Is it possible to drill on weekends and do repairs: from what time and until what time, law 2022

Citizens who are busy on weekdays and want to transform their home themselves need to understand whether it is possible to make repairs on weekends, according to the 2022 law, in the apartment. This will avoid scandals due to drilling with your roommate and possible fines.

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At the same time, there is no uniform law for the whole of Russia dictating the conditions for repair work in residential buildings on weekends. All regions have adopted their own standards. In some regions there are no special prohibitions. In others, the authorities do not allow noise on weekends.

From what hours can you make noise according to the Silence Law of 2021?

The State Duma of the Russian Federation (State Duma of the Russian Federation) constantly discusses the issue of how to protect the population from noise at the federal level. For example, several times initiatives were submitted to the State Duma for consideration to supplement Article 17 of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation with a clause establishing a single period of time during which noise cannot be made (from 11:00 pm to 7:00 am). But this “silence law” was never adopted.

In 2021, general law 52-FZ “On the sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population” dated March 30, 1999 is in force, regulating the protection of the peace of residents at the federal level. And each region of Russia has its own regulations regulating noise levels and periods of rest.

According to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, when exercising the rights of one person, the rights of other citizens should not be violated (Part 3 of Article 17), and the Housing Code regulates the rule that housing must be used in such a way as not to violate the rights and interests of other living neighbors (Article 17).

Federal Law-52 obliges everyone to comply not only with the norms of the act itself, but also with various sanitary standards, established standards and technical regulations. It is precisely such by-laws that contain rules that define the exact parameters, namely, the permitted noise level.

Article 23 is general:

Part 1: “Residential premises in terms of area, layout, illumination, insolation, microclimate, air exchange, noise levels, vibration, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation must comply with sanitary and epidemiological requirements in order to ensure safe and harmless living conditions, regardless of its duration.”

Part 3: “The maintenance of residential premises must comply with sanitary rules .”

Sanitary rules mean SanPiN 2.1.2.2645-10 (Appendix No. 3 to the Resolution of the Chief Doctor of the Russian Federation No. 64 of June 10, 2010) - it regulates the rule of maintaining silence.

1. Daytime hours are set between 7:00 and 23:00.
2. Night - from 23.00 to 7.00.
3. Parameters and noise sources are normalized according to equivalent values ​​LA and dBA.
4. The maximum permissible volume levels are established for apartment buildings (daytime - 55 dBa, at night - 45 dBa) and adjacent areas (daytime - 70 dBa, at night - 60 dBa). For comparison: a working car alarm produces a noise equal to 100 dBA.

If you exceed the above established standards, this will be considered a violation of sanitary rules at the federal level. But at the moment, the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation does not have a rule establishing liability for this violation. Therefore, only general articles 6.3 and 6.4 can be applied.

But since the issue of liability for noise is not regulated in the Federal Law of March 30, 1999 52-FZ (as amended for 2021) at the all-Russian level, local legislation is subject to application. In different areas, noise is understood differently (sounds of repairs, whistling, music, knocking, speech, swearing, alarms, barking dogs, children crying, etc.), time is adjusted in their own way, but there is no unity.

If there are laws in the regions (for example, the Code of Administrative Offenses of the City of Moscow, Law of the Republic of Tatarstan dated January 12, 2010 No. 3-ZRT, Law of the Moscow Region dated March 7, 2014 No. 16/2014-OZ), difficulties arise with their implementation. You cannot complain about noise by calling 02 and calling the police. This is not their area of ​​activity, unless the authorities of the subject have concluded a special agreement with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Not all regions have such agreements. Often, as in St. Petersburg, it is necessary to contact the administrative commission of the Committee on Law and Order of the Legislative Assembly, which, for example, does not work on weekends.

On many websites, 52-FZ is called the “silence law,” which is not an entirely correct interpretation , because the level of its regulation goes far beyond this framework. But the norms of this law, as you understand, are not enough in terms of establishing rules: when you can make noise and when you can’t. Therefore, in 2021, the bill “On Amendments to the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses in terms of establishing liability for disturbing the peace and quiet of citizens at night” is on the first reading in the State Duma.

It is proposed to introduce a separate article with the following content into the bill on amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation:

Article 20.11. Disturbing citizens' peace and quiet at night

Committing actions that disturb the peace and quiet of citizens from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. in residential buildings, hotels, hostels, social facilities (including healthcare and educational facilities), in residential areas and on the territories of social facilities, as well as committing actions , disturbing the peace and quiet of citizens during construction, repair, loading and unloading and other work from 22:00 to 7:00, as well as on weekends and non-working holidays, with the exception of actions aimed at preventing offenses, eliminating the consequences of accidents, natural disasters , other emergency situations, to carry out urgent work related to ensuring the personal and public safety of citizens in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, actions related to the performance of divine services, other religious rites and ceremonies that do not contradict the law, or are carried out in a manner that does not contradict the law , cultural events permitted by state authorities or local governments,

– entails the imposition of an administrative fine on citizens in the amount of one thousand to two thousand rubles; for officials - from ten thousand to twenty thousand rubles; for legal entities - from fifty thousand to one hundred thousand rubles.”

From what time can you make noise in an apartment?

All neighbors in an apartment building must follow certain general rules to maintain order and general comfort. And friendliness, sociality and an active lifestyle will benefit everyone if situations arise that affect the comfortable and peaceful living of residents or situations that require the consent and approval of neighbors. For example, in the case of repair work, you can simply warn them about it, discuss all the details and thank them for their patience.

What is noise and what noise standards are acceptable in an apartment?

Noise is a disturbance of silence, for example:

• renovation work
• baby crying
• loud music, loud TV, singing or playing musical instruments
• dog's bark
• loud conversations and shouting between residents in the apartment
• noise from nightlife
• loud operation of household appliances
• noise from loading and unloading operations at a separate facility
• noise from engineering equipment or ventilation, etc.

In the daytime, the permissible noise level is 55 dB, for example, the sound of a normal human voice, and at night - 45 dB. But when people argue among themselves, the volume level can be 100 dB.

At the federal level, holidays and weekends must be quiet from 23:00 to 10 a.m. inclusive. The exception is New Year's Eve. On the night from December 31 to January 1, noisy celebrations and parties accompanied by loud music are allowed.

When we talk about breaking the silence by law, we mean deliberately creating noise. There are exceptions when noise from ongoing activities cannot be complained about, namely:

✓Elimination of accidents and emergencies

✓Emergency repairs and public works

✓Religious services and meetings

✓Cultural events approved at the legislative level

✓The work of emergency services: police officers, ambulance doctors or firefighters

✓The law does not apply to new buildings during the first year and a half after the official commissioning of the house: any noisy work can be carried out in them within 24 hours

How to deal with noisy tenants

There are many ways to influence noisy neighbors who listen to music loudly, play musical instruments, or do repairs during quiet hours. Let's present a list of possible actions that do not run counter to the law:

1. Attempt to peacefully resolve the excessive noise situation. Explain to your neighbors the rules of the law on silence. As a rule, this works and the following tips are not needed.
2. If conversations with noisy neighbors yield nothing, then call the police. The arriving squad will be obliged to stop the crime, restoring the neighbors’ right to rest and peace.
3. Contact your local inspector. He will have a conversation with the rowdies and register their apartment in order to monitor what is happening there from time to time.
4. File a complaint with the judicial authorities. When the above methods are ineffective, as judicial practice shows, a court decision can radically change the situation. By its ruling, the court can evict malicious silence breakers from the apartment. In such cases, collective complaints from the residents of the house work well.

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Noisy drinking bouts in neighbors' apartments, night parties with loud music in the residential area (in the local area) can in any case be stopped, relying on the law on silence. In any case, the legislation will be on the side of law-abiding citizens who defend their rights, both in a private home and in a multi-storey residential development area.

How many hours can you make noise on weekends?

At the legislative level, on weekends neighbors can start making noise just like on weekdays, but with some changes depending on the region. But construction and repair work are an exception on weekends; they cannot be carried out.

Previously, there were rules that did not distinguish between a working day and a weekend, that is, you could start drilling walls and hammering on Saturday and Sunday from nine in the morning to seven in the evening. But, according to recent changes in legislation, any noisy repair work in an apartment building on weekends is prohibited at all.

On holidays, a similar ban applies. If this rule is violated, a warning will be issued with a requirement to stop the actions causing noise, otherwise you will have to pay a fine. Although this amendment may not be very convenient for those who have no time for repairs other than after work or on the weekend, breaking the law will be equally fraught with danger for everyone. In exceptional cases, you can try to negotiate with your neighbors, but in this case it is better to have their written consent to carry out work on weekends.

Sample complaint

In most cases, one of the most effective methods of influencing troublemakers is to file a complaint with the appropriate authority. It doesn’t matter whether the noise and noise were made on a weekend or another day of the week.

As a rule, it is prepared in writing in

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However, the following information may be included in the contents of this document.

1. Details of the addressee and the applicant - here the full name of the organization to which the complaint is sent, the name of its head, as well as information about the person suffering from excessive noise (full name, address, telephone number) are written down.
2. Information about the trespasser - the full name of the owner of the apartment in which repair work is being carried out at the wrong time, as well as the exact address of its location.
3. The nature and frequency of violations of public order.

At the end, you should write the date the complaint was filed and put your signature. In addition, you can also attach documents confirming the illegality of your neighbor’s actions. For example, the results of measurements of noise levels in an apartment or written testimony from other residents of an apartment building.

How many hours can you make noise on weekdays?

On a normal working day, the following rules apply: it is allowed to make noise from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., in some regions of Russia this time period is shifted by an hour, that is, you can make noise from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Construction and repair work on weekdays can be carried out from 9 am to 7 or 8 pm, also depending on the region of location. In case of violation of this order and, for example, carrying out repair work in the evening at nine o’clock or later, the violator faces administrative liability in the form of a fine.

Drawing up an application

To draw up an application, you can contact a lawyer. A competent specialist will help in the proper preparation of the document.

However, if desired, the initiative group can independently draw up a statement in free form. It includes:

• name of the district police department;
• data of the district commissioner;
• FULL NAME. applicant or initiative group data, including contacts;
• name of the application;
• description of a conflict situation (for example, a neighbor violated an hour of silence);
• indication of the time of violation;
• reference to noise law;
• statement of request.
• date of application and signature of the applicants.

When submitting an application to the district police officer, you must ask for a copy of the document with a mark of acceptance for consideration. In the future, in case of going to court, a full list of statements to the police, management company, housing office, Rospotrebnadzor and other authorities will form the evidence base.

Administrative responsibility for noise

According to the above-mentioned bill in 2021 on amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, law enforcement agencies will be able to impose a fine for the following:

• loud scream in the apartment
• the sound of pyrotechnics under apartment windows
• faulty noisy household appliances
• performing repair work at night
• rearranging furniture at night
• loud music

It should be understood that sounds that systematically interfere with the comfortable living of residents in neighboring apartments may become a reason for filing complaints, which will be followed by administrative penalties.

How loud can you make noise in Moscow?

Legislators at the regional level, adapting to local characteristics, determined how much noise can be made. This is regulated by the Codes of Administrative Offenses in cities, regions, districts and republics.

So, for example, in Moscow on weekdays you can make noise from 7:00 to 23:00, and also do repairs from 9:00 to 19:00, but this is prohibited from 13:00 to 15:00, on Sundays and holidays.

The rest of the time, it is prohibited to listen to loud music, sing, shout or do other actions that lead to disruption of peace and quiet.

Where to complain about noise in a Moscow apartment?

If your apartment is noisy, you need to find out the source of the noise:

• if there is noise in the apartment from repair work , music or animals , call 102. The dispatcher will switch you to the operator of the information center of the duty station of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Moscow. Either call directly the precinct in charge of the crime address or the telephone number of the district police department;
• if there is noise from engineering equipment or ventilation , contact the Rospotrebnadzor Office or online* at the electronic reception;
• if the noise comes from built-in apartment buildings or attached to apartment buildings, from 07:00 to 23:00 - contact Rospotrebnadzor, including online* through the electronic reception. If there is noise from 23:00 to 07:00, contact the Department of Natural Resources through the electronic reception or by calling the unified information service of the Moscow City Hall.

* The period for consideration of applications received through the electronic reception is up to 30 calendar days.

Where to complain about noise near your home in Moscow?

If the noise is coming from buildings or objects near your home, you need to find out the source of the noise:

• if the noise comes from next door. You need to complain about noise from night work at a construction site to the Department of Natural Resources Management and Environmental Protection of the city of Moscow - by calling the unified information service of the Moscow City Hall and online* through the electronic reception;
• if you are concerned about the noise from loading and unloading operations at a separate facility, contact the Rospotrebnadzor Office, including online* through the electronic reception;
• You can complain about noise from night time, as well as noise from municipal equipment, to the district prefecture and your district government. Their contacts can be found on the mos.ru page “Territorial structure”;
• from enterprises interferes , contact Rospotrebnadzor, including online* through the electronic reception;
• if you are bothered by noise from transport ( planes, cars, metro, trams, etc. ) - contact Rospotrebnadzor, including online* through the electronic reception.

*The period for consideration of applications received through the electronic reception is up to 30 calendar days.

What threatens violators in Moscow?

For violating peace and quiet from 23:00 to 07:00, ordinary citizens face a warning or an administrative fine of 1 to 2 thousand rubles. The same punishment is provided for those who make repairs from 19:00 to 09:00 and from 13:00 to 15:00, as well as on Sundays and holidays.

For officials, a fine of 4 to 8 thousand rubles is provided, and legal entities in this case will be fined in the amount of 40 to 80 thousand rubles.

For violation of the conditions of construction work, resulting in increased noise levels at night, a fine of 40 thousand rubles is provided for officials, and a fine of 300 thousand rubles for legal entities.

For violation of the conditions for unloading and loading operations at retail facilities built into apartment buildings or attached (built-in-attached) to apartment buildings at night, resulting in exceeding the permissible noise level, a warning or the imposition of an administrative fine is provided in the amount of:

• from one thousand to two thousand rubles - for citizens;
• from four thousand to eight thousand rubles - for officials;
• from forty thousand to eighty thousand rubles - for legal entities.

How loud can you make noise in the Moscow region?

In the Moscow region there is a law “On ensuring peace and quiet in the territory of the Moscow region”. According to it, the concepts of “ordinary” noisy events are introduced (clauses 1-3.5 of part 1 of article 4: shouting, sound amplification devices, playing instruments, etc.) and noisy work during redevelopment or repairs (clause 4 of part 1 of article 4) . “Regular” noisy activities can be carried out from 8.00 to 21.00 on weekdays, and from 10.00 to 20.00 on weekends and holidays.

Noisy renovation and redevelopment work for apartments can be carried out from 9.00 to 19.00 on weekdays, from 10.00 to 19.00 on Saturdays and is prohibited around the clock on Sundays. On any day of the week, apartments have a daily break for noisy repair and redevelopment work, as well as for sound amplification devices, from 13.00 to 15.00.

As you can see, in the Moscow region less time is allocated for “ordinary” noisy events than in Moscow. These restrictions on repair work do not apply for six months from the date of putting the apartment building into operation. In other words, six months are allotted for repair work in newly built buildings, when noise can be made around the clock.

Sverdlovsk region

Actions that disturb the peace and quiet of citizens. This region uses the vaguest wording of the entire collection, since it only specifically states:

• use of pyrotechnics;
• carrying out repair and construction work accompanied by noise.

So potentially any sound that disturbs your neighbors during certain hours could be the cause of a complaint.

When you can't make noise. Any noise is prohibited from 23 to 8 o'clock local time, noisy repair and construction work is additionally limited: on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, as well as on non-working holidays - from 18 to 11 o'clock.

What is the responsibility? Fine:

• for citizens - from 500 to 2000 rubles;
• for officials - from 1000 to 5000 rubles;
• for legal entities - from 3,000 to 7,000 rubles.

Document regulating the regime of silence.

Article 37 of the Law of the Sverdlovsk Region of June 14, 2005 No. 52-OZ “On Administrative Offenses in the Sverdlovsk Region” (as amended on December 12, 2019).

What time can you make noise in other regions of the Russian Federation?

In St. Petersburg you can make noise from 7:00 to 23:00 on weekdays and from 12:00 to 23:00 on weekends and holidays.

In the Leningrad Region, Article 2.6 of the regional law specifically specifies the time limit for making noise:

• on weekdays - from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.;
• on weekends and official holidays that are non-working days - from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.;
• on New Year's Eve - from 10 pm on December 31st to 4 am on January 1st of the coming year.

In the Samara region, the silence regime is valid from 22:00 to 08:00. Summer time reduces the limit by an hour, so in summer you can’t make noise from 23:00. In the Krasnoyarsk Territory, the period starts at 22:00 and lasts 11 hours. Sunday is a day when construction work is prohibited.

In Crimea, the calm regime was extended, as in the Tyumen region (from 22:00 to 8:00). The same temporary silent intervals are in Yekaterinburg and the Sverdlovsk region, Altai Territory. From 22:00 to 6:00 it is prohibited to make noise if you are in Tatarstan. The norm for the Kaliningrad region is from 23:00 to 08:00.

How long can you make noise during quarantine?

Only in the Moscow region additional restrictions were introduced into the Law of the Moscow Region dated 03/07/2014 N 16/2014-OZ (as amended on 04/04/2020) “On ensuring peace and quiet of citizens in the territory of the Moscow region.”

Added article 2.1. “Requirements for ensuring the peace and quiet of citizens during periods of operation of the governing bodies and forces of the Moscow Regional System for the Prevention and Elimination of Emergency Situations on high alert, the operation of restrictive measures (quarantine) introduced in the event of a threat of the emergence and (or) spread of infectious diseases in the territory of the Moscow Region region".

During periods of high alert regime of governing bodies and forces of the Moscow Regional System for the Prevention and Elimination of Emergency Situations, restrictive measures (quarantine) introduced in the event of a threat of the emergence and (or) spread of infectious diseases on the territory of the Moscow Region, reconstruction, redevelopment, repairs are not allowed work in residential premises in an apartment building or repair work in non-residential premises that do not belong by right of common shared ownership to the owners of premises in an apartment building, as well as work on major and current repairs of common property in an apartment building, resulting in a violation of the peace and quiet of citizens, from 19 hours 00 minutes to 9 hours 00 minutes, as well as from 11 hours 00 minutes to 17 hours 00 minutes on weekdays, from 19 hours 00 minutes to 10 hours 00 minutes, and also from 11 hours 00 minutes to 17 hours 00 minutes on Saturday , around the clock on Sunday and non-working holidays established by federal law. At the same time, it is allowed to carry out urgent repair work that disturbs the peace and quiet of citizens, carried out in emergency circumstances, as well as those related to ensuring the personal and public safety of citizens or the functioning of the life support of the population.

According to deputies, the need for such amendments arose due to the fact that many residents of the Moscow region, finding themselves in quarantine, decided to make repairs that they could not do earlier. But no one takes into account that everyone is now at home, including children and pensioners. To ensure that residents do not have to listen to the sounds of drills all day long, deputies decided to shorten the period of repair work.

Therefore, in the Moscow region, renovations in apartments can be done on weekdays from 9.00 to 11.00 and from 17.00 to 19.00. Thus, you can knock, tap, and drill for a total of 4 hours a weekday. On Saturday, repairs can be carried out for three hours - from 10.00 to 11.00 and from 17.00 to 19.00. On Sundays and holidays, all noisy work is prohibited 24 hours a day.

What objects are protected by the law?

City law (Article 1) requires silence during the day and at night. It works:

• in an apartment building (in an apartment, common areas), in adjacent areas;
• in a private house and in the local area (in the yard, on the site);
• in boarding schools, kindergartens, sanatoriums, rest homes, hospitals and in areas adjacent to them;
• in hotels, hostels, hotels;
• in urban public places (in recreation areas, sports and others), in squares and park areas.

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