.

It’s not your neighbors’ fault that the finishing work of your apartment is actively progressing, and your eyes are full of excitement and determination to finish everything right today.

Put yourself in their position; if you were in their place, the situation would cause you the same inconvenience. You will have to live in a renovated apartment for a long time; it is better to be friends with your neighbors.

The procedure for repairs in 2018

When is it permissible to exceed the noise level in 2018:

This is the law in 2018. Answering the question whether it is possible to drill and make noise on weekends and holidays - definitely: no.

What if the neighbors make noise during the renovation process and how to achieve silence during the required hours

Arbitrariness on the part of people living through the wall is an unfortunate situation. Repairs for neighbors can make life miserable for a long time.

The situation requires a delicate attitude. First of all, you should talk to your neighbor and try to resolve the situation peacefully.

Remember the main motto of all Chinese martial arts: the main victory is not to defeat the enemy, but to turn him into a friend.

If you have endured the noise for a long time, and now the boiling point has reached its peak, do not rush into conflict.

Repair is a complex and unpleasant process, and living in an apartment building requires compliance with some community rules.

Think about whether noise really bothers you? Can music or TV fix the situation? The point is not at all in the noise of the neighbors, but in the fact that you have accumulated stress and you are trying to throw out your emotions.

Don't make decisions through the prism of emotions. But if the situation deprives you of comfort, sleep and nerve cells, you should take drastic measures.

What to do if neighbors make noise at inappropriate times:

1. Ask them to stop the noise. Do it politely, in the form of a friendly request. This approach will be successful in 50% of cases.
2. If you receive a refusal, explain that the situation forces you to turn to an officer of the law.
3. If you are refused again, return to the apartment and wait half an hour. A neighbor may refuse you, but stop making noise for fear of punishment.
4. Does the noise continue? Call the local police officer. You did everything you could.

There are cases when noise at inappropriate times is permitted by law. The mother of a small child who cries at night will definitely not be fined for exceeding the noise level.

It is allowed to carry out repair and rescue work when an emergency situation threatens the lives of citizens, damages property, or causes damage to state property.

Otherwise, silence must be maintained at night, on weekends and holidays.

Important! The normal noise level in a room is talking in a calm tone. Stick to this line, including music and TV.

Penalties for failure to comply with the law

The law of different regions provides for punishment for exceeding the noise level at the wrong time in the form of a fine from 500 to 3000 rubles. The exact amount of the fine can be found at your place of residence.

Important! If you are planning a renovation, try to warn your neighbors in advance that your place will soon be noisy.

Explain that if the noise becomes a nuisance, they can safely knock on your door and you will stop working until the allotted time.

It’s better to be friends with your neighbors; in difficult situations they will help. And quarrels will only complicate life, take away your nerves and health.

If repairs are happening behind the wall and you are afraid that your arrival will provoke a conflict: take the advice of a psychologist.

How to ask your neighbor to stop making noise without getting rejected:

• Smile. Noise is not the end of the world.
• Greet your neighbor in a friendly tone and introduce yourself.
• Ask to carry out the work a little more quietly, explain why the sound is interfering.
• The request assumes a friendly tone. Ask as if you are asking your boss for time off. The person should not feel aggression from you.
• It's good if at the end of the day you come to your neighbor with a pie or a drink. This will help you find common ground. During renovations, people have no time for cooking, please make them happy. Then it will be easier for you to turn to them for help.
• Be understanding, don’t take rudeness personally, and don’t get into conflict.

Remember: everyone is different. If you can’t find a common language with your neighbor, just follow the rules of decency and speak respectfully.

There are also fines for swearing and insults. Friendliness and kindness are the key to getting out of any such situation.

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