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Shame poorer inner city dwellers all live in close proximity with thin walls or shared accommodation. Singing is almost impossible in those circumstances withou

Shame poorer inner city dwellers all live in close proximity with thin walls or shared accommodation. Singing is almost impossible in those circumstances without annoying a neighbor. My last tenancy agreement had specific references to playing any music instruments / singing practice.

asdfasgasdgasdg 6y ago
Singing at a normal indoor volume is fine even in apartments. Maybe you can't belt music out at the top of your lungs but despite the lease agreement no city will allow the enforcement of a rule that no singing at all is allowed in apartments.
- danenania 6y ago
  It probably depends on the city, but in general the legal noise limits allowing for "quiet enjoyment" seem to be pretty high. I lived above loud college students for awhile in SF, and was curious whether they were technically breaking the limits, so I downloaded a decibel meter app to check. Even with the phone sitting on the floor, they would only break the limits when someone yelled at the top of their lungs or they played extremely loud music. That was despite being able to hear pretty much all their (loud but not shouting) conversations, (loud but not usually extreme) music, etc. very clearly in our apartment. So I think singing should be fine legally speaking unless you live somewhere with a lot stricter limits, especially during the day. It's a good idea to check with neighbors though. Often they won't mind if you do it as long as you avoid certain times or certain rooms. That's how we (sort of) resolved things with our student friends... and thankfully we moved out of there pre-quarantine :)
- jedimastert 6y ago
  > Singing at a normal indoor volume is fine even in apartments That really depends on what kind of music you like to sing
  - asdfasgasdgasdg 6y ago
    It doesn't depend on the type of music. It depends on the volume.
- iovrthoughtthis 6y ago
  The city might not but my neighbours... they might haha. Seriously though. How would singing be relaxing if you had to deal with angry neighbours every few times you sung?

asdfasgasdgasdg 6y ago

Singing at a normal indoor volume is fine even in apartments. Maybe you can't belt music out at the top of your lungs but despite the lease agreement no city will allow the enforcement of a rule that no singing at all is allowed in apartments.

danenania 6y ago
It probably depends on the city, but in general the legal noise limits allowing for "quiet enjoyment" seem to be pretty high. I lived above loud college students for awhile in SF, and was curious whether they were technically breaking the limits, so I downloaded a decibel meter app to check. Even with the phone sitting on the floor, they would only break the limits when someone yelled at the top of their lungs or they played extremely loud music. That was despite being able to hear pretty much all their (loud but not shouting) conversations, (loud but not usually extreme) music, etc. very clearly in our apartment. So I think singing should be fine legally speaking unless you live somewhere with a lot stricter limits, especially during the day. It's a good idea to check with neighbors though. Often they won't mind if you do it as long as you avoid certain times or certain rooms. That's how we (sort of) resolved things with our student friends... and thankfully we moved out of there pre-quarantine :)
jedimastert 6y ago
> Singing at a normal indoor volume is fine even in apartments That really depends on what kind of music you like to sing
- asdfasgasdgasdg 6y ago
  It doesn't depend on the type of music. It depends on the volume.
iovrthoughtthis 6y ago
The city might not but my neighbours... they might haha. Seriously though. How would singing be relaxing if you had to deal with angry neighbours every few times you sung?