What can you do if the apartment you have just bought proves to be noisier than what is reasonably tolerable? For once, there is good news for buyers. Whether it is a neighbour’s plumbing, footsteps from the floor above or street traffic, an apartment’s insulation must guarantee a minimum threshold of peace — failing which, substantial compensation is due. While in the past it often proved futile to report such problems to the seller, things have now changed considerably. “Today it is far easier than before to be awarded significant damages for poor soundproofing in a newly bought home, and the number of court cases is increasing daily”, says attorney Biagio Giancola, a specialist in the real estate sector. The legislator is increasingly attentive to people’s health and well-being, and current regulations protect it more than in the past. Now, for example, most Italian courts are aligning their rulings
Noisy home? Compensation up to 20%!
Taken from Il Sole 24 Ore
Download the ruling obtained by our professionals
Download the ruling obtained by our professionals (the first in the Municipality of Rome)
Ruling No. 3770/2017 published on 27/02/2017 RG No. 13515/2012 Repert. No. 4092/2017 of 27/02/2017
AR Solution is able to provide acoustic classification services according to the UNI 11367 standard
We offer technical-acoustic assistance for the construction of buildings in compliance with D.P.C.M. 05/12/1997, consisting of:
- acoustic climate assessment
- design, in collaboration with your technicians, of standard interventions (floor slabs, façades, internal partitions, and bathroom and kitchen plumbing systems), including descriptions of works and indication of suitable materials
- predictive calculation of the passive acoustic requirements of buildings
- in-progress measurement of the acoustic efficiency of the sample
- potential improvement modifications
- acoustic works supervision (essential for performance guarantees)
- final testing for sample apartments
- technical expert report (using the testing data)
