Are your neighbors noisy? Unreasonable? Do you have to resign yourself to moving? An expert explains what your remedies are.
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“Remedies are not only legal,” says Anne-Julie Asselin, lawyer at Trudel Johnston & Lespérance.
Civil remedies are possible, “for example, we could make an application for an injunction or a claim for damages to obtain compensation for the inconvenience caused.”
You will not necessarily be forced to move, however, tensions between neighbors could escalate following the steps taken.
“Situations are often complex and you shouldn’t hesitate to file a complaint with the police if you receive threats,” says the lawyer.
In Quebec, there is what is called “prohibition of neighborhood disturbances”.
Indeed, “the Civil Code provides that normal neighborhood inconveniences must be tolerated,” explains Me Asselin.
The Court could issue an order obliging the problematic neighbor to stop the noise at certain times, for example.
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