My husband and I just received a letter from the management company of our apartment building that they have received numerous noise complaints from our downstairs neighbor. They state that cooperative rules require all residents to carpet at least 80% of all wooden floors and that we need to comply by January 31, and will be inspected by early February.
Our building is a co-op with a large percentage of the building owned by our landlord. Nowhere in our lease does it state that we must carpet 80% of the wooden floors (or anything like it). I have heard of this rule before (our last apartment's coop board had a rule about it) but it was never even mentioned to me, let alone put in our lease for this apartment.
We have lived here for 13 months, having just renewed our lease for another year. We have never had any problems with the landlord or the management company. We have received exactly 3 noise complaints from our downstairs neighbor. In response to the complaints, we wear slippers half of the time and try not to put our shoes on until we are about to leave the apartment. Frankly, we think the neighbors are a little kooky.
The question is- are we required to abide by a co-op rule that is not in our lease?
Thanks.
<small>[ January 03, 2004, 06:24 PM: Message edited by: Hat Knitter ]</small>