Provisions on Decoration in Article 272 of the Civil Code

Article 272nd of the Civil Code provides as follows:

Owners have the right to decorate their own houses, but they must abide by laws, regulations and property management regulations, and shall not harm public interests or the legitimate rights and interests of other owners. At the same time, the owner should bear the safety risks and responsibilities that may occur during the renovation process, and should promptly notify the property management and neighbors to avoid causing damage to others.

For the renovation period, the state has regulations. On legal rest days, holidays, working days, from 12 to 14 and 18 to 8: 00 the next day, it is forbidden to carry out noise decoration and other nuisance operations in residential buildings that have been completed and delivered.

Disturbance to the people refers to the way that people or organizations with some influence rudely treat the interests of relevant people, generally referring to noise disturbing the people.

Environmental noise pollution refers to the phenomenon that the environmental noise generated exceeds the national environmental noise emission standard and interferes with the normal life, work and study of others.

Evidence to prove the existence of noise should be collected to prosecute noise nuisance, including:

1, statement of the parties;

2. Written evidence;

3. Physical evidence;

4. Audio-visual materials;

5. Electronic data;

6, witness testimony;

7. Appraisal opinions;

8. Check the records.

Evidence must be verified before it can be used as a basis for ascertaining facts.

To sum up:

Units and individuals that are harmed by environmental noise pollution have the right to require the injurer to eliminate the harm; If losses are caused, compensation shall be made according to law.

Disputes over the liability for compensation and the amount of compensation may be settled through mediation by the competent administrative department of environmental protection or other supervisory and administrative departments and institutions for the prevention and control of environmental noise pollution at the request of the parties concerned.

If mediation fails, the parties may bring a lawsuit to the people's court. The parties may also directly bring a suit in a people's court.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Environmental Noise Pollution Prevention Act

Article 30

In areas where noise-sensitive buildings are concentrated in cities, it is forbidden to carry out construction operations that produce environmental noise pollution at night, except for emergency repair operations and continuous operations due to production process requirements or special needs.