THE Christmas is fast approaching and with this will come meetings with family and friends, who will also celebrate the traditional end of the year, in homes in many regions of Spain. These dates thus become days of great nostalgia and happiness and it is thereforea perfect excuse to get together around the table and share food, stories, memories, laughter and occasional dancing.
This, in turn, is what causes excessive noise in homes and although it is the usual activity of many, some neighbors may not tolerate increased decibels which can be caused by conversations, music or the movement of people in rooms. It may happen that, in a community of neighbors, some owners have to work the next day and these celebrations can be inconvenient for sleeping, or that some neighbors do not want to party.
This is why if your accommodation is located in a community of neighbors you must take into account the rules of coexistence. For that, The main regulatory framework is the Horizontal Property Law (LPH), but it must also be taken into account if the community also has its own statutes. which can adapt or modify certain regulations. This is established precisely in Article 6 of the LPH, which dictates the possibility of implementing internal regulations:
“To regulate the details of coexistence and the proper use of services and common things, and within the limits set by law and statutes, the group of owners may establish internal regulations which will also bind all owners, provided that it is not modified in the forms provided for the conclusion of agreements on administration.”
What the regulations say about noise during Christmas parties
He noise is one of the key points to take into account during Christmas celebrations at home, especially if you live in a community of neighbors. THE Horizontal property law in its article 7.2which specifies that: “It is prohibited for the owner and occupant of the apartment to carry out in it or in the rest of the property activities not authorized by the statutes, harmful to the property, immoral, dangerous, uncomfortable or unhealthy. » Excessive noise would be included in this regulation, but at the same time, it would also affect the specific statuses that the community itself may have.
However, it should be noted that Each region of Spain modulates noise differentlyalthough It is usually set between 35 and 40 dB during the day and between 25 and 30 dB at night.. Even so, as the Noise Report-New Year’s Eve Special establishes, There is only one province that changes the noise permit during this season and that is Seville.
In this sense, anyone who does not reside in this region must comply with the provisions of their autonomous community, which Generally, there is a noise restriction between 10:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.. In the case of Seville, it establishes that on December 24, 25 and 31 as well as January 1, the noise restriction must be between 4:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
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