OPINION bahrainthismonth.com | MAY 2025 61 Allowing children to run, shout, or play loudly indoors, especially in shared buildings, disturbs other residents and demonstrates a lack of consideration. Children need supervision and, ideally, time outdoors or at school – not being confined in small apartments or flats where noise carries and disturbs others. Children running amok in residential areas reflects on their upbringing. Irresponsible property owners and those renting their apartments out focused solely on self or income, regularly fail to install basic noise-dampening features like carpets, felt pads under furniture or proper sound proofing and insulation. Worse, they ignore complaints about their own actions or noisy tenants, sometimes even suggesting that aggrieved neighbours ‘buy the apartment’ to resolve a nuisance noise issue – an outrageous and unethical response bordering on extortion. Soundproofing isn’t just a courtesy, it protects property value, increases rent yields and reduces tenant turnover. For More on Nuisance Noise from Bahrain This Month Scan Code Landlords must proactively equip and maintain their flats to prevent nuisance noise and ensure long-term tenant satisfaction as well as responsible ownership and renting. Apartment owners renting out their properties are responsible to ensure their properties are suitable for tenants. This includes: • Property Preparation: Insulate and prepare furniture (felt pads under all floor contact furniture especially chairs) etc. • Screening Tenants: Choose residents who understand and respect shared living. • Lease Clauses: Include noise obligations and consequences in rental contracts. • Acting on Nuisance Noise Complaints: Respond swiftly and seriously when issues arise. Broad action and perhaps even legislation are needed to address sources of residential nuisance noise and RERA, apartment owners, residents, leading building management companies and owner associations are encouraged to work together to address the subject of nuisance noise in residential apartments. Nuisance noise is more than merely annoying – it’s a significant quality-of-life issue. Building managers, property owners and occupants of residential apartments alike need to step up. Through stricter bylaw enforcement, resident education, soundproofing measures and mutual respect and consideration, peaceful co-living is possible. Celebrating Cricketing Excellence The Bahrain Cricket Federation hosted the Cricket Awards Ceremony at Ramee Grand Hotel & Spa, Seef. The Bahrain Odia Samaj, an organisation of the Odia diaspora based in Bahrain, joyously celebrated the 90th Utkal Dibasa with great enthusiasm and grandeur. 90th Utkal Dibasa Celebration by Bahrain Odia Samaj
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