Trouble with neighbors? How much noise children can make

by Eva Dorothée SchmidPublished July 18, 2017Updated March 26, 2019

Children can be very loud – and it is not uncommon for neighbors to complain about the noise that the little ones make. Some parents then fear that the landlord could quit them because of the noise from their children. But jurisdiction is very parent and child-friendly when it comes to child noise. So you don’t have to worry much if your kids make noise.

All parents should know that child noise in the legal sense is not noise at all. Has been in Section 22 (1a) of the Federal Immission Control Act since 2011. You can tell that to nagging neighbors. Literally it says in the said Federal Immission Control Act:

Are children allowed to ring the neighbors on sundays? Swiss illustrated

July 10, 2018

Children can ring the neighbors on Sunday?

You should never allow children to do that! Or?

May my child ring the doorbell on Sunday at the boy next door? No, says family expert Romina Brunner. For various reasons .

Journalist and mother of two children

I live with my three children in a large settlement. There are always children who ring the doorbell and want to play or settle with my children. The teenagers were at the door shortly before 9 p.m. It bothers me. We don’t even have a rest on Sunday. Is it even allowed to ring the bell at the neighbor’s door on Sundays? – Anne