A fed-up tenant outraged hundreds after sharing the latest “unhinged” memo from his strata committee, which implored all residents to “quietly chop” in their own kitchens.
The Sydney man, who claims similarly disconnected memos regularly circulate around his apartment building, decided to share the latest notice on Facebook.
“Christmas cheer from your Strata Committee,” he captioned the photo, in a tongue-in-cheek attempt to downplay the infuriating note.
“One for your enjoyment, and yes, this is a real request from our strata,” he wrote.
“Living harmoniously within a strata scheme requires all occupants to be aware and considerate of each other,” the note begins.
He went on to claim there had been numerous reports of “noises” within the building, before highlighting key “examples”.
These included “unnecessary kitchen noises” such as loud cutting, banging of pots, motorized appliances and banging on the floor.
The letter highlighted in red the first bylaw, which states that occupants must not make any noise that interferes with the peaceful enjoyment of others on the block.
A fed-up tenant outraged hundreds after sharing the latest “unhinged” memo from his strata committee, which implored all residents to “quietly chop” in their own kitchens.
“Many of us are not aware that some of the sounds we usually make reverberate in apartments, especially kitchens,” the note continues.
The committee then asked the owners/occupants to minimize noise in their apartments and thanked them in advance for their “cooperation.”
The man’s furious reaction was echoed by dozens of people who had found themselves in similar situations.
The man said he had lived in the building for years and rarely noticed noise from other apartments.
He believes that one particular owner is behind most of the passive-aggressive bills.
“This person needs to find a 100 acre block to live on…although then they’d probably just complain about possums and wombats,” one woman responded.
“Oh we would love to live close to the city, wish it were quieter,” another wrote sarcastically.
“How dare you use your kitchen to survive and exactly what it was designed for,” a third added.
Others were confused by the so-called rules and how noise in the kitchen was considered a “disruption.”
‘Unnecessary noise in the kitchen? What do you mean you have to cut things up there? one woman ranted.
Another encouraged those behind the notes to include what “normal hours” are.
The man claimed the note was directed at the block’s tenants and said they were often posted as a way to vilify non-owners of the building.
He also clarified that the noise complaint was not directed at him since he was absent when the note was delivered.