| Clicking high heels noise pollution case goes to court A London couple have sued the landlords of the five million pound penthouse above their property, over the problem of noise pollution caused by the sound of clicking high heels on the wooden floors. They are hoping for a verdict which will rule the landlords of the upstairs apartment must lay carpets to reduce the nuisance of noisy footsteps above. According to the Daily Mail, the residents of the offending penthouse are tenants who try to be accommodating to their neighbours, but the wooden timber floors were put in place by the landlord before they moved in. The barrister acting for the Faidis said "The appellants' case is that the nature of the flooring is such that the nuisance arises from normal use, which would be abated by the respondent laying carpet and underlay, as required by the lease. " The BBC reported in 2004 that the problem of noise pollution caused by wooden and laminate flooring chosen in preference to carpeting had seen a rapid rise in the number of complaints to environmental health officials. The government even commissioned a study into the problem. |
Friday, 2 March 2012
Clicking high heels noise pollution case goes to court
