You can’t imagine resting at home without music, or maybe while cleaning or exercising, you turn on energetic notes that give you additional motivation? Be careful. Few people know that you can get a fine for this.
Can you listen to loud music during the day? Few people know about it
The fact that listening to music at night may result in a fine is probably no surprise to anyone. Meanwhile, few people realize that a fine for the same reason can also be received during the day. In fact, the ban on making noise and disturbing the lives of neighbors, including listening loudly, applies 24 hours a day, as explained by . In Article 51 we can read that “whoever shouts, noisealarm or other prank disturbs the peace, public order, resting at night or causing scandal in a public place, shall be punishable by arrest, restriction of liberty or a fine.
What are the penalties for disturbing the peace? What are the penalties for disturbing the peace? Photo pexels.com / Annatarazevich
What to do with a neighbor who plays loud music? Start with a conversation
What do you do when your neighbor doesn’t care about anything and listens to your favorite music every day and it drives you crazy? It’s worth talking to him first. Perhaps he has no idea that the sound carries so much or that it bothers you. Especially when, instead of the loud “wub-dub” sound, he listens to, for example, classical music. Usually, after politely attracting attention, there is no problem with turning down your favorite melody. Alternatively, you can also refer to the above-mentioned provision in the code.
What are the penalties for disturbing the peace? The fine can be up to several thousand
Sometimes, however, it happens that even a calm conversation is of little use. Unfortunately, there are still many people who practice the saying “freedom, Tomek, in your own house”, without caring about the comfort of others. In such a situation, you have no choice but to report the problem to the appropriate services, i.e. the police or the municipal guard. If any irregularities are detected, the neighbor will receive from PLN 100 to PLN 500however, if they refuse to accept the fine and refer the case to court, it may increase to 5 thousand. zloty. If he is known for his high-profile offenses and persistently makes life miserable for others, it may even result in restriction of freedom or arrest. It is worth noting that the type of music he listens to does not matter. Contrary to appearances, he will be fined for both classical, rock and disco polo songs. If you feel like it, vote in our poll below.
Source: Gazeta
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