Munich Court Orders Woman to Pay €300 for Persistent Ceiling Knocking

The ruling follows a dispute between neighbors over alleged noise from an industrial sewing machine and repeated disturbances caused by retaliatory knocking.

• The dispute involved two neighbors in a Munich apartment building, with one accusing the other of creating noise using an industrial sewing machine.
• The downstairs neighbor reportedly knocked on her ceiling at least 500 times over eight months, claiming it was in response to the noise.
• The court found no evidence of disruptive noise from the sewing machine, with inspections and audio recordings failing to substantiate the claims.
• The judge ruled the knocking unjustified and ordered the downstairs neighbor to cease such actions and pay €300 in damages for stress caused to the upstairs neighbor.
• The court emphasized that legal action, rather than disruptive behavior, should have been pursued to address any grievances over noise complaints.

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