Hi guys,
Now I know it's very easy to say, just deal with it in these situations but my neighbour's noise is highly unusual.
Basically, I did two inspections of an apartment that one of my lecturers at Uni owned and noticed no problems so I moved in. My landlord and I are in a very friendly situation which is a great way for things to be. It was a situation where it's a lovely penthouse apartment in an affluent suburb, which I could afford whilst working and completing my degree at uni. I use it therefore for study, as well as business purposes.
I moved in in December, and was only rarely in the apartment until January as I was interning it up. Anyway, what has happened since then is beyond belief. I have 1 neighbour on my floor who have a baby, and I have not heard a single noise out of them even when it cries. In an apartment block, I accept that noises are acceptable. However, the person who lives in the floor beneath me is excessive. Basically, he was away when I did the inspections so I had no way of finding out, nor should it be such a problem.
He basically does the following. He sneezes 2-3 times every 10 minutes. When I say sneeze, again, I don't mind noise. It's just that his sneezing is so loud that it can be heard on the street some 20 metres away. He also sneezes up until 3am, and makes no attempt to stifle the noise. I am not exaggerating about the frequency. I left my iPad recording in the loungeroom and it could be heard loud and clear over the noise produced by my Robot Vacuum. I played it to the landlord, and they could not believe it. They've suggested I go to the strata.
Anyway, other than sneezing, he also starts whimpering like a dog, and screaming repeatedly in fits for 20 minutes or so. Again, it is so loud that it can be heard from the street. He also has a nasty of habit of yelling through his phone to the point that I can make verbal accounts of what he is saying. Again, I don't care for reasonable noise and I have to accept it when living in an apartment. But his noise is so loud that it inhibits my work, my study, my sleep, and upsets my dog.
Unfortunately, his neighbour is deaf, and the other neighbours are international students on his floor, who are too shy to say anything. Guests who visit my house often comment and think the level of noise is ridiculous.
It's almost like he has verbal ticks and cannot control himself.
I would approach him myself, but I have met him previously when the letterboxes were changed by the strata, and he did yell and shout abuse at me in relation to the strata not notifying him. I'm not inclined to approach him directly as a result as I'm concerned he's mentally unstable.
So I ask you, what would you do in my situation?
Edit: I also recognise it may not be possible for him to stop if it's a medical condition. I'd just appreciate him attempting to stifle the noise a bit, and to consider those who live around him.
I had a neighbor that I could hear their conversations through the walls, and they would have their TV on. Which would get louder and louder as the night went on.
Do they own or rent too? If they rent you have other options. If they own, you'll have to take greater actions. Log and record as much as possible. Try to resolve it with them, directly or via the owners corporation. But you'll most likely have to go to VCAT to get any greater resolution.