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Neighbour disputes: Why it feels like no one can stop the noise next door
The problem isn’t the legal framework, which is carefully designed. What matters more is how it works in practice.
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A perception of helplessness arises because neighbour disputes occupy an inherently difficult space between private life and public intervention, says the writer.
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Ben Chester Cheong
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The recent cases involving nuisance neighbours have struck a nerve because they describe a familiar and deeply personal frustration.
In Tiong Bahru, residents recently reported alarm clocks ringing loudly one of the most “frustrating and hard-to-resolve cases”
