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I wonder if landlords should be required to disclose noise sources. As a renter there's no easy way for you to know that every Friday night the bar a block awa

by nox101 3y ago

I wonder if landlords should be required to disclose noise sources. As a renter there's no easy way for you to know that every Friday night the bar a block away has music so loud you can hear it in your apartment til 2am or that a band practices at the school down the street etc... You generally have about 5 minutes too look around a apartment and a few more to look around the neighborhood and then sign a contract for $60k not knowing the place will be unacceptable once you actually spend a week there. maybe this is only a problem in expensive cities like SF/NYC/LA where when you find a place you have to take it immediately nor lose it to the line of people ready to rent

doctor_eval 3y ago
To be fair to the GP, that part of Melbourne is very, very busy. But Melbourne is very expensive and you do have to compete with other renters. It’s a nightmare to find a good spot especially if you’re in a hurry. I think another aspect is that to someone who lives in the area - like a real estate agent - it’s obvious that it would be noisy at night. Why else would you want live there? There are multiple bars in every laneway. Many of them are open until the wee hours. So while I agree with the sentiment I think it’s difficult in practice.
lukan 3y ago
"maybe this is only a problem in expensive cities like SF/NYC/LA where when you find a place you have to take it immediately nor lose it to the line of people ready to rent" This. Everywhere else people usually can and do take the time to explore the area of the potential new home. "I wonder if landlords should be required to disclose noise sources." Maybe, but maybe they also don't know about those school band practices, so how to enforce it, but in general there are noise maps.