Guidance and tips

Rental properties are home to multiple people with differing interests, daily routines and concepts of tidiness. This is where the house rules come in: they lay down the law so everyone feels at home.

Outside designated quiet times, a certain amount of noise is a part of life and is absolutely fine. But for the sake of neighbourly relations, it’s a good idea to find out what you need to avoid and what to do if you are being bothered by noise.

A bike in the entrance hall, shoes in front of a door, a dirty laundry room – these things happen from time to time in shared-use spaces. Here’s what the tenancy law says.

Cooking, smoking, keeping pets: apartment complexes are home to people with a range of different needs – and the people causing a particular smell might not even be aware of it. How should you approach this?